...opportunity of measuring his head. Aran Isles, also close at hand, have their own very strongly marked type, in some respects an exaggeration of the ordinary Gaelic one ; the face being remarkably long, and the chin long and pointed, the eyes light, with very few exceptions, but the hair usually dark...

...opportunity of measuring his head. A ran Isles, also close at hand, have their own very strongly marked type, in some respects an exaggeration of the ordinary Gaelic one ; the face being remarkably long, and the chin long and pointed, the eyes light, with very few exceptions, but the hair usually dark...

...following remarks : — " The people of the Aran Isles, in Galway Bay, have their own very strongly marked type, in some respects an exaggeration of the ordinary Gaelic one : the faw being remarkably long, the chin very long and narrow, but not angular ; the nose long, straight,...

...the races of Britain described the Araners as follows : " They have their own very strongly marked type, in some respects an exaggeration of the ordinary...exceptions, the hair of various colours, but usually dark brown." " We might be disposed," he adds, " trusting to Irish traditions respecting the islands,...

...142. In 1861, Dr. Beddoe, visited the Aran Islands of which, in his Races of Britain, he says : — " The people of the Aran Isles, in Galway Bay, have...exceptions ; the hair of various colours, but usually dark brown. They have nearly the same long-featured, longheaded type already spoken of as common in...