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... English writers fall when treating of this island ; but that it is not , even yet , sufficiently acquainted with itself , is a truth , which , though equally incontestible , appears not to be so gene- rally felt or considered . These ...
... English writers fall when treating of this island ; but that it is not , even yet , sufficiently acquainted with itself , is a truth , which , though equally incontestible , appears not to be so gene- rally felt or considered . These ...
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... English reader , the progress of so flourishing a colony of his own nation , or , as described by itself , " an ancient colonie of English , planted in this nook of the country , " among a people then considered as " English enemies ...
... English reader , the progress of so flourishing a colony of his own nation , or , as described by itself , " an ancient colonie of English , planted in this nook of the country , " among a people then considered as " English enemies ...
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... English settlers afterwards came hither , they were called by the native Irish Clan - na - Gall , the Foreign clan ... English yeoman , Spencer ; -and Dermott Mac Murrough , who brought in the English , was surnamed Ni - Gall , as being ...
... English settlers afterwards came hither , they were called by the native Irish Clan - na - Gall , the Foreign clan ... English yeoman , Spencer ; -and Dermott Mac Murrough , who brought in the English , was surnamed Ni - Gall , as being ...
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... English , and says , it was very properly so called , because the town was built by a colony which came thither from England about the year 1300 ; but this writer appears mistaken as well in his assertion , as in the truth of the fact ...
... English , and says , it was very properly so called , because the town was built by a colony which came thither from England about the year 1300 ; but this writer appears mistaken as well in his assertion , as in the truth of the fact ...
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... English , transcribed in Irish character , and now in the possession of the author , there are a few interesting details of some of the Galway names , which have been abstracted for this work . Of the Bodkin family , it appears , that ...
... English , transcribed in Irish character , and now in the possession of the author , there are a few interesting details of some of the Galway names , which have been abstracted for this work . Of the Bodkin family , it appears , that ...
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The History of the Town and Country of the Town of Galway: From the Earliest ... James Hardiman No preview available - 2015 |
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accordingly aforesaid afterwards amongst ancient appears appointed archbishop of Tuam Athenry bailiffs Blake Bodkin Browne burgesses and commonalty Burgo Burke captain castle Catholic chapel charter church Clanricarde clergy collegiate Connaught considerable corporation council county of Galway county of Mayo customs Daly Darcy daughter Denis Daly descended Dominick Dublin earl earl of Ulster Edmund Edward Edward Eyre elected England English erected Eyre Francis French friars gaol gate governor granted Henry Ireland Irish islands James John John Lynch king king's kingdom kingdome of Ireland Kirwan lands letters patent liberties Limerick lord deputy Lynch Martin mayor merchants natives Nicholas O'Flaherty officers parliament Patrick persons possession present principal Protestant quod reign Richard Richard de Burgo Robert sheriffs Stephen Lynch thereof Thomas Thomas Lynch town and county town of Galway trade tyme unto walls Walter warden and vicars William yearly
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