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Title: The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Frost, James
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Publisher: Dublin, Printed for the author by Sealy, Bryers & Walker
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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RATHLAHINE CASTLE, 1680. I observed at Ralahine, a very ill scent to attend a greatrain, and the West of Ireland generally is very subject to it. The men of Thomond are, for the most part, of largeproportion of body and clear complexion. The women arenot ill favoured, and as fair—fairer—fair handed, big, large,well bottomed, not laced, but suffered to grow at will,nothing sett or curious of their feature and proportion ofbody, and with the largest legs, vulgarly, of any. One Teige Cusack, tenant to a Dutch gentleman, GilesVanderlure, Esq., one of his Majestys Receivers of hisRevenue, putting straw upon the funnel of his chimney, setfire to his cabin, the 2nd of February, 16S0-81. Liskaloge, anciently belonging to the MacMahons, isnow in the possession of George Ross, Esq. (Ross Lewin),as tenant to Henry, Earl of Thomond. 53$ HISTORY OF COUNTY CLARE.
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dineleys journal, 1680. 537 Inishmacowney, Inisherky (Canon Island), InishTubrid, Inishcorker, are four islands, at the confluence ofthe Fergus and Shannon, the proper estate of the nobleHenry, Earl of Thomond, which so abound in venison, thatat the season, in boats, between these islands, I have seenhis huntsmen halter, attrap, and put ropes upon the headsof good bucks in the water. Rath, signifying a large ditch, moat, or trench, orlough, in Irish, as well as in British, hath formed severalnames, as Rathfoelane castle and moate, belonging to Mr.Henry Colpoys, a very worthy English gentleman. Catherlough (Carlow), belonging to the Earl ofThomond, is a fair, thriving, flourishing town. Its buildingsare not unlike those of an ordinary English market town, in-crease in number and beauty daily, by the expense, industryand diligence, of Thomas Spaight,1 and William Crutchley,Esqrs., the former whereof hath lately built the fairest innof the town, of the best accommodation, and adjoining t

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