This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...Sound near the island, and he made frequent attacks on the English, and they upon him in return. The English, however, desisted for a time; they removed their camp, and drew their vessels into the angle of a large strand at that place." (The strand lies north of Murrisk Lodge, and runs from Bartran Point to Annagh ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...Sound near the island, and he made frequent attacks on the English, and they upon him in return. The English, however, desisted for a time; they removed their camp, and drew their vessels into the angle of a large strand at that place." (The strand lies north of Murrisk Lodge, and runs from Bartran Point to Annagh Island, near the foot of Croaghpatrick.) "When Manus observed this he landed on Inisraithin" (Inishrahen, Fern Island), "and sent a party of his people on the island of Inis Aonaigh. As soon, however, as the English perceived that Manus and his people had landed on these islands, they drew their boats along the strand, and having them on the sea they quickly filled them with a numerous army and troops of well-armed and mail-clad soldiers; and then landed on the islands on which the people of Manus were, except Inis Raithin, where Manus himself was, and killed all the people they found on them. Upon this Manus and those who were with him on Inishraithin took to their ships and fled from the island. Had Manus, however, been on friendly terms with the O'Malleys they would have sent their ships against the English fleet. "There was not a single cow upon any of the Inis Modh islands" (the Clew Bay archipelago) "which the English did not carry off to the shore in one day; and those to whom these cows belonged would have been obliged to come off their islands in consequence of thirst and hunger, if they had not been killed or taken prisoners. "Many of the inferior sort were slain that night by the English. On the next day, which was Friday, the English went upon the islands north of Umallia " (the Owles); "and the chiefs of the army ordered that no people should be slain on that day, in honour of the cruc...
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Fair (ex-library with expected marks, plus perforation stamp on title page, pg 1, and all plates. corner of pg 1 missing, not affecting text. dampstain affecting fore edge and lower margins. stray pencil marks here and there. occasional marks from... Green library buckram. 320 pp + 38 pp ads. Illustrated with bw photographs.
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