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The present state of Great Britain, and Ireland. In three parts. The I. Of South Britain, The II. Of North Britain, The III. Of Ireland. Containing An Accurate and Impartial Account of these famous Islands: Of their several Counties and Inhabitants; the Advantages and Disadvantages of both, in respect to Foreign Countries; and their Curiosities, of Nature and Art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent City of London, the Metropolis of England; and of the two celebrated Universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Of the Britons Original, Language, Temper, Genius, Religion, Morals, Trade, &c. Their Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. Their Laws and Government; and a succinct History of all the English Monarchs to this Time. With lists of the present officers in Church and State; and of both Houses of Parliament: also the present state of His Majesty's dominions in Germany.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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The history of Ireland, from the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II, being a Series of the principal Transactions in that Kingdom, for upwards of 3000 Years. Interspers'd with many curious particulars, not to be met with in any one History of Ireland yet published.
Comerford, T.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain, and Ireland, in three parts. The I. Of South II. Of North III. Of Ireland. Britain, Containing an accurate and impartial account of these famous islands: Of their several Counties, and Inhabitants; the Advantages, and Disadvantages of Both, in respect to Foreign Countries; and their Curiosities, Of Nature and Art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent City of London, the Metropolis of England; and of the Two celebrated Universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Of the Britons Original, Language, Temper, Genius, Religion, Morals, Trade, &c. Their Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. Their Laws and Government; and a succinct History of all the English Monarchs to this Time. With lists of the present officers in church and state; and of both Houses of Parliament; also The present state of His Majesty' dominions in Germany.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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A geographical description of the kingdom of Ireland, newly corrected & improv'd by actual observations. Containing one general map of the whole kingdom with 4 provincial and 32 county maps, ... The whole being laid down from the best maps vizt. Sr. Wm: Petty's, Mr. Pratt's, &c. with a description of each county collected from the best accounts extant.
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.Date: [1720]- Books
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A tour in Ireland; with general observations on the present state of that kingdom: made in the years 1776, 1777, and 1778. And brought down to the end of 1779. By Arthur Young, Esq; F. R. S. Honorary Member of the Societies of Dublin, York and Manchester; The Oeconomical Society of Berne; the Palatine Academy of Agriculture, at Manheim, and the Physical Society at Zurich.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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The compleat Irish traveller; containing a general description of the most noted cities, towns, seats, buildings, loughs &c. in the kingdom of Ireland, ...
Luckombe, Philip, -1803.Date: 1788- Books
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A tour to the Isle of love. Written by the author of the Casina, &c.
Author of the Casina, &c.Date: 1788- Books
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The present state of Ireland. Part III.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1738]- Books
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Rambles through Ireland; by a French emigrant. In two volumes. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Latocnaye, by an Irishman . ...
Latocnaye, de.Date: 1798- Books
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A general history of Ireland, in its antient and modern state. On a new and concise plan. Comprehending an accurate Account of the Provinces, Counties, Cities, Post-Towns, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes, Forts and Head-Lands, Metals, Mines and Minerals, Vegetable and Animal Productions, Antient and Modern History, Language, Learning, Religion, Laws, Constitution, Government, Civil and Military Establishments, Revenues, Gentlemen's Seats, Great and Bye Post Roads, &c. The state of its importations, exportations, And agriculture, with observations on its trade and manufactures, And the Means to extend and improve them, in consequence of the late Grant of a Free-Trade. The whole containing such a comprehensive Description of all the Provinces, Counties, &c. as may be necessary to elucidate and render this Work the compleatest History of the present State of Ireland yet extant. Illustrated with a considerable Number of such necessary and interesting Particulars as render it really useful to the foreigner, the gentleman, and the traveller. Collected by a gentleman during his travels through the principal parts of this kingdom. Revised, corrected and enlarged, with many important additions, by John Angel, Editor of Stenography, or the Art of writing Short-Hand, which has been honoured with The Approbation and Recommendation of the Right Hon. and Hon. the Dublin Society. ...
Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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A description of the upper part of the River Shannon, and the islands, falls of water, canals, and locks thereon: with some remarks and observations that may be useful to the public. Surveyed and navigated by John Cowan.
Cowan, John, active 1795.Date: M.DCC,XCV. [1795]- Books
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A tour through Ireland. In several entertaining letters. Wherein the present state of that kingdom is consider'd; and the most noted cities, towns, seats, rivers, buildings, &c. are described. Interspersed with observations on the manners, customs, antiquities, curiosities, and natural history of that country. To which is prefix'd, a description of the road from London to Holy-Head. By two English gentlemen.
Date: MDCCXLVIII [1748]- Books
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Hibernia curiosa. A letter from a gentleman in Dublin, to his friend at Dover in Kent. Giving a general view of the manners, customs, dispositions, &c. of the inhabitants of Ireland. With occasional Observations on the State of Trade and Agriculture in that Kingdom. And including an Account of some of its most remarkable Natural Curiosities, such as Salmon-Leaps, Water-Falls, Cascades, Glynns, Lakes, &c. With a more particular Description of the Giant's Causeway in the North; and the celebrated Lake of Kilarny in the South of Ireland; taken from an attentive Survey and Examination of the Originals. Collected in a Tour Through the Kingdom in the Year 1764: And ornamented with Plans of the principal Originals, engraved from Drawings taken on the Spot.
Bush, John, of Tunbridge Wells.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Hibernia curiosa. A letter from a gentleman in Dublin, to his friend at Dover in Kent. Giving a general view of the manners, customs, dispositions, &c. of the inhabitants of Ireland. With occasional Observations on the State of Trade and Agriculture in that Kingdom. And including an Account of some of its most remarkable Natural Curiosities, such as Salmon-Leaps, Water-Falls, Cascades, Glynns, Lakes, &c. With a more particular Description of the Giant's-Causeway in the North; and of the celebrated Lake of Killarny in the South of Ireland; taken from an attentive Survey and Examination of the originals. Collected in a tour through the kingdom in the year 1764. Ornamented with a map of the city of Dublin and several copper plates.
Bush, John, of Tunbridge Wells.Date: M,DCC,LXIX. [1769]- Books
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A view of the state of Ireland as it was in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Written by way of dialogue between Eudoxus and Ireneus. By Edmund Spenser. To which is prefix'd the author's life, and an index added to the Work.
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain and Ireland, in three parts. The I. Of South Britain II. Of North , III. Of Ireland. Containing An Accurate and Impartial Account of these Famous Islands: Of their several Counties, and Inhabitants; the Advantages and Disadvantages of Both, in respect to Foreign Countries; and their Curiosities, of Nature and Art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent City of London, the Metropolis of England; and of the Two celebrated Universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Of the Britons Original, Language, Temper, Genius, Religion, Morals, Trade, &c. Their Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. Their Laws and Government; and a succinct History of all the English Monarchs to this Time. With Lists of the present Officers in Church and State; And of both Houses of Parliament; Also the present state of His Majesty's dominions in Germany.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain, and Ireland, Being A Complete Treatise of Their several Inhabitants; their Religion, Policy, Manufactures, Customs, Government and Commerce. Of the Britons Original: Their Sciences, and Arts; Nobility and People, and Strength by Sea and Land. With a large Description of London; and a curious Abstract of each King's Reign from Ecbert, to the End of George I. Also His Majesty's German dominions, and genealogy of his family. The whole consisting of four parts. To which are added lists of all the offices in England, Scotland, and Ireland; with their whole Establishment, Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical. Done in a New Method, Regular, Copious, and Correct. The eleventh edition. Begun by Mr Miege; and now greatly improved, revised and completed to the present time, by Mr. Bolton.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCLIVIII. MDCCLIVIII [1748]- Books
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Promenade d'un français dans L'Irlande. Orné de gravures en taille douce. Troisième volume, d'un ouvrage dont le premier contient, les Causes de la Révolution de France, et les efforts de la Noblesse, pour en arrêter les progrès et le second Promenade dans la grande Bretagne. Par de Latocnaye.
Latocnaye, de.Date: 1797- Books
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The history of Ireland, from the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. Being a Series of the principal Transactions in that Kingdom, for upwards of 3000 Years. Also An Account of the most eminent Men who flourished in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian Faith, the Kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain, Switzerland, Franconia, Part of Flanders, and Part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less Note. With a dissertation on the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Antient Irish. And the genealogies of their Principal Families. By T. Comerford, Esq.
Comerford, T.Date: [1780?]- Books
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A tour in Ireland in 1775. With a view of the Salmon-Leap at Ballyshannon. By Richard Twiss. Esq; F.R.S.
Twiss, Richard, 1747-1821.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A tour through Ireland; wherein the present state of that Kingdom is considered; and the most noted cities, towns, seats, buildings, loughs, &c. described. Interspersed with observations on the Manners, Customs, Antiquitifs, Curiosities, and Natural History of that Country. To which is Prefixed, a General Description of the Kingdom; with The Distances between the Ports, &c. on the Coast of Great - Britain, and those on that of Ireland.
Luckombe, Philip, -1803.Date: M.DCC.LXXX. [1780]- Books
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The present state of Great-Britain and Ireland, in three parts. The I. Of south II. Of north Britain. III. Of Ireland. Containing an accurate and impartial account of these great and famous islands: of their several counties, and their inhabitants; the advantages and disadvantages of both, in respect to foreign countries; and their curiosities, both of nature and art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent city of London, the metropolis of Great Britain; and of the famous universities of the land. Of the Britains original, language, temper, genius, religion, morals, trade, &c. Their nobility, gentry, clergy, and commonalty. Their laws and government; with a succinct history of all the English monarchs to this time. With the lists of the present officers in church and state. Of both Houses of Parliament, and of the convocation. To which are added maps of the three kingdoms. Also the present state of His Majesty's dominions in Germany, containing an exact description of the same; and a new map of them all.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1718- Books
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A philosophical survey of the south of Ireland, in a series of letters to John Watkinson, M.D.
Campbell, Thomas, 1733-1795.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Memoir of a map of Ireland; illustrating the topography of that Kingdom, and containing a short account of its present state, civil and ecclesiastical; with a complete index to the map. By Daniel Augustus Beaufort, L.L.D. Rector of Navan, in the County of Meath, and Vicar of Collon, in the County of Louth. - M. R. I. A.
Beaufort, Daniel Augustus, 1739-1821.Date: 1792- Books
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A tour in Ireland in 1775. With a map, and a view of the Salmon-Leap at Ballyshannon.
Twiss, Richard, 1747-1821.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]