Observations on the State of Ireland: Principally Directed to Its Agriculture and Rural Population; in a Series of Letters, Written on a Tour Through that Country, Том 2Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818 - 435 страница |
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Adieu admiration afford agriculture appearance attention Ballinasloe banks Baron's Court beauty become Black Water Burke cabins Cappoquin Castle catholic cattle church coal comfort conduct consequence considerable Cork cottiers cultivation distance Drogheda Dublin Dungarvon Edgeworth's effect employment England English erected establishment estates exertions extensive farm farmer feelings Fermoy fertility fiorin gentlemen gentlemen's seats grain greatly green crops ground handsome happiness highly Howth hundred husbandry improvements inhabitants interest Ireland Irish J. C. C. LETTER Kilkenny Knocktopher labor land lazy beds less Lismore Lord Lough Erne luxuriant manufactory manure means Meath ment miles mind misery Navan neighbourhood Newry noble objects observed opinion opulence parties passed Phoenix Park planted pleasure plough population potatoes practice present Price Proctor produce proprietor racter regret rendered rent residence road Sept shillings situation society soil spirit streets tenants tion tithes town trade Tullamore turnips Waterford whole Wicklow mountains
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