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A Tour in Ireland Arthur Young

A Tour in Ireland By Arthur Young

A Tour in Ireland by Arthur Young


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Originally published in 1925, this book contains the edited text of Arthur Young's eighteenth century travelogue A Tour In Ireland. Young records his journey all around the country, as well as making observations on Irish life under English dominion after the Cromwellian and Williamite wars.

A Tour in Ireland Summary

A Tour in Ireland: With General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom Made in the Years 1776, 1777 and 1778 by Arthur Young

Originally published in 1925, this book contains the edited text of Arthur Young's eighteenth century travelogue A Tour In Ireland. Young records his journey all around the country, as well as making observations on Irish life under English dominion after the Cromwellian and Williamite wars. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Irish history.

Table of Contents

Editor's introduction; Part I. Minutes of the Tour; Part II. General Observations: 1. Soil, face of the country and climate; 2. Rental; 3. Tillage; 4. Of the tenantry of Ireland; 5. Of the labouring poor; 6. Religion; 7. Timber and planting; 8. Tithes; 9. Absentees; 10. Population; 11. Manners and customs; 12. Trade and customs; 13. General state of Ireland; Editor's notes; Index.

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NLS9781107627352
9781107627352
1107627354
A Tour in Ireland: With General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom Made in the Years 1776, 1777 and 1778 by Arthur Young
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2013-12-19
274
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