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" They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a trace of that government, by chiefs, which in former times existed in Ireland. The present chief or king of Inniskea is an intelligent peasant named  "
Ethnology in Folklore - Page 169
by George Laurence Gomme - 1892 - 200 pages
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The Church of England magazine [afterw.] The Church of ..., Volumes 32-33

1852 - 1000 pages
...the most infirm and indigent deriving their principal subsistence from shell-fish and sea-weed. They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a...existed in Ireland. The present chief, or king of luniskea, is an intelligent peasant, named ' Cain.' His authority is universally acknowledged, and...
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The General Baptist repository, and Missionary observer [afterw.] The ...

1853 - 588 pages
...the most infirm and indigent deriving their principal subsistence from shell-fish and sea-weed. They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a...the settlement of all disputes is referred to his dicision. But bis people are indeed a wild race, skilled only in the semi-barbarous customs of their...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 48

1856 - 1432 pages
...population of about four hundred human beings, who speak the Irish language, and retain among them a trace of that government by chiefs which in former...chief or king of Inniskea is an intelligent peasant, whose authority is universally acknowledged, and the settlement of all disputes is referred to his...
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The Friendly Visitor, Volume 1

William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1851 - 518 pages
...the most infirm and indigent deriving their principal subsistence from shell-fish and sea-weed. They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a...settlement of all disputes is referred to his decision. But his people are indeed a wild race! skilled only in the semi-barbarous customs of their forefathers....
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Progress of the Reformation in Ireland: extr. from letters

Robert Jocelyn (3rd earl of Roden.) - 1851 - 170 pages
...the most infirm and indigent deriving their principal subsistence from shell-fish and sea-weed. They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a...settlement of all disputes is referred to his decision. But his people are indeed a wild race ! skilled only in the semi-barbarous customs of their forefathers....
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Notes and Queries

Questions and answers - 1852 - 672 pages
...wreck on their coast"— P. 51. A correspondent in the same volume writes to Lord Roden that — " They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a...of that government by chiefs, which in former times prevailed in Ireland : the present chief or king of Inniskea is an intelligent peasant called CAIN,...
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The Monthly Christian Spectator. 1851-1859

Religion - 1852 - 784 pages
...on their coast.' — P. 51. A correspondent in the same volume writes to Lord Roden that — ' They all speak the Irish language, and among them is a...of that government by chiefs, which in former times prevailed in Ireland ; the present chief or king of Inniskea is au intelligent peasant called CAIN,...
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Notes and Queries

Electronic journals - 1853 - 706 pages
...population of about four hundred human beings, who speak the Irish language, and retain among them a trace of that government by chiefs which in former...chief or king of Inniskea is an intelligent peasant, whose authority is universally acknowledged, and the settlement of all disputes is referred to his...
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The Friendly Visitor, Volume 4

William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1854 - 230 pages
...population of about four hundred human beings, who speak the Irish language, and retain among them a trace of that government by chiefs, which in former...chief or king of Inniskea is an intelligent peasant, whose authority is universally acknowledged, and the settlement of all disputes is referred to his...
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Milledulcia: A Thousand Pleasant Things Selected from "Notes and Queries"

Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1857 - 436 pages
...on their coast. — P. 51. A correspondent in the same volume writes to Lord Roden that — They ah* speak the Irish language, and among them is a trace...of that government by chiefs, which in former times prevailed in Ireland : the present chief or king of Inniskea is an intelligent peasant called CAIN,...
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