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... four feet and a half , its thickness one foot , and its breadth about one foot eight inches . It is of sandstone , not so rough as that at Ballyquin , but still far too rough to allow of a rubbing being taken of the inscription . This ...
... four feet and a half , its thickness one foot , and its breadth about one foot eight inches . It is of sandstone , not so rough as that at Ballyquin , but still far too rough to allow of a rubbing being taken of the inscription . This ...
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... four hun- dred pounds to the Purchasers under the Earle of Athlone . " And such ill use was made of the ffourth Clause that the Protes- tant Tennants would not give the same Rents for the Lands they paid be- fore , nor any Purchasers ...
... four hun- dred pounds to the Purchasers under the Earle of Athlone . " And such ill use was made of the ffourth Clause that the Protes- tant Tennants would not give the same Rents for the Lands they paid be- fore , nor any Purchasers ...
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... four varieties which are distinguished by the form of the figures and letters , and the shape and disposition of the points . Fig . 1 , Plate I. , weighs 19 dwts . 7 grs .; Fig . 2 , 19 dwts . 69 grs .; Fig . 3 , 19 dwts . 4-6 grs ...
... four varieties which are distinguished by the form of the figures and letters , and the shape and disposition of the points . Fig . 1 , Plate I. , weighs 19 dwts . 7 grs .; Fig . 2 , 19 dwts . 69 grs .; Fig . 3 , 19 dwts . 4-6 grs ...
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... four grains more than the standard . A rude woodcut of one side of the four - pence was published in 1675 by Borlase , as already noticed , and the piece engraved in Har- ris's edition of Ware , vol . ii . , pp . 203. Plate III . , Fig ...
... four grains more than the standard . A rude woodcut of one side of the four - pence was published in 1675 by Borlase , as already noticed , and the piece engraved in Har- ris's edition of Ware , vol . ii . , pp . 203. Plate III . , Fig ...
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... four - pence of the first coinage ; reverse , four annulets within two circles , the outer one beaded , the inner one linear . Fig . 3 , Plate III . , weighs 1 dwt . 10-5 grs .; this piece is the coin engraved in Folkes and Ru- ding ...
... four - pence of the first coinage ; reverse , four annulets within two circles , the outer one beaded , the inner one linear . Fig . 3 , Plate III . , weighs 1 dwt . 10-5 grs .; this piece is the coin engraved in Folkes and Ru- ding ...
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