Practical Suggestions on the General Improvement of the Navigation of the Shannon Between Limerick and the Atlantic: And More Particularly of that Part of it Named by Pilots the Narrows : with Some Remarks Intended to Create a Doubt of the Fairness of Not Keeping Faith with the Irish Roman Catholics After They Had Been Lured Into a Surrender of Limerick (their Principal Fortress) by a Treaty |
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... clear of Grass island , THE ( 6 WHOLE TIDE SETS RIGHT DOWN BODILY upon the " rock called the BIG BIRD , near Sod island ; but 66 66 then , after passing Sod - island point , there is FAIR PLAY , and a straight tide , to Bahy castle ...
... clear of Grass island , THE ( 6 WHOLE TIDE SETS RIGHT DOWN BODILY upon the " rock called the BIG BIRD , near Sod island ; but 66 66 then , after passing Sod - island point , there is FAIR PLAY , and a straight tide , to Bahy castle ...
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... north side to the south- " ward - she was dropping down - we expected " that she would clear the rock . I hoped to check " her head to the southward , but the boat did not D " work with sufficient power ; for the oars were 17.
... north side to the south- " ward - she was dropping down - we expected " that she would clear the rock . I hoped to check " her head to the southward , but the boat did not D " work with sufficient power ; for the oars were 17.
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... clear , that unless Pilots attend to them , they may just as well have for their land - marks " a cow and a hay- " stack , " as a mountain and a church - steeple , or a clump of trees and a castle . It may be perhaps objected to me here ...
... clear , that unless Pilots attend to them , they may just as well have for their land - marks " a cow and a hay- " stack , " as a mountain and a church - steeple , or a clump of trees and a castle . It may be perhaps objected to me here ...
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... of all , but at the same time the most expensive , would be the clear- ing of the Cock rock . The entrance to the north passage I have already described , as being near the Big Bird ; and I have also said , that " the whole 36.
... of all , but at the same time the most expensive , would be the clear- ing of the Cock rock . The entrance to the north passage I have already described , as being near the Big Bird ; and I have also said , that " the whole 36.
Page 39
... clearly perceived , on taking into consideration the cir- cumstances which I shall detail . A very strong current sets from Harrold's rock , directly upon the Kippen rock , in both tides , but most dangerous in the ebb . The rock ...
... clearly perceived , on taking into consideration the cir- cumstances which I shall detail . A very strong current sets from Harrold's rock , directly upon the Kippen rock , in both tides , but most dangerous in the ebb . The rock ...
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air-chamber anchor Articles Beeves bell Big Bird boat bottom buoys cable's length called Carrickaholt Castle chamber Clare clear Cock rock condensed Connaught County Clare Cratloe danger dark deck described diving-bell drifting England Eudox extract faith fathoms foul ground give Grass island Gregoire half Harrold's rock heart heaven History honour hope houses improvement Ireland Irish Catholics justice Kilkadrane King William Kippen rock land light Lord Byron Macroom mountain Narrows Navigation neaps night noble north channel observed Papist passage passing persons Pilots and Fishermen pious Popery Popish practical present Prince principle Protestant Ray Hill religion river Roman Catholic Scarlets Scattery Shannon shew ship shoal shore Sir Theobald Butler spirit spring tides stream suppose surrender of Limerick tail thing tholic THOMAS STEELE tion Treaty of Limerick unto vessel Whelps wild William the Third wind
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Page 131 - ... as are consistent with the laws of Ireland; or as they did enjoy in the reign of King Charles II.; and their Majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a Parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that particular as may preserve them from any disturbance upon the account of their said religion.
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