The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach, Commonly Called O'Dowda's Country: Now First Published from the Book of Lecan, in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, and from the Genealogical Manuscript of Duald Mac Firbis, in the Library of Lord Roden; with a Translation and Notes, and a Map of Hy-Fiachrach,, Volume 8

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For the Irish Archæological Society., 1844 - Genealogy - 544 pages
 

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Page 428 - ... former customes of the countrey inviolable, and to deliver up the succession peaceably to his Tanist, and then hath a wand delivered unto him by some whose proper office that is ; after which, descending from the stone, he turneth himself round, thrice forwards and thrice backwards.
Page 428 - Captaines foot, whereon he standing, receives an oath to preserve all the auncient former customes of the countrey inviolable, and to deliver up the succession peaceably to his Tanist, and then hath a wand delivered unto him by some whose...
Page 520 - Council for the past year be received and printed, and that the thanks of the Society be given to the Council for their services.
Page 317 - Gaels were at this time conquering the countries far and near*, and that not one in a hundred of the Irish nobles, at this day, possesses as much of his land as he could be buried in", though they expect it in this year, 1664".
Page 463 - Sligo. This was done, and the body was buried at the other side [of the river], at Aenach Locha Gile, with the mouth down, that it might not be the means of causing them to fly before the Connacians.

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