The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century . beef and mutton,though they allow no hay, than any land in this kingdom,and much sweeter by reason of the sweet herbs intermixedand distributed everywhere. Here horses four abreastdraw the plough by the tails, which was the custom allover Ireland till a statute prevented it; yet they aretolerated this custom here because they cannot managetheir land otherwise, their plough gears, tackle, and tracesbeing (as they are all over the rest of the kingdom) ofgadds or withes of twigs twist
The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century . beef and mutton,though they allow no hay, than any land in this kingdom,and much sweeter by reason of the sweet herbs intermixedand distributed everywhere. Here horses four abreastdraw the plough by the tails, which was the custom allover Ireland till a statute prevented it; yet they aretolerated this custom here because they cannot managetheir land otherwise, their plough gears, tackle, and tracesbeing (as they are all over the rest of the kingdom) ofgadds or withes of twigs twisted, which here would breakto pieces by the ploughshare so often jibbing against therock, which the gears being fastened by wattles or wisps tothe horses tails, the horses, being sensible, stop until theploughman lifts it over. The Garrons are seldom or nevershood. Here is but one narrow road, no going out of it,and in this barony the portions of land are made bybroad stones like slate turned up edgewise. The commonpeople here use brogues made of raw hides or untannedleather. 2 M 546 HISTORY OF COUNTY DONOGOROGE CASTLE BELONGING TO WALTER HICKMAN, ESQ. T. Glin, Major Fitzgeralds, in the county of Limerick. K. County of Kerry,A. Kilcredane Point. D. Knock Ray. an hill so called. S. Burrawn lands,belonging to Capt. John Cocks. From the hill marked with the letter R,about 300 paces from the castle, is the loudest and plainest echo that I everheard : it resounds rather louder than the voice or noyse you utter. Benjamin Cox, Esq., J P- of Mount Pleasant, near Kilmsh, is the presentrepresentative of Captain John Cocks above mentioned. [Note by the OBrien.]
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