A Tour in Ireland

With General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom Made in the Years 1776, 1777 and 1778

Arthur Young (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

274 Seiten

2013
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-62735-2 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1925, this book contains the edited text of Arthur Young's eighteenth century travelogue A Tour In Ireland. Young records his journey all around the country, as well as making observations on Irish life under English dominion after the Cromwellian and Williamite wars. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Irish history.

Editor's introduction; Part I. Minutes of the Tour; Part II. General Observations: 1. Soil, face of the country and climate; 2. Rental; 3. Tillage; 4. Of the tenantry of Ireland; 5. Of the labouring poor; 6. Religion; 7. Timber and planting; 8. Tithes; 9. Absentees; 10. Population; 11. Manners and customs; 12. Trade and customs; 13. General state of Ireland; Editor's notes; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.12.2013
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-107-62735-4 / 1107627354
ISBN-13	978-1-107-62735-2 / 9781107627352
Zustand	Neuware