10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORCASS»
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corcass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England
The ordinary grass-land is, in most cases, preserved for yielding a crop of hay;
but on the banks of the Shannon, and other parts of the county of Limerick, there
are extensive tracts of rich alluvial soil, locally known as “Corcass” land, which
are ...
Royal Agricultural Society of England, 1872
They have left the cover on the hill,' said a gentleman who was galloping past, '
and are trying the corcass.' “ ' Poor Dalton !' said Mr. Cregan, ' that was the man
that would have had old Reynard out of cover before now.' “ ' Poor Dalton l' ...
3
The Collegians: A Tale of Garryowen
They have left the cover on the hill," cried a gentleman, who was galloping past, "
and are trying the corcass." "Poor Dalton !" said Mr. Cregan, "that was the man
that would have had old reynard out of cover before now." "Poor Dalton !
They have left the cover on the hill,' said a gentleman who was galloping past, '
and are trying the corcass.' " ' Poor Dalton I' said Mr. Cregan, ' that was the man
that would have had old Reynard out of cover before now.' " ' Poor Dalton I' ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1838
5
A tour in Ireland; with general observations on the present ...
Potatoes; 2. Bere. 3. Wheat. 4. Oats. 5. Oats. 6. Oats. 7. Lay 'it out to grass. 1.
Beans. 2. Bere. 3. Barley. 4. Wheat. 5. Oats. 6. Oats. 7. Oats. 8. Lay it out, or
beans again. Of wheat they sow iO to 15 stone an acre; the Crop, in the corcass
grounds, ...
6
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Loan, £1,500. — Sir St. George Gore, Bart., Proprietor. "'The improvements
effected by this loan were commenced in 1S50, and "'were finally completed in
18."3. The land improved is of a rich alluvial " ' character, commonly known as "
corcass" ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1856
7
The Collegians, Or the Colleen Bawn
was observed amongst the crowd upon the brow of the hill, which overlooked the
corcass, and presently all had descended to the marsh. 'There is something
extraordinary going forward,' said Cregan. ' What makes all the crowd collect
upon ...
8
Statistical Survey of the County of Clare: With Observations ...
a very abundant «rop of hay, ibut it must be remembered it was on corcass land :
it is the opinion of a gentleman perfectly conversant in the nature of corcass lands
, that, if beans and oats were sowed alternately, they would produce abundant ...
9
Reports from commissioners, inspectors and others
... by raising and remodelling the “tidal banks for the protection of the enclosed
corcass lands, situate along the “ banks of the Shannon, and its navigable
branches; the improvement in the “ embankments had been completed on the
estate of ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1851
10
Researches in the South of Ireland: Illustrative of the ...
It stands on an abrupt limestone rock, and commands an extensive view, across
the Shannon, of the County Clare and the low grounds termed " Corcass Land,"
which form the banks of that river. Its building is ascribed to the O'Brien family ...
Thomas Crofton Croker, 1824
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORCASS»
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corcass is used in the context of the following news items.
Mixed results for five Limerick land holdings
It includes 110ac of good elevated grazing ground, while about 40ac is low lying grazing ground, known locally as corcass. A farmyard on the ... «Irish Independent, May 14»
