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or, What a Memorial of an Indented Deed is, and what it isn't. "A Local Court." (London, 1832) — Image credit. During the past few months, while transcribing and indexing memorials of Irish deeds, I've noticed certain legal terms and turns of phrase. Historic newspapers are the same way: after a time, you begin to…
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one fatt Unshorne Mutton One Bole of Barley Twelve Fatt Henns Six days work of Man & horse The 21st century reader would be forgiven for thinking that these might have been lines from an ancient verse or folk song. As it happens, these words defined the duties of the Irish tenant farmer to his landlord, over and…
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