Searching for "CALF OF MAN"

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    Place name County Entry Source
    ARDGLASS Down Man, hewn and dressed, forming a breakwater, and affording a beautiful promenade embracing fine views of the Isle and Calf Lewis:Ireland
    Calf of Man the Isle of Man Calf of Man , island, Rushen par., at SW. extremity of Isle of Man, area 620 ac. Only a small patch Bartholomew
    CALF OF MAN the Isle of Man CALF OF MAN , an island in Rushen parish, Isle of Man; near the south-western extremity of the main island Imperial
    Chicken Rock the Isle of Man coast of Isle of Man, 2 miles S. of Calf of Man; has lighthouse, with revolving light seen 16 miles. Bartholomew
    CORK Cork CORK , a sea-port, city, and a county of itself, and the head of a diocese, locally in the county Lewis:Ireland
    Douglas Castle Lanarkshire man was safe in the country, unless he were either a Douglas or a Douglas man.' The Earl went abroad with a train of 2000 men, kept a sort of court, and even created knights. In 1424, Archibald, the fourth Earl, became possessed of the dukedom of Touraine, for services rendered to Charles VII. of France. William, the sixth Earl, a stripling not yet 15, succeeded to the family power at a stage when it had attained a most formidable height. Their estates in Galloway- where they possessed the stronghold of Threave-and those of Annandale and douglas, comprised Groome
    FLESHWICK BAY the Isle of Man Man; 5 miles NNE of the Calf of Man. It is overhung, on the S side, by Brada hill, which Imperial
    IRISH SEA   Strangford, on the W; and at Point of Ayr, Douglas bay, Calf of Man, and Peel harbour, in the Isle of Man. Imperial
    KIRK-CHRIST-RUSHEN the Isle of Man Man; 4 miles W by N of Castletown. It contains the villages of Port-Erin and Port-St. Mary, each of which has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man; and it includes the island of Calf Imperial
    Kitterland the Isle of Man Kitterland , rock, off SW. of Isle of Man, in Calf Sound, between Calf of Man and the mainland. Bartholomew
    Man, Calf of the Isle of Man Man, Calf of . See CALF OF MAN and CHICKEN ROCK. Bartholomew
    Man, Isle of the Isle of Man Calf of Man, is situated off the SW. extremity, and contains about 800 acres. On the Isle of Man itself Bartholomew
    MAN, or ISLE of MAN the Isle of Man MAN , or ISLE of MAN, an island, with adjacent islet of Calf of Man and several skerries, in the Irish Imperial
    NEWCASTLE Down calf of Man in the foreground, and in the rear the lofty mountains of Mourne. Earl Annesley has also built Lewis:Ireland
    Orkney Orkney Orkney, a group of islands and islets of the eastern part of the N-coast of Scotland, and forming a Groome
    SPANISH HEAD the Isle of Man headland, 350 feet high, at the SW extremity of the Isle of Man; 1 mile E of the Calf of Man. Imperial
    Stack, The the Isle of Man Stack, The , two grand pyramids of rock, about 100 ft. high, off W. side of Calf of Man. Bartholomew
    Sutherland Sutherland man never would have fixed his habitation but for the adventitious circumstances already mentioned, this delicate vegetable was of course exposed to the inclemency of a climate for which it was not suited, and fell a more ready and frequent victim to the mildews and the early frosts of the mountains, which frequently occur in August, than did the oats and bere. This was particularly the case along the courses of the rivers, near which it was generally planted, on account of the superior depth of soil. The failure of such a crop brought accumulated evils upon the poor people Groome
    Thousla Rock the Isle of Man Thousla Rock , in Calf Sound, Isle of Man. Bartholomew
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