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burden upon the unfortunate settlers: The Coyne and Livery

  Above: Map of Munster One of the earliest results of the creation of the Palatine Earls was the introduction of a new burden upon the unfortunate settlers. This was the impost which figures largely in later history as ” coyne and livery.”  In the year 1330, the Viceroy called for the help of the [...]

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Ownership of Land

Above : One Of Irish Clan Family Logo The land was regarded as being the property of the clan or tribe which occupied it, and not as the private property of any individual. There were exceptions to this general principle however, for land could be held by individuals in different ways. The chief had a [...]

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