| British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1835 - 766 lehte
...and in taking accurate levels of Chat Moss, its surface was found to rise and fall two feet above its average rise in wet weather. however, the system of...down to the present time: the most detailed reports have been made by Mr. Rennie, Mr. Grantham, Captain Mudge, Mr. Rhodes, and Col. Burgoyne. The result... | |
| John Ramsay McCulloch - 1837 - 656 lehte
...(printed 28th April, 1814, p. 16.) the Commissioners state as the. result of their inquiries and surveys, that " the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which, at least, 1,576,000 consist of flat red bog; and that the remaining 1,255,000 acres form... | |
| John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1839 - 782 lehte
...(printed 28th April, 181*, p. 16.) the Commissioners state as the result of their inquiries and surveys, that " the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which, at least, 1,576,000 consist of flat red bog; and that the remaining 1,255,000 acres form... | |
| Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 806 lehte
...of the Island. " From all the above data," continue theCommissioners, "we can confidently pronounce that the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which we have shown that 1,576,000 consist of flat red bog, all of which, according to the opinions... | |
| Thomas Matthew Ray - 1846 - 272 lehte
...Extent of Bogs in Ireland, in their 4th Report, (1814, page 16,) say — " We confidently pronounce that the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which we have shown at least one million five hundred and seventy-six thousand acres, to consist... | |
| Patrick Lavelle - 1870 - 570 lehte
...la In every cabin."— Dublin Corrup. of " Daily A'ewi," 3rd March, 1847. " WE confidently pronounce that the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which we have shown, at least, 1,576,000 acres to consist of flat red bog ; all of which, according... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1911 - 516 lehte
...In their Fourth Report (printed into 1814) the Parliamentary Commissioners appointed in 1809, state, that "the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which, at least, 1,576,000 consist of flat red bog;" and that the remaining 1,255,000 acres form... | |
| British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - 1835 - 756 lehte
...bog into the natural streams : these drains will of course vary in number and dimensions, but iniio case ought they to exceed six feet in depth. Mr. Griffith...examinations and surveys have been made, from the year 1/15 down to the present time : the most detailed reports have been made by Mr. Rennie, Mr. Grantham,... | |
| Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1847 - 562 lehte
...extent of bogs in Ireland, in their fourth report (1814, p. 17,) say : — " We confidently pronounce that the extent of peat soil in Ireland exceeds 2,830,000 English acres, of which we have shown at least one million Jive hundred and seventy- six thousand acres to consist... | |
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