Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition

The Natural History of Ireland

Author: Gerard Boate


Table of Contents

Background details and bibliographic information
Preamble
The CELT edition as a single file

chapter 1

chapter 2

p.6

chapter 3

p.14

Of the lesser Havens, and the barred Havens of Ireland, also of the Roads and Anchor-places upon the Coast, and in the little Islands near the Coast

chapter 4

p.21

Quality and Fashion of the Irish Coast or Shores, Item, A brief Description of the principal Promontories or Heads of Ireland.

chapter 5

p.24

Of the Sands or Grounds, blind Rocks, and other Rocks in the Irish Sea.

chapter 6

p.28

Of the Nature of the Irish Sea, and of the Tides which go in it.

chapter 7

p.32

Of the Springs and fountains, item, of the Brooks and Rivulets of Ireland

chapter 8

p.36

Of the Rivers of Ireland.

chapter 9

p.41

Of the Lakes or Loughs of Ireland.

chapter 10

p.46

Of the Nature and Condition of the Land, both for the outward Shape, and for the internal Qualities and Fruitfulness.

chapter 11

p.51

Of the Several Manners of manuring and enriching the Ground practised in Ireland

chapter 12

p.56

chapter 13

p.59

Of the Heaths and Moors, or Bogs in Ireland.

chapter 14

p.63

Original of the Bogs in Ireland, and the Manner of draining them practised there by the English Inhabitants

chapter 15

p.66

Of the Woods in Ireland.

chapter 16

p.69

Of the Mines in Ireland, and in particular of the Iron-mines

chapter 17

p.72

Of the Iron-works; their Fashion, Charges of erecting and maintaining them, and Profit coming of them. With an exact Description of the Manner of melting the Iron in them

chapter 18

p.78

Of the Mines of Silver and Lead in Ireland and occasionally of the pestiferous Damps and Vapours within the Earth

chapter 19

p.81

Of the Freestone, Marble, Flints, Slate, and Sea-coals which are found in Ireland.

chapter 20

p.84

Of the Turf, Lime, and Brick, and the Manner of making those things in Ireland, item, Of the Glass made in Ireland

chapter 21

p.89

Of the Temperature and Qualities of the Air, and Seasons in Ireland, as for Heat, Cold and Moisture

chapter 22

p.93

Of the Dew, Mist, Snow, Hail, Hoar-frost, Thunder and Lightning, Earth-quake and Winds

chapter 23

p.97

Of the Healthfulness of Ireland, and what Sicknesses it is free from, and subject unto

chapter 24

p.99

Of the Diseases reigning in Ireland, and whereunto that Country is particularly subject.