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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Armagh

Britannica 11th

ARMAGH, an inland county of Ireland, in the province of Ulster, bounded N. by Lough Neagh, E. by Co. Down, S. by Louth and W. by Monaghan and Tyrone. The area is 327,704 acres, or about 512 sq. m. The general surface of the county is gently undulating and plea ...

Vol. 2, pp. 561-563 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0

Arago

Britannica 11th

ARAGO, DOMINIQUE FRANCOIS JEAN (1786-1853), French physicist, was born on the 26th of February 1786, at Estagel, a small village near Perpignan, in the department of the eastern Pyrenees. He was the eldest of four brothers. Jean (17881836) emigrated to America

Vol. 2, pp. 312-313 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 32.73

Antrim

Britannica 11th

... iding it from the county Down, W. by Lough Neagh, dividing it from the counties Armagh and Tyrone, and by county Londonderry, the boundary with which is the river Bann. The area is 751,965 acres or about 1175 sq. m. A large portion of the county is hilly, espe ...

Vol. 2, pp. 151-153 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0

Archbishop

Britannica 11th

... ad at the time of the Act of Union four archbishops, who took their titles from Armagh, Dublin, Cashel and Tuam. By acts of 1833 and 1834, the metropolitans of Cashel and of Tuam were reduced to the status of diocesan bishops. The two archbishoprics of Armagh ...

Vol. 2, pp. 356-358 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0

Armadillo

Britannica 11th

... ly of movable transverse bands, the latter differing in number with ARMAGEDDON— ARMAGH the riix-i-ics, and Riving to the body a considerable degree of ilrxiluliiy. The bony plates are overlain by horny scales. Armadillos are omnivorous, feeding on roots, insec ...

Vol. 2, pp. 560-561 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0

England

Britannica 11th

... ad at the time of the Act of Union four archbishops, who took their titles from Armagh, Dublin, Cashel and Tuam. By acts of 1833 and 1834, the metropolitans of Cashel and of Tuam were reduced to the status of diocesan bishops. The two archbishoprics of Armagh ...

Vol. 2, pp. 358-358 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0