Project Gutenberg 2005-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 156 Hussey, Samuel Murray 1824 Gordon, Home 1871 1956 Gordon, Home Seton Charles Montagu, Sir, Bart. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Debbie Stoddart and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent" by Samuel Murray Hussey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work is a memoir reflecting on the author's long life as a land agent in Ireland and offers insights into the social, political, and agricultural issues of the time. Hussey's narrative presents his personal experiences and observations, framed by the backdrop of Ireland's tumultuous history, especially the challenges faced during the Great Famine and other significant national events. The opening of the memoir introduces Samuel Murray Hussey, who shares his family background and early life, emphasizing his deep roots in Irish history. He recalls being raised in Dingle after being born in Bath and emphasizes the significance of preserving family history. Hussey humorously critiques the romantic notions tied to heroic descents from nobility, sharing anecdotes about his ancestors and their involvement in local matters. He reflects on his formative experiences in the countryside and early challenges, setting the tone for a life dedicated to both land management and the sociopolitical arena of 19th-century Ireland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hussey, Samuel Murray, 1824- Country life -- Ireland Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 618131 618134 2024-10-07T10:31:20.371434 2023-09-07T11:02:11.699107 text/html text/html 610171 2020-12-12T08:40:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 519882 2020-12-12T08:40:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 620149 2024-10-07T10:31:34.302377 application/epub+zip 628016 2024-10-07T10:31:24.985449 application/epub+zip 303927 2024-10-07T10:31:23.152445 application/epub+zip 951171 2024-10-07T10:31:41.108474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 902868 2024-10-07T10:31:32.745383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562423 2022-09-08T05:29:13.707967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538029 537924 2024-10-07T10:31:18.214447 2023-09-07T11:02:09.976093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 537765 2020-12-12T08:40:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211250 2020-12-12T08:40:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 537760 2020-12-12T08:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211165 2020-12-12T08:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22363 2024-10-07T10:31:41.396321 application/rdf+xml 19922 2024-10-07T10:31:23.807430 image/jpeg 4612 2024-10-07T10:31:23.478415 image/jpeg 608592 2024-10-07T10:31:20.439447 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia