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	Great Seal
		James's Great Seal identifies him, "thanks to God," as king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland and "Defender of the faith."
	hfriedberg.web.wesleyan.edu /shakespeare/greatsealj.htm

	Lord Chancellor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When Elizabeth I became Queen, Parliament passed an Act providing that a Lord Keeper of the Great Seal would be entitled to "like place, pre-eminence, jurisdiction, execution of laws, and all other customs, commodities, and advantages" as a Lord Chancellor.
		Most legal restrictions on Roman Catholics were lifted by the Catholic Relief Act 1829, which, however, provides, "nothing herein contained shall … enable any Person, otherwise than as he is now by Law enabled, to hold or enjoy the Office of Lord High Chancellor, Lord Keeper or Lord Commissioner of the Great Seal".
		Formerly, when the office was held by ecclesiastics, a "Keeper of the Great Seal" acted in the Lord Chancellor's absence.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Chancellor

	Great Southern Railways (Ireland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Southern Railways was an Irish company that from 1925 until 1945 owned and operated all railways that lay wholly within the Irish Free State (the present-day Republic of Ireland).
		The Great Southern Railways succeeded the slightly differently named Great Southern Railway, which had been formed in late 1924 in a preliminary scheme under the Railways Act of that year which amalgamated the Great Southern and Western Railway, the Midland Great Western Railway, and the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.
		The hotel group formed by the company, Great Southern Hotels, continues to bear the company's name, although it is now owned by the Dublin Airport Authority rather than by CIÃ, the Great Southern's successor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Southern_Railways_(Ireland)

	Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the 1920s.
		Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast of
		Great Britain is also widely used as a synonym for the country properly known as the
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Britain

	The Monarchy Today > Great Seal
		The Great Seal matrix will be used to create seals for a range of documents requiring royal approval, including letters patent, royal proclamations, commissions, some writs (such as writs for the election of Members of Parliament), and the documents which give power to sign and ratify treaties.
		At a meeting of the Privy Council on 18 July 2001 The Queen handed the new seal matrix over to the Lord High Chancellor, currently Lord Irvine of Lairg, who is the traditional keeper of the Great Seal.
		The Great Seal of the Realm is the chief seal of the Crown, used to show the monarch's approval of important state documents.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page323.asp

	Lord Chancellors of Ireland - Introduction.
		Before we proceed to narrate the Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of Ireland, it may be instructive and entertaining to glance briefly at the legal tribunals and customs of the ancient Irish, previous to the arrival of the English.
		The Lord Chancellor of Ireland ranks in the roll of precedence in Ireland next after the Archbishop of Armagh, if a Peer; if not, the Archbishop of Dublin has precedence, but he ranks before the other great Officers of State, Judges and Peers.
		When the exigencies of State or private business calls the Lord Chancellor out of Ireland the practice is to appoint Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal, who act in his absence.
	indigo.ie /~kfinlay/chancellors/Introduction.htm

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Anglicanism
		Its members were appointed under the great Seal, and consisted of lay judges, with whom might be associated a number of bishops or clergymen.
		There can be no doubt that the English Reformation is substantially a part of the great Protestant Reformation upheaval of the sixteenth century, and that its doctrine, liturgy, and chief promoters were to a very considerable extent derived from, and influenced by, the Lutheran and Calvinistic movements on the Continent.
		The great English Reformers who took the leading part in the work of Reformation in England—Cranmer, Barlow, Hooper, Parker, Grindal, Scory, May, Cox, Coverdale, and many others—were men who lived and laboured amongst the Protestants of the Continent, and remained in constant and cordial touch and communication with them.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01498a.htm

	Great Southern and Western Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Southern and Western Railway ( GSandWR) was one of the main railway operations in Ireland between the late 19th and the early 20th centuries.
		At its height, the Great Southern and Western Railway included the West Cork Railway, the Limerick â“ Tralee line through North Kerry, the cross-country Limerick â“ Waterford line (formerly the Waterford and Limerick Railway), and the Dublinâ“Waterford line, as well as numerous branch lines.
		The GSandWR is perhaps the best remembered of the former independent rail operators in Ireland's railway history, with GSandWR routes remaining some of the most heavily used in Ireland, connecting Dublin to Limerick, Cork, and Waterford.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Southern_and_Western_Railway

	Steam locomotive development in Ireland
		Great Southern Railways and its constituents, the importance of Inchicore
		One interesting feature of this was that Stanier's designs were not adapted for use in Ireland and both the W and WT classes were based on the Fowler 2-6-4T locomotive: coned boilers were not adopted by the NCC.
		Furthermore, the Kingstown line was associated with Holyhead whilst the DSER provided the Great Western with access to Dublin.
	www.steamindex.com /locotype/ireloco.htm

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ireland
		Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, from which it is separated in the north-east by the North Channel, in the east by the Irish Sea, and in the south-east by St. George's Channel.
		But the Irish peasants were in no humour to acquiesce in their own destruction and already a great land agitation was shaking Ireland from sea to sea.
		In Ireland as elsewhere they attacked the monasteries and churches, desecrated the altars, carried away the gold and silver vessels, and smoking ruins and murdered monks attested the fury of their assaults.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08098b.htm

	United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Donegal were formed into the Irish Free State (the other six Ulster counties remaining part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland) and the state became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the name being officially changed in 1927.
		The Act of Union 1800 united the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland, which had been gradually brought under English control between 1169 and 1603, to form the
		The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or, inaccurately, as Britain or Great Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom

	Lord Edward Fitzgerald. The Great Seal. Lattin. Browne.
		Ireland sinks into a despair that may be the forerunner of desperate activity, as the result of the sale of her independence and the attendant abrogation of her responsibility as a nation; England groans and faints under the load of obligations which her dishonest purchase of the liberties of Ireland has entailed upon her.
		Among other prizes taken, I believe, upon this occasion, was a seal, pronounced by the quid nuncs of the Castle to be the intended great seal of the Irish republic.
		Those great men have already found fitting biographers; and it is not in my power to add much to the interesting memorials of their lives, that have been given to the world by those whom nature pointed out as the most proper undertakers of such a task.
	indigo.ie /~kfinlay/Cloncurry/cloncurry7.htm

	InfoPEI: Great Seal
		The new Great Seal was introduced at that time and was first used on the Provincial Proclamation of the taking into use of the Complete Armorial Achievement for the Province of Prince Edward Island.
		In this context the motto of Prince Edward Island suggests nurtured growth from small beginnings to greatness.
		Section 7 of the Executive Council Act provides that there shall continue to be a Great Seal of the province, that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may vary or change the Great Seal, and that the Clerk of the Executive Council shall be its custodian.
	www.gov.pe.ca /infopei/onelisting.php3?number=68825

	First Great Seal Committee with Franklin's and Jefferson's Ideas - 1776
		The four men consulted among themselves between July 4 and August 13, and each one brought before the committee a proposal for the Great Seal.
		First Great Seal Committee with Franklin's and Jefferson's Ideas - 1776
		Skilled in portraiture and heraldry (he designed the state seals of Delaware and Virginia) Du Simitière was also an avid collector of all things American, and started the first American museum.
	www.greatseal.com /committees/firstcomm/index.html

	Royal Arms of Britain
		Until a Great Seal of Northern Irealdn is provided the private seal of the Governor of Northern Ireland may be used as that Great Seal." The office of Governor of Northern Ireland was abolished in 1973, but I do not know what became of the Great Seal.
		1 para 2(4) states: "There shall be a Great Seal of Northern Ireland which shall be kept by the Governor of Northern Ireland and shall, after the first appointment of such Governor, be used for all matters for which the Great Seal of Ireland was theretofore used.
		The Great Seal of Scotland, from 1603 to the present, has retained the same arrangement as the English/British royal arms, but with Scotland in place of England, and England in place of Scotland.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/royalarm.htm

	Great Seal of the Irish Free State
		The reverse of the Great Seal contains an image of the harp surrounded by the words "Saorst�t �ireann" in Gaelic script, the obverse contained an image of George V, King of Ireland enthroned.
		The Great Seal is currently kept at National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks, Dublin.
		After �ire was proclaimed the Great Seal of Ireland was struck as a replacement to the Great Seal.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/g/gr/great_seal_of_the_irish_free_state.html

	Great Seal State Park
		Great Seal State Park is located just north of the town of Chillicothe where the history of Ohio and the culture of the Indian shroud the land.
		Great Seal State Park is dedicated to the wilderness spirit of Ohio.
		The park takes its name from the state emblem, "The Great Seal of the State of Ohio." The famous seal depicts a sheaf of wheat representing Ohio's agricultural strength and a bundle of seventeen arrows shows Ohio to be the 17th state to enter the Union.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /parks/parks/grtseal.htm

	Great Seal of Ireland
		Information on Great Seal of Ireland could not be found.
		The Great Seal of Ireland article has this reserved page on our site and should hopefully be available in the future.
		If you have an interest in Great Seal of Ireland we ask that you help contribute to the open source dictionary by using the link at the bottom left of this page.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/g/r/Great_Seal_of_Ireland.html

	Nelson Products From Seal Systems Ireland Limited
		But if the seal is installed in a building subject to a great deal of movement, it will lose its bond in a short period of time and will not be able to afford any protection against the migration of smoke or toxic fumes.
		Similarly, firestop seals installed in these barriers are required to perform the same functions.
		The importance of creating gas- and vapor-tight seals cannot be overestimated.
	www.sealsystems.ie /nelson.htm

	Cheese, Specialty Food and Gourmet Gift Baskets: igourmet
		Makes a great gift, but also makes a memorable impression on guests when served with coffee.
		Today, Bewley's is still best known for its select high street Caf�s throughout Ireland.
		It is decorated with a charming, art-deco-style picture of a woman carrying an umbrella.
	www.igourmet.com /shoppe/shoppe.asp?cat=7&subcat=Coffee+-+Ground

	Chancellors during the Wars of the Roses - Continued
		Thomas Archbold, Master of King Edward's Mints in Ireland, was authorised to engrave a new Great Seal, as near the other as may be in the pattern and fabric, with the difference of a rose in every part.
		The Parliament enacted, that, as it was apparent that Sir Roland Fitz Eustace purposely absented himself, and retained the Great Seal contrary to the King's will, all patents, writs, and documents issued under it, should be void, until it came to the hands of the Deputy.
		The detention of the Great Seal by Sir Roland from the newly-appointed Chancellor, was a great hindrance to public business, and caused much inconvenience.
	www.dublinhistory.net /chancellors/Chancellors9.htm

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 91 - 04 November, 1943 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Great Southern Railways Company Transport.
		The Great Southern Railways have submitted a programme regarding the fitting of gas producer units to their vehicles which is in compliance with the requirements laid down by me. I have been informed that the majority of the units are practically completed and are being fitted as quickly as possible.
		Lemass: The quantity of petrol allocated to the Great Southern Railways for all purposes in each of the months stated is as follows:— January, 1942, 205,956 gallons; September, 1942, 155,820 gallons; January, 1943, 131,008 gallons; April, 1943, 118,849 gallons; July, 1943, 118,404 gallons; September, 1943, 158,292 gallons.
		Lemass: The railway company is the main transport operator in that part of Ireland.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0091/D.0091.194311040007.html

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830.
		Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle.
		Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html

	Seanad Éireann - Volume 10 - 23 October, 1928 - GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAYS. - SINGLING OF VARIOUS LINES.
		The Great Southern Railways are certainly financially in a bad position, if all that we hear is true, but this economy which they propose to carry out, I am afraid, will not relieve the situation.
		I have been travelling all my life on a line in the west of Ireland.
		Directors of the railways will say, and have said, that if they are to give cheaper freights for the carriage of merchandise and live stock they must economise by singling the lines.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /S/0010/S.0010.192810230007.html

	Encyclopedia: Great Britain
		Great Britain is often used as a convenient abbreviation for the unwieldy "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
		The UK became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the 1920s.
		Great Britain (often abbreviated as Britain) is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Great-Britain

	Kids' Zone > In the spotlight > The Great Seal of the Realm
		Although the king or queen today acts on the advice of the Government, the Great Seal is still important because the monarch is Head of State and has to give approval to many laws, treaties and events.
		Dark green seals are used for 'letters patent' which create new members of the House of Lords; blue seals are used for documents about members of the Royal Family (such as marriages); and red is used for documents appointing a bishop and for most other 'letters patent'.
		Seals are no longer made of wax, which is too fragile.
	www.royal.gov.uk /textonly/Page1702.asp

	Rambles: Of Irish Interest
		So it is with great pleasure that we provide this page to offer some focus -- books and movies of specific interest to Irish aficionados.
		Follow this link to music from Ireland, Scotland and all parts of the Celtic world.
		• Hungry for Home: Leaving the Blaskets: A Journey from the Edge of Ireland
	www.rambles.net /irish_interest.html

	AllRefer.com - Charles Thomson (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He was the moving spirit in the committee that obtained the design for the Great Seal of the United States.
		His pre-Revolutionary activities led John Adams to call him "the Sam Adams of Philadelphia." As secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–89), Thomson kept careful records of all proceedings and full notes of the debates.
		He wrote An Enquiry into the Causes of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British Interest (1759), translated the Septuagint and the New Testament (4 vol., 1808), and published A Synopsis of the Four Evangelists (1815).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/ThmsnC.html

	ipedia.com: United States Article
		Many great Western classical musicians and forums find their home in the U.S. and New York City is a hub for international operatic and instrumental music as well as the world-famed Broadway plays and musicals.
		The United States is also a great center of higher education, boasting more than 1,500 universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning, the top tier of which may be considered to be among the most prestigious and advanced in the world.
		Major components of the European segment of the United States population are descended from immigrants from Germany, England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Ireland and Italy, with many immigrants also coming from Scandinavian or Slavic countries.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states.html

	R (Moore) v. Attorney-General of Ireland (Pages 88-109.)
		The planting of "castles, bawnes, strong houses, forts and townes walled," in or on the border of a hostile country was a "plantation," and plantations of this description were effected English Monarchs and their Deputies long before the great Stuart and Cromwellian schemes of settlement were dreamt of.
		Dyer 252." "Lastly where it was objected by one of counsel for the plaintiff that Queen Elizabeth should be said to be in possession of this land" (which was in "Publicallaghan, otherwise O'Callaghan's counterie," in the County of Cork, a long settled part of Ireland) "by virtue of the first conquest of Ireland.
		I can imagine no site more suitable for the plantation of a "castle, bawne, strong house or fort," than the great passage of the Erne which has been called Seanach's Ford since the earliest times of which we have even a tradition.
	ua_tuathal.tripod.com /moore88.html

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