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298: 201:, and of the evidence in favor of the action of land-ice. Later on he discussed the origin of the elevated shell-bearing gravels near Dublin and expressed the view that they were accumulated by floating ice when the land had undergone submergence. 247:, the Gaelic League, which he supported financially. In his will he left £1,000 for the publication of a dictionary of Irish based largely on the old manuscripts. The first volume was published in 1913 and the final volume in 1973. 184:
On the death of his father in 1861 he returned to Dublin, and while giving his services to various churches in the city, devoted himself almost wholly to literary and scientific pursuits, and especially to the
240: 239:, as well as the ancient language and antiquities of Ireland, attracted his attention. He was a founder member of the Gaelic Union, which he helped to finance, and the 313: 361: 351: 318: 366: 356: 336: 228: 190: 243:. Through the last decades of the 19th century he was Treasurer to both these societies. He was also a very early member of 159: 69: 346: 341: 224: 189:
geology of Ireland, on which subject he became an acknowledged authority. His paper, read before the
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In 1872 George H Kinahan and Maxwell Close published jointly an important paper entitled
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The Glaciation of Iar-Connaught and its Neighbourhood in the Counties of Galway and Mayo
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181:; and then for four years he was curate of Waitham-on-the-Wolds. 166:, where he graduated in 1846; and two years later he entered 102: 84: 76: 65: 57: 45: 30: 23: 241:Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language 177:; from 1849 to 1857 he was rector of Shangton in 130:who also contributed to the preservation of the 250:Close died in Dublin on 12 of September 1903. 8: 197:is a masterly description of the effects of 106:Geology, astronomy, physics, Irish language 20: 88:MA (Trinity College, Dublin), membership 16:Irish clergyman and geologist (1822–1903) 173:For a year he was curate of All Saints, 119:(1822 – 12 September 1903) was an 258: 268: 266: 264: 262: 80:Publications on Glaciation of Ireland 7: 362:19th-century Irish Anglican priests 352:Christian clergy from Dublin (city) 272:Obituary by Prof. G. A. J. Cole in 229:Royal Geological Society of Ireland 219:He was for a time treasurer of the 191:Royal Geological Society of Ireland 14: 367:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 296: 227:, and president in 1878 of the 276:, vol. xii. (1903) pp. 301-306 1: 357:Scientists from County Dublin 337:19th-century Irish geologists 287:an tAthair Peadar Ó Laoghaire 195:General Glaciation of Ireland 383: 223:, an active member of the 110: 95: 319:Encyclopædia Britannica 154:. He was educated at 314:Close, Maxwell Henry 225:Royal Dublin Society 221:Royal Irish Academy 117:Maxwell Henry Close 25:Maxwell Henry Close 285:Correspondence of 245:Conradh na Gaeilge 124:Church of Ireland 114: 113: 97:Scientific career 49:12 September 1903 374: 323: 302: 300: 299: 289: 283: 277: 274:Irish Naturalist 270: 193:in 1866, on the 21: 382: 381: 377: 376: 375: 373: 372: 371: 327: 326: 312:, ed. (1911). " 308: 297: 295: 292: 284: 280: 271: 260: 256: 160:Trinity College 142:He was born in 140: 70:Trinity College 66:Alma mater 53: 50: 41: 35: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 380: 378: 370: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 329: 328: 325: 324: 310:Chisholm, Hugh 291: 290: 278: 257: 255: 252: 179:Leicestershire 139: 136: 132:Irish language 126:clergyman and 112: 111: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 93: 92: 86: 82: 81: 78: 77:Known for 74: 73: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 51: 47: 43: 42: 36: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 379: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 334: 332: 321: 320: 315: 311: 306: 305:public domain 294: 293: 288: 282: 279: 275: 269: 267: 265: 263: 259: 253: 251: 248: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 217: 215: 211: 207: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 182: 180: 176: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 152:County Armagh 149: 145: 137: 135: 133: 129: 125: 122: 118: 109: 105: 101: 98: 94: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 68: 64: 60: 56: 48: 44: 39: 33: 29: 22: 19: 317: 281: 249: 218: 205: 203: 194: 183: 172: 148:Drumbanagher 141: 116: 115: 96: 18: 347:1903 deaths 342:1822 births 214:County Mayo 175:Northampton 168:holy orders 58:Nationality 331:Categories 254:References 212:and south 199:glaciation 233:Astronomy 210:Connemara 128:geologist 40:, Ireland 156:Weymouth 72:, Dublin 307::  237:physics 187:glacial 158:and at 301:  164:Dublin 144:Dublin 103:Fields 85:Awards 52:Dublin 38:Dublin 121:Irish 61:Irish 235:and 138:Life 46:Died 34:1822 31:Born 316:". 150:in 90:RIA 333:: 261:^ 231:. 216:. 170:. 162:, 134:.

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Dublin
Trinity College
RIA
Irish
Church of Ireland
geologist
Irish language
Dublin
Drumbanagher
County Armagh
Weymouth
Trinity College
Dublin
holy orders
Northampton
Leicestershire
glacial
Royal Geological Society of Ireland
glaciation
Connemara
County Mayo
Royal Irish Academy
Royal Dublin Society
Royal Geological Society of Ireland
Astronomy
physics
Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language
Conradh na Gaeilge

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