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people of the Aran Isles, in Galway Bay, have their 

 own very strongly-marked type, in some respects an 

 exaggeration of the ordinary Gaelic one: the face 

 being remarkably long, the chin very long and 

 narrow, but not angular; the nose long, straight, 

 and pointed ; the brows straight, or rising obliquely 

 outwards ; the eyes light, with very few exceptions ; 

 the hair of various colours, but usually dark brown. 

 They have nearly the same long-featured, long- 

 headed type already >spoken of as common in the 

 Belgic region of Northern France. The inhabitants 

 of Aranmore very much resemble each other. They 

 are generally of good stature, with square shoulders, 

 not very broad. Head inclining to be long and 

 narrow ; convexity above not great. Forehead 

 rather narrow, looks square from the front, but is 

 gently rounded from other points of view; brows 

 straight or rising obliquely outwards, rather low. 

 Eyes ratiher narrow, blue-grey, greyish blue, or 

 dark grey. Hair in women abundant, in men not 

 notably so ; of various colours, generally dark 

 brown. Nose of good length, straight, pointed. 

 Mouth of good size; often open, as in Irish 

 generally. Chin very long, narrow, but not angular 

 at extremity ; great length of jaw, with remarkably 

 little curve. Cheek-bones somewhat prominent in 

 front," 



