Its just another way of saying enjoyed life and took advantage of opportunities.
Lived large means lived a full life
To have "lived large" one would have done all kinds of fun, meaningful, interesting, and exciting things. As in "larger than life". Doing more and living a more fulfilling life than the average.
Croney is a place in county Wicklow, and the Byrne family lived on a large estate with a large house on it, built in 1820. The house is known as Croneybyrne House.
There is no such thing as an "Aelosaurus". However, did you mean Allosaurus which is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived 155 to 150 million years ago.
Metaphor
This was the richest/ highest standing class in the colonies. They usually were the ones that owned large plantations or church officials. They lived large, i mean why not when you have the money.
The Arctic People lived in a large geographic area in the North.
The aboriginals in the canadian prairies lived in teepees. teepees look like large tents made from buffalo skins and large sticks.
They relied on hunting large animals.
large plantations
Many people lived in a longhouse because they were so large!
MEXICAN SETTLERS lived in ranchos so they can use large areas for crops and farm animals.