A Chara Patrick, The event related to some of the "stragglers" of the Spanish Armada, which I researched over several years. If you send me an e-mail to ...
Civil Rights
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Jan 19, 2008 4:05 pm
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This is a subject that has puzzled me for many years, & I've been unable to locate any sources of information. Just how (and where) were the people living in...
On Jan 16, 2008 8:26 PM, John Hartwell (Jno) <jjhartwell@...> wrote: But what ... What an unusual term to choose to use - "wild" Irish. Perhaps you would...
There's nothing at all unusual about the "wild" Irish. It was the common term used by the New English in the 16th century. Examples can be found in Edmund...
Thanks for those two responses. I have a feeling there may in fact be a number of events in late 16th C Ireland that roughly correspond to the description I...
... There is the start of the problem. To ask how the "wild" Irish lived, when the term itself is a manufactured one meant to denigrate a people by policy -...
Dear John Yes I think the term derived from 16th century English civil servants and soldiers interacting with Irish lordships at this time (both the feudal...
The chieftain of the clan lived on the most desirable section of land within the clan's territory. The quarters of the chieftain were usually made of stone,...
TED MEEHAN
tmeehan@...
Jan 23, 2008 8:13 pm
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In response to Janet's conjecture on the movement of cattle, I offer the following... Since cattle remained the medium of wealth in Ireland through the end of...
TED MEEHAN
tmeehan@...
Jan 24, 2008 6:54 pm
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Thank you, Ted, for your additions to this topic. I originally was trying to point out where the "wild" appellation came from, not to imply that it was...
Hi, my name is Don McGovern. I am new to the group. I have read with interest the postings made by this list over the last month. I can tell by your questions...
Dear Don, Welcome to Late Gaelic Ireland. Perhaps you could tell us a little about yourself, and what brings you to LGI. (I notice that you share the surname...
Don, The battle where Primate Magauran was killed was at Scieth na bfeart, near Tulsk, some ten miles north of Roscommon. The date is given as July 3, 1593,...
Don, a chara, Welcome! The battle you describe might well be described in one of the books I am going to recommend to you. Each is very well written, well...
TED MEEHAN
tmeehan@...
Jan 29, 2008 3:48 am
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... This does suggest that Malachi's comment that the French version was the original is correct, I think. Stiof...
Malachi, You are right. My interest in the battle revolves around the primate and his McGovern surname. I wasn't sure with the book being more like a small...
Thanks for the many replies. I had not expected my facetious "wild Irish" to elicit comment! I've always taken a certain pride in my untamed Gaelic ancestry. I...
Please do post a summary of what you learn. I'm interested in any and all details on daily life, especially around the middle of this period (1300). Thanks!...
Greetings, I have greatly enjoyed the posting in this site and was hoping that the kind list members may be able to provide some information that may help on...
Hello Francisco and Stiof, I think the topic is an interesting one. However, I must confess that I have not been receiving any posts from LGI for several...
Ted Meehan
tmeehan@...
Feb 1, 2009 4:20 pm
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Hello I am trying to find some history on the culture of meath in the 14th and 15th century. Books or websites you can point me too would be very welcome. I...
Looking for evidence of the Ua Riagain clan during this time period. Reg (O'Regan) Volk-Canada [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Reg Volk
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Feb 28, 2009 5:39 pm
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Greetings! I have enjoyed the wealth of information about Ireland from the posters to this forum, and I hope that some of you can point me in the right...
Dear Francisco, Over the years I have found --thanks to Google, and some combination of imaginative/educated guesses and/or sheer persistence-- quite a bit of...
... I have not heard of any study specific to the British/Irish situation. However, while most of the pirate attacks were in the Mediterranean, there...
Hey Mal, ... No need, I did it for you. 8-) Search the archives of the Early Medieval Ireland group starting at message 1551/1553 or thereabouts (Bear in mind...
Dear Stiofan, Nice to hear from you. Yes, I did actually remember that interesting "al-ghazzali" exchange we all had on EGI, but didn't refer to that since the...
Hi, This book came out a few years ago but I hvan't got around to reading it yet, so, I can't comment on how it is: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0862789559 ...
Thank you for all the great information and leads on this query! I will post any addtional information I may find on this subject. Thank you! Gracias! Shukram!...
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