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... command . The city which our wanderers built in Spain was called Brigantia , believed to be Betanzos , in Gallicia ; and , from a lofty tower erected on the coast , by Breogan , it is said that his son , Ith , discovered Eri , or ...
... command . The city which our wanderers built in Spain was called Brigantia , believed to be Betanzos , in Gallicia ; and , from a lofty tower erected on the coast , by Breogan , it is said that his son , Ith , discovered Eri , or ...
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... the faith to the Pictish king , Brude , he was refused admission to the interior of the royal fort ; but at the saint's command the gates miraculously flew open , and and even without these marks of divine favor , the.
... the faith to the Pictish king , Brude , he was refused admission to the interior of the royal fort ; but at the saint's command the gates miraculously flew open , and and even without these marks of divine favor , the.
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... command of the ocean which their habits and numbers gave them ; the combination in which they soon learned to act in their plundering excursions ; the fierce barbarity with which they treated their victims ; and , above all , the ...
... command of the ocean which their habits and numbers gave them ; the combination in which they soon learned to act in their plundering excursions ; the fierce barbarity with which they treated their victims ; and , above all , the ...
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... command of the sea , had their choice on all occasions of a landing - place , running up by the rivers into the heart of the country , and constructing fleets of small craft on the lakes in the interior , whence they were able , at any ...
... command of the sea , had their choice on all occasions of a landing - place , running up by the rivers into the heart of the country , and constructing fleets of small craft on the lakes in the interior , whence they were able , at any ...
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... command of Anrud and Carlus , sons of the king of Norway ; Sigurd , son of Lodar , earl of the Orkneys , arrived at the head of a powerful band ; and a numerous fleet of the northern vikings was under the command of their admiral ...
... command of Anrud and Carlus , sons of the king of Norway ; Sigurd , son of Lodar , earl of the Orkneys , arrived at the head of a powerful band ; and a numerous fleet of the northern vikings was under the command of their admiral ...
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ancient Anglo-Irish annalists annals archbishop Armagh arms army arrived battle bishop Brian brother called captain Cashel castle Catholics chief chieftains church clergy command confederates Connaught Cork Cormac council Danes death defeated Dermot Dermot Mac Murrough died Donnell Drogheda Dublin duke earl of Desmond earl of Ormond Edward enemy England English Firbolgs Four Masters France Galway garrison Henry Hist Hugh Ireland Irish Irishmen James John Kildare Kilkenny killed king king's lands latter Leinster Limerick lord deputy lord justice Lough Malachy marched Meath monarch monastery Munster murder Murrough Niall O'Brien O'Conor O'Donnell O'Neill Offaly officers Ossory parliament party Patrick plundered Pope prince prisoners proceeded Protestant received reign religion returned Richard Roderic royal says Scots sent Shane O'Neill siege slain soldiers territory Thomond Tirconnell took town troops Tuatha de Dananns Turlough Tyrone Ulster United Irishmen Waterford Wexford William Williamite