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... died from the effects of a wound inflicted 120 years before at the battle of northern Moyturey , with a poisoned javelin , by Kathlen , the wife of the Fomorian Balor , he was interred at the Brugh , on the Boyne , the great cemetery of ...
... died from the effects of a wound inflicted 120 years before at the battle of northern Moyturey , with a poisoned javelin , by Kathlen , the wife of the Fomorian Balor , he was interred at the Brugh , on the Boyne , the great cemetery of ...
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... died at sea.t The remains of Ith were carried to Spain by his crew , now commanded by his son Lugaid , who stimulated his kinsmen to avenge his death , and such , according to the chroniclers , was the provocation for the expedition ...
... died at sea.t The remains of Ith were carried to Spain by his crew , now commanded by his son Lugaid , who stimulated his kinsmen to avenge his death , and such , according to the chroniclers , was the provocation for the expedition ...
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... died of grief on finding herself deserted ; and it was Tea who selected for the royal residence the hill of Druim Caein , called from her Tea - mur or Tara - that is , the mound of Tea . In the second year of his reign Heremon slew his ...
... died of grief on finding herself deserted ; and it was Tea who selected for the royal residence the hill of Druim Caein , called from her Tea - mur or Tara - that is , the mound of Tea . In the second year of his reign Heremon slew his ...
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... died A.D. 984 ; Flan Mainistreach , who died A.D. 1056 ; and Giolla Kevin , who died A.D. 1072 ; all of whom related in verse the written and oral traditions received by themselves from preceding ages . Shortly after the establishment ...
... died A.D. 984 ; Flan Mainistreach , who died A.D. 1056 ; and Giolla Kevin , who died A.D. 1072 ; all of whom related in verse the written and oral traditions received by themselves from preceding ages . Shortly after the establishment ...
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... died of plague , B.C. 1328 , first caused the nobility to wear chains of gold on their necks and rings of the same metal on their fingers . Deep wells were first dug in the reign of Fiacha Finailches , by whom the town of Ceanannus , or ...
... died of plague , B.C. 1328 , first caused the nobility to wear chains of gold on their necks and rings of the same metal on their fingers . Deep wells were first dug in the reign of Fiacha Finailches , by whom the town of Ceanannus , or ...
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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