Displaying items by tag: Forged medieval Irish genealogies
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 18:19
The Forging of some late medieval Irish genealogies ~ McSweeney, McDonnell and McLoughlin
Weekly Genealogy Blog by Dr Darren McGettigan
After a short break it is good to be back with my weekly Genealogy Blog.
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Friday, 25 March 2011 12:33
The McCabe Galloglass Family
The arrival of well armed mercenaries (gallóglaigh ~ foreign warriors), to Ireland from the Gaelic Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the late medieval period, greatly contributed to the growth in the military power of the major Gaelic Irish chieftains who could afford to hire a galloglass constable with his company of warriors and reward them with grants of land and many other priviledges.
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