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The Statute of Kilkenny

Lionel, Duke of Clarence, came back to Ireland in 1364, and again in 1367. On his third visit he summoned a Parliament at Kilkenny, and got it to pass the best known of the anti-Irish decrees, since known as the ” Statute of Kilkenny.” Above: minstrels in Ireland This famous statue shows the extent to [...]

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