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Mar 2025
51m 46s

The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization,...

SHARON HANDY
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Let’s relax with some historical details about Ireland up to the 12th century, including the structure of kings and chiefs, the kingly retinue, and the brehon system of laws that applied to both ruler and ruled, which…seems like a good idea, really.

 

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