Ormonde

historical region, Ireland

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In Ireland: The 14th and 15th centuries
…of the Munster Fitzgeralds; and Ormonde, given to the head of the Butlers, who held lands around Tipperary. The increased power and lands of the Anglo-Irish brought about an inevitable reaction, and during the remainder of the 14th century there was a remarkable revival of Irish political power, which was…
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