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Wales, of whom the most important was Richard de Clare, afterwards known as Strongbow, flocked across the Irish Sea (= 1169 -- 1170 =).

A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Samuel Rawson Gardiner 1865

It's called Strongbow, a Bulmers cider now owned by Britain's biggest brewer, Scottish & Newcastle (S&N).

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After the death of Walter Giffard, 2nd earl in 1164, the title was assumed by Richard de Clare, earl of Pembroke ( "Strongbow"), in right of his wife, Rohais, sister of Walter Giffard I.; and it died with him in 1176.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

The Warrens got their estates in the days of "Strongbow," and held them through all the vicissitudes of olden Ireland.

Greenwich Village Anna Alice Chapin 1900

"Strongbow" himself, Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, did not cross over till the end of August, 1170, when the work was almost completed.

The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) George Burton Adams 1888

In 1166 Dermot, the dispossessed king of Leinster, who had found King Henry too busily occupied with affairs in France to aid him, had secured with the royal permission the help he needed in Wales, and thus had connected with the future history of Ireland the names of "Strongbow" and Fitzgerald.

The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) George Burton Adams 1888

Robert Fitzaymon, by an alliance with one Welsh chief, dispossessed another of Glamorgan, which he left to his daughter Amabel, the wife of Earl Robert of Gloucester; and Gilbert de Clare, commonly called Strongbow (the father of the Irish

Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

a Warren of Warrenstown, County Meath, who got their estates in the time of "Strongbow," he had already seen a dozen years of active service in southern and African waters, and as captain of the "Grafton," had had

Fifth Avenue Arthur Bartlett Maurice 1909

"About the year 1174, Earl 'Strongbow' gave Donnybrock (Devonalbroc), amongst other lands, to Walter de Riddlesford; and in 1204, King John granted to the corporation of Dublin license for an _annual eight-day fair here_, commencing on the day of the finding of the Holy Cross (May

Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Various 1852

Venture listed company) ( 'Strongbow'), whereby Strongbow assigned to the

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