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English: Dermot Mac Murrough - King of Uí Cheinnsealaig and King of Laigin (Leinster) - the man who invited the Normans to Ireland.
It is believed that this is true representation of Dermot, taken from life.
Source: W.R. Wilde (d. 1876), "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy", Vol. 1 (Dublin & London, 1863), p. 310.
This is a Wood Engraving of an illustration that appeared in a manuscript of one of Gerald de Barry's works. [Gerald de Barry is also called Giraldus Cambrensis or Gerald of Wales]. The original is in colour.
Date 27 March 2008 (original upload date)
Source Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.
Author The original uploader was Dneale52 at English Wikipedia |