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Contemporary Irish accounts of this
period erroneously called the
incomers Saxain,
which means "Saxon", i.e. "English".
Richard de Clare,
better known as...
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usually describe the men as "foreigners" and "grey foreigners", or else as
Saxain ("Saxons" or "English"). In consequence, it is
apparent that contemporaries...
- 1981) for a
discussion of the
differences between 'Gaill', 'Gaedhil' and '
Saxain' in late
medieval Irish identity. Fionnghaill, fair-haired foreigners, were...
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Ireland took
place in this period. Tullylease, Rath
Melsigi and
Maigh Eo na
Saxain were
founded by 670 for
English students who
wished to
study or live in...
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English monks in the
village of Mayo,
subsequently known as
Maigh Eo na
Saxain ("Mayo of the Saxons"). Chad is
thought to have
completed his education...
- Dùn Èideann
Scottish Gaelic England Sasana England English From Old
Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”).
Guernsey Geansaí
Hebrides Inse
Ghall na h-Innse Gall...
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exclusively for the
English monks in Mayo,
subsequently known as
Maigh Eo na
Saxain ("Mayo of the Saxons").
Other monasteries for
Saxon monks include: Tullylease...
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usually describe the men as "foreigners" and "grey foreigners", or else as
Saxain ("Saxons" or "English"). In consequence, it is
apparent that contemporaries...
