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23rd March 17, 08:45 AM
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macsween[ey] .....galloglasses
a term for foreign [scottish] ..mercenaries that came to ireland after ..robert bruce won scotland ..his enemies had to leave ..many were called gallowglasses or galogley ..about 1000 went to a ulster chief or king as his mercenaries ..
they had helpers called ..kerns . there are many picture s of them . there were more than just the macsweenerys ..that did this .
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