Irish scholar; born Belanagare, Ireland, 1110; died 1191. One of the last great Gaels who continued the unbroken traditions of their race. With Dr Curry, he was the real lay leader of the Irish Catholics of his day and founded the Roman Catholic Committee, 1151. His "Dissertations on the History of Ireland" is a learned work.
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