Leix
Americannoun
noun
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“The amount was very insignificant and we wanted to focus on meaningful investments that benefit the members of the SMRS,” Leix said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2018
Then Maeldūn threw down the stone he was about to cast, and put his mantle round him and went home; and he asked the way to Leix.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
In 1548 O'Connor and O'More were expelled from Offaly and Leix, and their territory usurped by an Englishman, named Francis Bryan.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
They marched into Offaly, where the Irish had just seized the Castle of Leix.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
Leix and a portion of Offaly were called Queen's County, in compliment to the queen, the remainder King's County, in compliment to Philip.
From The Story of Ireland by Lawless, Emily
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