Giraldus Cambrensis

/ dʒɪˈrældəs kæmˈbrɛnsɪs /

noun

1. Giraldus Cambrensis?1146?1223MWelshRELIGION: clergymanHISTORY: chronicler literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales

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Giraldus Cambrensis, in the twelfth century, bears honourable testimony to the excellence of the Cheshire cheese of his day.

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Giraldus Cambrensis says that singing in parts was indigenous to the parts beyond the Humber, and on the borders of Yorkshire.

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Giraldus Cambrensis, it may be remembered, alludes to the abundance of martens in Ireland,3 and describes how they were captured.

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It is so referred to by Giraldus Cambrensis, in 1180, more than seven hundred years ago.

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Giraldus Cambrensis tells us that there were in Ireland such mixtures as half ox and half man, half dog and half monkey.

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