Giraldus Cambrensis

British  

/ dʒɪˈrældəs kæmˈbrɛnsɪs /

noun

1. 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

This reminds us of the time when an enemy, Giraldus Cambrensis, declared that the skill of the Irish in music “was incomparably superior to that of any other nation.”

From The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde by Charles Gavan Duffy

The best is in Giraldus Cambrensis, ‘Gerald the Welshman’, a most amusing writer, who is unfortunately little read, as he wrote in Latin.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker

Before Giraldus Cambrensis came to Ireland, a monk wandering in a forest at night came upon two wolves, one of whom was dying.

From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

Singularly enough Giraldus Cambrensis mentions the same kind of transformation. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Elias Owen

Gerald Barry, better known as "Giraldus Cambrensis," i.e.

From A Reading Book in Irish History by P. W. Joyce

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