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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Example Sentences

In 1187, Welsh clergyman and Archdeacon of Brecon, Giraldus Cambrensis, greatly influenced the myth by describing the barnacle goose as being produced not by living trees, but by driftwood: ”There are here many birds which are called Bernacae, which nature produces in a manner contrary to nature, and very wonderful,” he wrote.

From Scientific American

"It is all well and good saying that they were around when Giraldus Cambrensis toured Wales but time has moved on and we can be sure that neither Gerald of Wales nor the beavers of the time saw a forage maize crop to get their teeth into."

From BBC

However, Giraldus Cambrensis observes that the Irish saints were peculiarly vindictive, and St. Columba and St. Comgall are said to have been leaders in a sanguinary conflict about a church near Coleraine.

From Project Gutenberg

A short time before our visit to Swansea, wrote Giraldus Cambrensis, a circumstance worthy of note occurred in these parts, which Elidorus, a priest, most strenuously affirmed had befallen him. 

From Project Gutenberg

Giraldus Cambrensis calls Limerick “a magnificent city,” but it must have begun to decline even before he saw it, about the year 1190, for the O’Briens, or descendants of Brian Boramha, had by that time lost a great deal of their political power.

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