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David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King's College London, was browsing Harvard Law School Library's online collections in December 2023 when he stumbled on something odd: a manuscript ...

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"It shows what significant skill, talent and wealth there was even in early medieval period in and around Co Limerick," he added. "The National Museum housing artifacts of this nature is providing ...