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Old laws repealed

Legg inn av Gjest » 13 mar 2006 20:18:02

The Irish Republic is to repeal some old laws including the 1366 Act
forbidding intermarriage between the English and Irish and the 1181 Assize of Arms
Act forbidding Jews from owning armour. (Daily Telegraph 13th March)

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Re: Old laws repealed

Legg inn av Renia » 13 mar 2006 21:30:44

ADRIANCHANNING@aol.com wrote:

The Irish Republic is to repeal some old laws including the 1366 Act
forbidding intermarriage between the English and Irish and the 1181 Assize of Arms
Act forbidding Jews from owning armour. (Daily Telegraph 13th March)

Goodness me! My grandparents committed a crime!

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Re: Old laws repealed

Legg inn av Gjest » 13 mar 2006 22:42:50

Renia schrieb:

ADRIANCHANNING@aol.com wrote:

The Irish Republic is to repeal some old laws including the 1366 Act
forbidding intermarriage between the English and Irish and the 1181 Assize of Arms
Act forbidding Jews from owning armour. (Daily Telegraph 13th March)

Goodness me! My grandparents committed a crime!

Were they Jewish armour-owners, or something worse?

Renia

Re: Old laws repealed

Legg inn av Renia » 13 mar 2006 22:53:51

mjcar@btinternet.com wrote:

Renia schrieb:


ADRIANCHANNING@aol.com wrote:


The Irish Republic is to repeal some old laws including the 1366 Act
forbidding intermarriage between the English and Irish and the 1181 Assize of Arms
Act forbidding Jews from owning armour. (Daily Telegraph 13th March)

Goodness me! My grandparents committed a crime!


Were they Jewish armour-owners, or something worse?


Worse. One was Protestant English and the other was Irish Catholic. They
got married.

My grandfather's sister said of my grandmother: "Well, at least she is
an educated Irish girl."

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