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More
Irish than the Irish themselves!:
As time passed the Normans began to change. They began to live and behave
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- They spoke Irish.
- They dressed like
the Irish. (Women wore a long, hooded cloak!)
- They wore moustaches.
- They rode without
saddles on their horses.
- They married Irish
people.
- They lived according
to Irish customs.
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The
Statutes of Kilkenny:
The King of England, Edward III, did not approve of this. A parliament
meeting was held in Kilkenny in 1366 and the laws it passed were called
'The Statutes of Kilkenny'. They forbade the Normans to live and behave
like the Irish. They stated:
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- Normans must not
speak Irish.
- Normans must not
dress like the Irish.
- Normans must use
saddles on their horses.
- Normans must not
marry Irish people.
- Normans must not
allow Irish poets and musicians to come among them.
- Normans must not
play Irish games, especially hurling.
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Many Normans
did not obey 'The Statutes of Kilkenny'. The only area in Ireland where
the Norman (English) way of life was followed was called 'The Pale'. It
was a narrow strip of land along the east coast from Dundalk to Dublin.
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