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4 unusual facts about John of Ireland


John of Ireland

Jean de Launoy however states that he was Irish (see external links), and was sent to Scotland from France.

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John was first at St Andrews University but left in 1459 without a degree and joined the University of Paris as student and teacher.

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His name appears on the rolls of the Scottish parliaments, and he is referred to by the Scottish historians, Leslie and Dempster.

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John of Ireland, or Johannis de Irlandia (c. 1440 - c. 1497) was a Scottish or Irish writer, resident for thirty years in Paris and later a professor of theology.



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