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An illustration from a manuscript of
Topographia Hibernica
(The Topography of Ireland)
written in 1187
by Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales)
British Library Ms. Royal 13 B VIII
This copy made in 1196-1198 or 1207-1208
An Irish king bathes in a stew of mare's meat
Illustration from the bottom margin of folio 28v (Topographia Hibernica)
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Source: British Library Ms. Royal 13 B VIII
Gerald's depiction of the Irish as savage and primitive was challenged and refuted by a number of Irish writers.