Note 445 — Chapter III · THE CONQUEST OF IRELAND. 795–1172.
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Rymer, Fœdera, vol. i. p. 18. Richard de Clare became known to later generations by the nickname of “Strongbow.” Its use is convenient, as helping to avoid confusion with the other Richards of the period; but it seems to have no contemporary authority. See Mr. Dimock’s note, Gir. Cambr., vol. v. p. 228, note 4.