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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.

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

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

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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