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<DIV>Okay so it's more than a couple. I hope everyone has a safe and happy
holiday season. And thank you Padraig for the card.</DIV>
<DIV>Domhnall O'Ruairc<BR>May those who love us, love us, <BR> and
those that don't love us,<BR>May God turn their hearts;<BR> And if he
doesn't turn their hearts,<BR>May He turn their ankles, <BR> So we'll know
them by their limping!</DIV>
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<DIV>Celtic Art & Cultures <BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica><A
href="http://www.unc.edu/courses/art111/celtic/index.html">http://www.unc.edu/courses/art111/celtic/index.html</A></FONT><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>From our <I>Learning Centers</I> tour: “The
passion shows at this awarding winning site from the University of North
Carolina. And don’t miss that image gallery…”</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> <FONT face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> Dominion
& Domination of the Gentle Sex <BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica><A
href="http://library.thinkquest.org/12834/index.html">http://library.thinkquest.org/12834/index.html</A></FONT><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>A standout on our <I>Medieval Women</I> tour and
“One of the most well designed Web sites on medieval women around,” we
said…</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> <FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> The Book of the Hunt <BR><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica><A
href="http://www.medievalhunting.f2s.com/index.html">http://www.medievalhunting.f2s.com/index.html</A></FONT><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>“Period illustrations accompany a great read on
the hunting feast, the importance of greyhounds in the</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica>grand chase, and more. The site is still under
construction, but what’s here is choice…” from our recent<I> Medieval
Hunting</I> tour</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>THIS WEEK IN MEDIEVAL
HISTORY...</FONT></B><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>1075 Christmas Eve: Pope Gregory VII, in a feud
with Henry VI, suddenly kidnapped while saying Mass</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica>1155 Coronation of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitane as King
and Queen of England</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>1216 The Dominican
Order of Friars confirmed by the Pope</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica>1223
St. Francis of Assisi assembles 1st nativity scene December 24</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial,Helvetica>1310 Pope Clement V orders the English Templars put to
torture</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica></FONT> <FONT
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