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The Passion of Silken Thomas

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The Legend of Thomas Fits Jarled

Thomas fits jarled led a rebellion against English rule in Ireland in 1534. His gallo glass hired bastard mercenary warriors were known for being incredibly powerful fighters who would die on the battlefield rather than lose. Thomas Fitzgerald got his name, silken thomas, because he had gallo glass warriors with these mad fringes that they used to look after immaculately. Silken thomas is famous in Irish history because he led the first proper attempt at a rebellion against British power in Ireland in the 1530s and it didn't work out too well. He was immediately sent to the Tower of London, him and his uncles were hung, drawn and quartered - their bodies

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