Black and White relations?

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Henry Francis Livingstone
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Black and White relations?

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Bachuil
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Black and White relations?

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At the beginning of Viking attacks upon Ireland and Dalriada, the new invaders were known simply as Gaill ("Gentiles" or foreigners), however in time the Irish annalists began to distinguish between two types of Vikings: the Finn-Gaill ("white foreigners") and Dubh-Gaill ("black foreigners"). Now there are many Blacks on Lismore
The Baron of Bachuil,
Coarb of St Moluag
Chief of MacLea
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