From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-388473-233782

When did the Irish lose their freedom?

Pope Alexander III declared Henry II to be the rightful sovereign of Ireland in 1172. It took seven and a half centuries for the Irish to regain their freedom.

This news arrived on: 08/04/2008

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