James of Ireland
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James of Ireland, Irish
friar
, fl. 1316-1330.
James of Ireland was the companion of Odoric of Pordenone
on his travels as far as Sumatra
and China
. The commune
of Udine
, (Friuli
in north-east Italy
), voted a sum of money to James for travelling with their fellow citizen.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
friar
Friar
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, fl. 1316-1330.
James of Ireland was the companion of Odoric of Pordenone
Odoric of Pordenone
Odoric of Pordenone was an Italian late-medieval traveler...
on his travels as far as Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
and China
China
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. The commune
Comune
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of Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, (Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
in north-east Italy
Italy
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), voted a sum of money to James for travelling with their fellow citizen.
Sources
- A New History of Ireland, volume one, p. 981.