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This petition written in French is held at the UK National Archives in Kew.  It refers among other places to Donemark, Bantry, Co. Cork and is one of the earliest written references to that part of the country.

The Normans would have found the fertile Drumlin belt around Bantry attractive.

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Item reference SC 8/98/4889 Petitioners: Maurice de Carreu (Carrew). Addressees: King. Places mentioned: Desmond, County Limerick, [Ireland]; Ath[. … Jump to :  Summary |  Finding aids More ordering and viewing options for this document Context SC  Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly entitled Special Collections  SC 8  Special Collections: Ancient Petitions  PETITIONS TO THE KING; TO THE KING AND COUNCIL; TO THE COUNCIL; TO THE PARLIAMENT; AND THE LIKE.  SC 8/98  4851-4900. Individual petitions are described , dated, and…