by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
Strongbowe | |||||
"'Strong bow', OE strang, boga. A nickname for a good archer." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 431 s.n. Strongbow) "Nick.; cf. Hotspur, Sharparrow, Stiffbow, or Benbow, a decidedly complimentary sobriquet." (Bardsley, p. 724 s.n. Strongbow) | |||||
Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
Hugh | Strangboge | 1182 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 431 s.n. Strongbow) | ||
Ranulf | Strongbowe | 1273 | Bardsley (p. 724 s.n. Strongbow) | ||
Ranulph | Strongbowe | 1275 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 431 s.n. Strongbow) | ||
John | Straynbowe | 6 Ric. II [1380-1381] | Bardsley (p. 722 s.n. Strainbow) | ||
Simon | Strongbow | 1395 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 431 s.n. Strongbow) |
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