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Gold Fever: The Shiny, Shady Past of Katy Perry’s Irish Great-Great-Grandmother

By Megan Smolenyak, Contributor
August / September 2017

August 1, 2017 by By <a href="http://www.megansmolenyak.com/">Megan Smolenyak</a>, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2017-archive/august-september-2017/">August / September 2017</a> Leave a Comment

She came from a gold-obsessed family, so perhaps it wasn’t so surprising when the treasure bag was found in Hannah’s water closet. But what was this Galway girl even doing in San Francisco? ℘℘℘ Anyone who’s ever dabbled in genealogy knows that certain forebears call louder than others – even when they’re not your own. While researching Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson – better known … [Read more...] about Gold Fever: The Shiny, Shady Past of Katy Perry’s Irish Great-Great-Grandmother

December 1, 1494

Poynings Law was enacted in Ireland on this day in 1494. The legislation, which was initiated by Sir Edward Poyning, the Lord Deputy of Ireland under King Henry VII, outlined the operation of the Irish Parliament. It placed Irish parliament under the authority of the English parliament, forbid the assembly from meeting without the King’s permission and called for all Irish parliamentary legislation to be approved by the King. Poynings Law and this date marked the beginning of English dominance via Tudor rule in Ireland.

Gold Fever: The Shiny, Shady Past of Katy Perry’s Irish Great-Great-Grandmother

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