Leinster
a province of Ireland, of Ireland, the Mac Morroughs, occupying the central and southeastern part of the island, and extending to the left bank of the includes counties Wexford, Kilkenny , Wicklow, Carlow, Longford, Westmeath, Meath, Louth, King's County, ty, Kildare, Dublin, Queen's County. of Leinster, was the ancient domain of the high-monarchs of Ireland. The kings of Leinster reigned stricted power to the 16th century. The daughter of Diarmuid , King of Leinster at the date of the Norman French invasion of Ireland sion of Ireland in 1169, married Strongbow, who led these adventurers. Gradlowed until its organization into the presual division of the old principality folent county system . Pop. about 1,165,000.
He is reported with full power till 1171, and with re- Scandinavian voyager who flourished about the year 1000 A. D. to have sailed from Iceland and to have discovered the American continent, and in 1887 there was erected in Boston, Mass., a statue to "Leif the Discoverer."