James of Ireland,
O.F.M. (fl. 1316–1330) was an
Irish Franciscan friar and explorer.
Biography
James of Ireland was the companion of Friar
Odoric of Pordenone on his travels as far as
Sumatra
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and China. After Odoric's death, the
commune of
Udine, (
Friuli in north-eastern Italy), voted a sum of money to James for travelling with their fellow citizen.
See also
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Catald
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Fulco of Ireland
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Ursus of Aosta
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Biography
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Colman nepos Cracavist
Sources
* ''A New History of Ireland'', volume one, p. 981.
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