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Ireʹna

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The impersonation of Ireland whose inheritance was withheld by the tyrant Grantorto. Sir Artegal (Justice) is sent by the Faërie Queene to succour the distressed lady. Grantorto, or the rebellion of 1580, being slain, she is restored to her throne and reigns in peace. (Spenser: Faërie Queene, v.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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