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The town of New Ross in Ireland was within the ancient principality of Dermot McMurrough King of Leinster whose daughter Aoife married Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke (Strongbow) the leader of the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1170. The legendary Norman knight William Marshall the Earl of Pembroke Lord of Leinster married Isabella the beautiful daughter of Richard de Clare and Aoife at the Tower of London in August 1189 in the presence of the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine who was impressed by tales of his fortitude in defence of the realm for her husband Henry II. William Marshall and his bride Isabella duly arrived after the death of Richard I Coeur de Lion. An earthen defensive structure called a motte was quickly built at Old Ross in order to hold the newly conquered territory. The town's fortunes further increased when King John made William Earl of Pembroke at his coronation in 1199. A year later the Earl Marshal transferred the Norman capital of Leinster to Kilkenny and New Ross became the main port.

Dunganstown 6 km south of New Ross is the ancestral home of the Kennedy family which includes Joe Kennedy John F. Kennedy the 35th President of the USA Robert Kennedy and Massachusetts senator Edward Kennedy whose great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy emigrated to America from there.

The Temple Church London is the final resting place of the Lord Marshal of Leinster and his sons. Isabella Marshal heiress of the Lord Marshal of Leinster Eire Estates born 9th October 1200 "folklore mystery surounds Donoch O'Carroll of Ely and Isabella Marshal who's grandmother was descended from the Prince's of Ireland Carrolls of Ely. Richard Marshal 3rd Earl of Pembroke lost his life in Ireland in 1234 along side Teige O'Carroll in a fierce battle.

The sensational further disclosures which have been revealed in American and British media reports on the massive Carroll Foundation Charitable Trust national security case is understood to have galvanized well seasoned Washington political observers who are understood to have recently remarked that this case is now regarded in Washington as an important show of strength to the nation at a critical point in the Obama administrations four year term.

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