Surprised Eel Historian, PhD on Nostr: It's 1677 & you're jonesing for eels. But foreign eels are banned. What to do? You ...
It's 1677 & you're jonesing for eels. But foreign eels are banned. What to do?
You order out! In Sept 1677, Lord Conway wanted eels "very suddenly" & ordered 3 firkins sent from his Irish estates.
He offered to send back a guitar in payment but his Dublin agent already had 2.
#medieval #history #eels
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