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John ( 24 December 1166  19 October 1216 ), also known as John Lackland ( Norman French : " Johan sanz Terre "), was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216 . John lost the Duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France , resulting in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century . The baronial revolt at the end of John ' s reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta , a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the ___MASK22___ . The Irish ___MASK51___ Association ( IHA ) is the governing body for the game of ( field ) ___MASK51___ throughout the island of Ireland . The IHA was formed in 2000 by the merger of the ( men ' s ) Irish ___MASK51___ Union ( founded 1886 ) and the Irish Ladies ___MASK51___ Union ( founded 1894 ). This followed a 1998 decision of the International ___MASK51___ Federation to affiliate only one association per nation . Avoca ___MASK51___ Club ( Cumann Haca Abhóca in Irish ) is a ___MASK51___ club based in Blackrock , County Dublin , Ireland . The club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish ___MASK51___ Association . The club currently fields three men ' s teams and four women ' s teams in the Leinster ___MASK51___ leagues . With a history dating back to 1891 , Avoca in its current form was set up in 1929 to provide a place for past pupils of Avoca School to continue playing ___MASK51___ after leaving the education system . After Avoca School was amalgamated with Kingstown Grammar School in 1973 to form Newpark Comprehensive School , the purpose of the club expanded to cater for past pupils of Newpark . To this day there continues to be a strong link between club and school . County Dublin ( or " Contae Átha Cliath ") is a former county in Ireland . It is conterminous with the Dublin Region and is in the province of Leinster . It is named after the city of Dublin , which is the regional capital and the capital city of Ireland . County Dublin was one of the first parts of Ireland to be shired by John , King of England following the Norman invasion of Ireland . The Fédération Internationale de ___MASK51___ ( English : International ___MASK51___ Federation ), commonly known by the acronym FIH is the international governing body of ___MASK1___ and indoor ___MASK1___ . Its headquarters are located in Lausanne , Switzerland and president is Narinder Batra . FIH is responsible for ___MASK1___ ' s major international tournaments , notably the World Cup . A shire is a traditional term for a division of land , found in the ___MASK22___ and Australia . It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo - Saxon settlement , and spread to most of the rest of England in the tenth century .