Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

In Lcinster also the two important ” belts ” which connected Dublin with the south were in peril. From the slopes of the mountains the clans attacked both the road by the coast and that through the plains. The latter also was assailed on the other side by the clans of the midland ” island [...]

The important strategic ” causeway ” which led from Trim to Athlone has been noticed in dealing with the early settlement. In the general decay of English power, this important line of communication with Connacht now disappears. This lead to the fall of the English regime. The march of Bruce through the midlands must have contributed [...]