Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above: Norman Adventures I95. In the month of May, 1169, a force of 100 knights and men-at-arms in coats of mail and about 600 archers, under Robert Fitzstephen and Maurice Pren- dergast landed at Bannow in Wexford with Hervey Mountmaurice, Strongbow’s uncle. As knights and archers had attendants, the total force was about 2,000. Having [...]

Above: King Henry On the 18th October, 1171, king Henry landed at Crook a little below Waterford,with many of his nobles, and an army of 4,400 knights and men at arms. Counting attendants lie probably had 10,000 altogether At Waterford he was met by Dennot Mac Carthy king of Desmond, who was the first Irish [...]