Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Cormac Mac Airt The chief interest in the dynasties thus firmly established in the second century centres around the descendants of Conn and of Mogh Nuadhat. During the next two centuries we find the vigorous descendants of Conn building up a strong and compact Kingdom whose centre was Tara, until eventually his posterity [...]

Above : West Europe Map To such an extent was Irish energy, absorbed in religious and scholarly activities during this period that but little is to be said regarding the political history. The new dynasties were establishing themserves and in som e cases meeting with some opposition. Friction, too, arose when their rising power came [...]