Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

A great deal of this change in the fortunes of the Irish was due to the impotence of the Crown of England, and to the feuds and weakness of the Irish Normans, as will be pointed out in the next section. But it was chiefly due to a change in the military methods and organisation [...]

    We know nothing certain as to either the place or the year of St. Patrick’s birth. It probably took place in the year 387, either at Dumbarton in Britain or Boulogne in Gaul. His parents appear to have been ” provincialised ” Celts, his father holding a minor official position in the Roman administration [...]