Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture Of Normans Knight It is necessary to understand who and what were those Normans to whose King the deposed Diarmuid had gone for support against his fellow-countrymen. Early in the tenth century a body of the Norsemen who were at the time devastating Ireland and other countries, had made a settlement on [...]

Above : Another Picture Of Diarmuid Macmurrough Upon the death of Diarmuid, Strongbow at once assumed the title of King of Leinster, and created the great officials generally appointed by a feudal King. The whole character of the invasion was now changed. Up to this, it had been the effort of an Irish provincial king [...]