Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Bruce’s march through Leinster had broken the Norman grip on the plains lying between the Liffey and the Barrow, and these were now assailed by the Irish. On one side the O’Moores, and on the other the Mac Murroughs swept down on the lands from which they had been driven. Similarly, the O’Byrnes and O’Tooles [...]

Mac Murrough, say the Annals, had been ” brought low ” by Richard’s formidable army.   But the Irish quickly recovered.     The O’Byrnes, although defeated  by the  Dublincitizens at Bray,captured Newcastle, which guarded the coast road, while the O’Moores also defeated the English.       Above:Map of  County Wexford Art captured  Enniscorth and  other castles, drove Ormonde [...]