Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above: Battle of Clontarf Since the battle of Gleninama, the Danes had kept quiet because the king’s strong hand held them down. .Rut it was a forced submission; and they only waited for an opportunity to attempt the overthrow of King Brian. The confederacy that led to the battle of Clontarf was originated, however, not [...]

Above: The Way for Invader During the century and a half from the death of Malachi II to the Anglo-Norman invasion, Ireland had no universally acknowledged over-king. To every one there was opposition from some influential quarter or another; which the annalists indicate by the epithet, ” king with opposition ” commonly applied to the [...]