It was not a foregone conclusion in 1169 that Ireland would become ‘England’s first colony’. By Colin Veach Although the invasion of Ireland in 1169 was broadly ‘English’ in its […]
Read More →By Nicholas Furlong In 1169 and 1170, events of enormous significance in the history of County Wexford—and, indeed, of Ireland—took place: the landing of Norman mercenaries in Bannow and Baginbun […]
Read More →By Marie Bourke The monumental history painting The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (pp 36–7) by Daniel Maclise has an iconic status at the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI). Maclise […]
Read More →By Stuart Kinsella Strongbow, or Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, was buried in 1176 in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin ‘within sight of the hallowed cross’. So said Gerald of […]
Read More →By Clare O’Halloran In 1777, a performance of John O’Keeffe’s comedy ‘The Shamrock, or St Patrick’s Day’ at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin concluded with a ‘festive choral procession […]
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