What did the ‘Normans’ ever do for us? We can debate the pluses and minuses, but one thing that’s hard to ignore, even today, is our landscape dotted with their […]
Read More →By Fiona Fitzsimons The family names of the military leaders who led the invasion of Ireland in 1169–76—the various ‘Fitzs’, Butler, de Barry, de Bermingham, de Burgh, de Clare, de […]
Read More →Since history is written by the victors, it is not surprising that our most detailed narratives of the invasion of Ireland that began in 1169 are partisan contemporary accounts by […]
Read More →Did she elope? Was she abducted? A scarlet woman responsible for Ireland’s woes or a tragic victim who personified her country? The so-called ‘Rape of Dervorgilla’ has played a prominent […]
Read More →An introduction to this special issue marking the 850th anniversary of the Anglo-Norman (recte English?) invasion of Ireland. By Seán Duffy In a radio discussion that aired in 2016 to […]
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