(1156 -1166) The Norman Invasion (Part I)

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

Ireland, Irish History, Norman Invasion, Great Hunger, Vikings, Interviews, History, War Of Independence, Great Famine

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2014

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This is the first in a multipart series on the Norman invasion of Ireland. The Invasion was one of the most important and fascinating events in Irish history beginning Ireland's turbulent relationship with England. This episode sets the same in the brutal struggle for dominance between Irish kings in the 12th century.

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0:28.0	Hello I'm David Knowles, host of Battle Lines, an original Telegraph podcast.
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0:44.7	listen to battle lines every Friday on apple Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast. My name is Finn Dwyer and this is the Norman Invasion, part
1:08.8	one, 1156 to 1166. This show is the first in a multi-part series looking at one of the great epic stories from Irish history,
1:21.0	the Norman conquest of the 12th century.
1:25.5	This invasion which changed Ireland forever is set to a backdrop of war, turmoil and destruction on a level unseen in Ireland prior to these events.
1:37.4	It's a fascinating tale laced with battles and sieges, while the key players, Rory O'Connor, Duremid and MacMoora, Strongbo, and Henry
1:47.0	2nd, to name but a few, are larger than life characters who are willing to do almost anything to advance their interests
1:55.7	which makes for a great narrative.
1:59.3	This episode begins then what is an odyssey through medieval Irish history.
2:04.0	Starting in 1156, amid a ferocious interdonastic dispute between the O'Connor's of Connacht and the McLachlands of Ulster, the consequences of which no one
2:16.9	could have foreseen. When the great King, Tarla O'Connor, died in 1156, his son Rory was inaugurated as King of the
2:30.3	O'Connor's, the ruling dynasty of Connacht, making him one of the ruling dynasty of Conacht making him one of the most powerful men on the island of Ireland.
2:38.0	Being Tardock's son, this left Rory a lot to live up to, But in 1156, the passing of his father surely must have created
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