The Battle for Connacht - The Norman Invasion XXI (1190 - 1205)

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

🗓️ 16 July 2015

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The Kingdom of Connacht in the west of Ireland represented one of the greatest obstacles to Norman domination of Ireland. The ruling family, the O'Connors had resisted Norman intrusion into their kingdom on several occasions. However in the 1190s their power began to fade. As three members of the family - Cathal 'of the Red Hand' O'Connor, his brother and grandnephew battled for the crown, the Normans were quick to intervene. The results were disastrous. Led by William Burke and the self styled 'Prince of Ulster' John de Courcy, their arrival saw Connacht explode in violence.

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This show proved to be one of the most difficult to write and make. While I have a fairly good handle on the topic, the intrigues that make it interesting are byzantine in nature. The very essences of the story - a dispute within the O'Connor family is deeply confusing. There are four distinct factions all lead by relatives who share similar names. The faction is lead by Rory O'Connor while two others are lead by his brother Cathal 'of the Red Hand' and his son Conor (yes his name is Conor O'Connor!). Finally to make matter even more complicated a fourth faction is lead by Conor's son, another Cathal. He was known as a Cathal 'Carrach' O'Connor. To make the storyflow easier I changed Cathal 'Carrach' O'Connor's name to the simpler Carrach (pronounced Carr-ock)O'Connor. The Norman side is equally complex. The two leading figures are John de Courcy and William Burke. Burke supported three differing factions and this makes their involvement labyrinthine at times. When you listen to the show I would be really grateful if you could let me know what you thought - feedback is very useful when I am making future shows. Thanks Fin

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0:49.2	job help. Hello and this is the Norman Invasion part 21, the Battle for Connacht.
1:07.0	In the last episode we began what is the final phase of the invasion, one that will last decades. We saw the Norman's progress into the
1:15.7	southwest of Ireland where they exploited internal divisions across Munster to
1:20.8	expand their presence in the region. Now we move to the crucible of Gaelic power, the
1:26.5	kingdom of Connacht, where events will echo what happened in Munster. The Normans will seek to
1:31.8	exploit internal divisions in the kingdom of
1:34.3	Conacht to their own advantage however there's one major difference. The
1:39.0	Norman encroachment in Munster was comparatively bloodless. The situation in conduct was the exact opposite. By the end
1:46.6	of today's show, the kingdom will be in ruins as warfare sweeps across the region.
1:53.0	Before we took into this show, I'm delighted to announce I am organizing another tour on Saturday, August 15th.
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