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hello and welcome to the Irish history podcast my name is Finn Dwyer Hello and

My name is Finn Dwyer and this show is the great Gaelic revolt of the 1270s. In this episode we will look at Norman Ireland in the later 13th century in a story of revolt as generations of resentment among the dispossessed Gaelic Irish exploded into one of the great challenges to Norman domination of Ireland in the medieval village of Sagarth in the early 13th century was pleasant.

Having been founded not long after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, it had grown from

strength to strength.

In the shadow of the Wicklow Mountains, southwest of Dublin, the peasants of this small settlement, till their fields, lived, loved, grew old and died.

Their world was slow to change, with life from one generation to the next remaining very similar.

However, medieval Sagart was not completely cut off from the wider world.

It was situated on the main road south through the Vale of Dublin, the lands between the medieval city and the mountains to its south, so travellers frequently brought news.

The 15 day long fair of Dublin held in July must have been a major attraction for peasants who could

easily walk the 10 miles to the city. Likewise the fares of a minute in September and nays in October must have been big events in the

medieval calendar when merchants from across Europe traded luxurious items such as spices and wine.

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