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Irish History Podcast

The North - The Norman Invasion XXII (1190 - 1205)

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

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

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2015

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this episode the Normans push far into the North and North west. There they come up against one of the greatest powers in medieval Ireland - the kingdom of Tyrone and its ruling families - the O’Neills and their cousins the McLochlainns. The last of the great Gaelic Irish kingdoms faces an onslaught but will it survive? Hear the full story in this podcast. 


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I'm Fyn de Wirre and this is the

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Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast. My name is Finn Duwir and this is the Norman Invasion part 22 the north. So far in the

0:57.2

series we have seen the Normans take Lendster, Mead, Munster and Connacht.

1:01.9

In this episode they would push far Meath, Munster and Conacht.

1:02.6

In this episode, they were pushed far into the north and northwest.

1:07.6

There they will come up against one of the greatest powers in medieval Ireland, the kingdom of Tyrone and its ruling families, the O'Neil's

1:16.1

and their cousins, the McLachans.

1:18.7

In this episode, the Normans have to navigate a complex web of

1:22.5

deceit and murder steeped in tradition. So before we begin with the

1:27.3

Norman onslaught of the north we need to take a close look at Western Ulster

1:31.7

in particular, its ruling families and recap on their fortunes

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