September 25, 2018

Aoife Mac Murrough, princess of Leinster, daughter of Dermot Mac Murrough and Richard de Clare, Norman warlord, later known as Strongbow. They were married in Waterford immediately after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1170. In return for his military alliance, Dermot Mac Murrough had promised Strongbow his daughters hand Read more…

Dermot Mac Murrough was The King of Leinster who was driven into exile in 1166.The King of Leinster who was driven into exile in 1166. Mac Murrough, a deeply ambitious man refused to accept his exile and journeyed to England to rally an army to retake his kingdom. Richard de Read more…