The year-long commemoration will take place in 2027 and aims to mark how the Normans shaped Ireland and Europe.

Trinity College Dublin's Department of History will host the National Conference on the history of the invasion. Invasion 1169 runs from Thursday, May 2nd to Saturday May 4th, is open to the ...

How did the complex political and social landscape of Northern Ireland evolve? A brief overview of key historical events. Prior to the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, the island was ruled ...

Marking the Norman invasion of Ireland: 850 years and countingOpens in new window ] Fine Gael politicians with Norman names include three former taoisigh: John A Costello, Garret FitzGerald and ...

and so left it forever a part of the Plantagenet estate. Anglo-Norman lords had settled in Ireland in the 12th century and never left. Its landscape now featured Norman castles and abbeys ...

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was the decisive event in the conquest of Saxon England. Within a year, the Normans were building ... killed or sought refuge in Ireland. In December 1282, the ...

and so left it forever a part of the Plantagenet estate. Anglo-Norman lords had settled in Ireland in the 12th century and never left. Its landscape now featured Norman castles and abbeys ...