Page 2 of 8 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 75

Thread: This day in Ireland 938 years ago....

  1. #11
    Politics.ie Regular sondagefaux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    9,700

    and who was con fressabra Briain and two O'Connors? Disunity created weakness when opposition came

  2. #12
    Politics.ie Regular Catalpa's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Dublin West
    Posts
    27,429

    Quote Originally Posted by sondagefaux View Post
    and who was con fressabra Briain and two O'Connors? Disunity created weakness when opposition came
    Your not Eric Cantona by any chance?
    Europa Conventus Delenda Est

  3. #13
    Politics.ie Regular
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Posts
    335
    Twitter
    @

    Quote Originally Posted by sondagefaux View Post
    Plus hegemony in Ireland was not achieved without the coalition with the Vikings
    The same is true in England's case.

  4. #14
    Politics.ie Regular Telemachus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    A Dirac Sea
    Posts
    4,501

    Quote Originally Posted by Lazarus View Post
    That is fascinating. You know what. Wouldn't it be great if we had story tellers travelling around Ireland, and telling these type of tales, like we had in older times. I suppose nowadays they would have to book into a theatre or pub or something but it would be great. Much better than the telly. Keep it coming, if you can Catalpa, love it.
    The last I saw one of these was in celtworld.
    Last edited by Telemachus; 9th February 2010 at 01:31 PM.

    To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

  5. #15
    Politics.ie Regular Telemachus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    A Dirac Sea
    Posts
    4,501

    ..
    Last edited by Telemachus; 9th February 2010 at 01:31 PM.

    To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

  6. #16
    Politics.ie Regular Telemachus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    A Dirac Sea
    Posts
    4,501

    ..
    Last edited by Telemachus; 9th February 2010 at 01:30 PM.

    To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

  7. #17
    Politics.ie Regular EvotingMachine0197's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Posts
    9,429

    Top class OP Catalpa. Blackbread.

    I've put your blog in my kid's reading list.
    Under Review.
    Line 2.

  8. #18
    Politics.ie Regular
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    1,491

    Quote Originally Posted by FutureTaoiseach View Post
    It underlines how - contrary to some Unionist historography- Ireland had a civilisation long before the arrival of the Anglo-Normans.
    true enough. We could war, and kill and murder as well as any European civilisation.

  9. #19
    Politics.ie Regular
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Posts
    197

    Excellent and interesting summary. A couple of things jump out - that Ireland was a warlike place (just like the rest of the world at the time) and that the use of foreign mercenaries, regardless of their origin, was widespread. Then, one day, some of them arrived in Bannow Bay and the rest is history.

    Just a thought - would Irelands history have been any different if the Welsh-Normans that were invited by McMurrough had been defeated?

  10. #20
    Politics.ie Regular eoghanacht's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    14,788

    Quote Originally Posted by markjbloggs View Post
    Excellent and interesting summary. A couple of things jump out - that Ireland was a warlike place (just like the rest of the world at the time) and that the use of foreign mercenaries, regardless of their origin, was widespread. Then, one day, some of them arrived in Bannow Bay and the rest is history.

    Just a thought - would Irelands history have been any different if the Welsh-Normans that were invited by McMurrough had been defeated?
    doubt it, we might have staved it off for a hundred years r so, henry was busy in france but sooner or later their eye would have turned west.
    The mods have now certified me as being a sweet and reasonable human being and Supreme Leader of the P.ie muppet alliance.

Page 2 of 8 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. This day in Ireland 40 years ago
    By Catalpa in forum History
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 10th March 2010, 11:14 PM
  2. This day in Ireland 41 years ago....
    By Catalpa in forum History
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 4th January 2010, 11:58 PM
  3. This day in Ireland 408 years ago....
    By Catalpa in forum History
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 4th January 2010, 04:35 AM
  4. What do you think Ireland will be like in 2 years?
    By JohnBlake in forum Current Affairs
    Replies: 35
    Last Post: 24th October 2009, 01:40 AM