Because he invited them to come to Ireland to try to regain a throne he had lost.
The Normans ended up in Britain and Ireland because of William the Conquer and his expansions. Expansion continued during the First Crusades.
Dermot McMurrough.
Yes, they did a lot of building in Ireland.
the end
1169
The Normans came to Ireland in around 1066. They came to Ireland for more land.
Because he invited them to come to Ireland to try to regain a throne he had lost.
No. Ireland existed long before that. The Normans came to Ireland in 1169. There were people in Ireland over 7000 years before that.
The Normans Went To Ireland in 1080
The Normans ended up in Britain and Ireland because of William the Conquer and his expansions. Expansion continued during the First Crusades.
The British came to Ireland at the invitation of Diarmaid MCMorrough, an Irish King, in 1169. He invited the Norman warrior known as Strongbow to assist him in a family feud.
the Normans led by Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke aka Strongbow
The Normans invaded Ireland to help to claim land of the British.
Dermot McMurrough.
They were called upon by Dermot McMurrough to help him regain a kingship that he had lost in Ireland.
Yes, they did a lot of building in Ireland.