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Diarmait Mac Murchada, anglicized as Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, was defeated and exiled by a group of enemies. He fled to Normandy and appealed to the King Henry II of England for help in getting his kingdom back. Henry gave the aid, and Leinster was retaken in short order.
The problem with all this was that Norman knights had gone into Ireland to help the King of Leinster, and Henry was worried that they would eventually set up their own independent Norman kingdom in Ireland. So he went to Ireland to get some control over the situation. The kings of a number of Irish kingdoms acknowledged Henry as an overlord as a way to curb the power of Leinster, and the Norman knights he brought along set up residence in Ireland as well.
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What else can I help you with?
What type of a knight is a Norman?
A Norman was someone from Normandy they were not knights.
What did Norman knights wear on their feet?
Shoes
What did the English knights do in Ireland?
English knight drank beer in Ireland
Who killed Harold in the Battle of Hastings?
one of the Norman knights. :)
What are the 3 parts of the Norman army?
the answer is- Archers, Infantry and knights.
When Normans come to Ireland?
the first Norman troops arrived in Ireland in 1169
What type of invasion did Ireland have to deal with?
Norman
When did the Norman's come to Ireland?
The Normans came to Ireland in around 1066. They came to Ireland for more land.
What has the author Norman Agnew written?
Norman Agnew has written: 'Rating and valuation in N. Ireland'
When was Norman Rainey born?
Norman Rainey was born on April 28, 1888, in Belfast, Ireland.
When was Norman Walshe born?
Norman Walshe was born on January 31, 1973, in Limerick, Ireland.
When was Norman Maen born?
Norman Maen was born in 1932, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK.
