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The Normans

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  • What part of France did the Normans come from?
    Normandy
  • Who was the last High King of Ireland?
    Ruairi O Connor
  • When was the Battle of Hasting?
    1066
  • Who was leading the Normans when they landed at Bannow Bay in County Wexford?
    Robert Fitzstephen
  • Where is Strongbow buried?
    Christ Church Cathedral
  • What was Strongbow's real name?
    Richard Fitzgilbert de Clare
  • What type of diet did the Normans have the time?
    A rich and varied diet
  • In what century did the Normans settle in France?
    10th Century
  • Who did Strongbow marry?
    Aoife
  • In which battle were the Viking defeated at in 1014?
    Battle of Clontarf
  • When did Ruairi O Connor die?
    1198
  • What army did William defeat in 1066?
    Saxon Army
  • What did Diarmaid MacMurrough become known as?
    Diarmaid na nGall
  • What abbey is the Book of Leinster kept in?
    Cong Abbey
  • What was the name of the long French poem which told part of the history of the Normans?
    Le Chanson de Dermot e li Quens
  • Where did the Normans land in Ireland?
    Wexford
  • When did Strongbow die?
    1176
  • When did Strongbow become king?
    1171
  • Who was king of England at the time?
    Henry II
  • What were the Normans originally?
    Vikings
  • Where did the Normans land in Ireland?
    Wexford
  • Who replaced Strongbow as the most powerful Norman lord?
    John de Courcy