A History of Consequence
A History of Consequence
Our resident archaeologist and historian, Christiaan Corlett, explores the events and people, and the consequences of their actions, that shaped five hundred monumental years of Irish medieval history.
Our resident archaeologist and historian, Christiaan Corlett, explores the events and people, and the consequences of their actions, that shaped five hundred monumental years of Irish medieval history.
Introduction
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1101 - the Synod of Cashel
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1118 - the West's awake
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1142 - the foundation of Mellifont Abbey
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1152 - the abduction of Derbforgaill
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1166 - the banishment of Diarmaid Mac Murchadha
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1169 – the landing of the Normans at Bannow Bay
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1171 - king Henry II arrives in Ireland
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1172 - Hugh de Lacy and the Lordship of Meath
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1177 - John de Courcy and the invasion of Ulster
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1192 - the Conquest of Munster
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1200 - arrival of the Marshal
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1210 - King John in Ireland
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1224 – death of Cathal Crobhderg Ua Conchobair
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1228 - the Mellifont conspiracy
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1235 - the invasion of Connaught
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1247 - the partition of Leinster
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1287 - the death of Gerald fitzMaurice
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1315 – the invasion of Edward Bruce
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1324 – the witchcraft trial of Alice Kyteler
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1327 - the regency of Sir Roger Mortimer and Queen Isabella
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1333 - the murder of William de Burgh, the Brown Earl
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1348 - the Black Death arrives in Ireland
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1366 - the Statutes of Kilkenny
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1394 - Richard II and Ireland
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1402 - Foundation of Quin friary
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1468 - execution of the earl of Desmond
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1487 - the Coronation of Lambert Simnel
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1534 - the Rebellion of 'Silken' Thomas fitzGerald
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1537 - the Irish Supremacy Act and dissolution of the monasteries
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1541 - the Crown Act of Ireland
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1548 - the Plantation of Leinster
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