Gaelic Ireland (Irish: Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the early 17th century. It comprised the whole island before Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 1170s. Thereafter, it comprised that part of the country not under English dominion at a given time (i.e. …

The Lordship of Ireland (Irish: Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retroactively as Norman Ireland, was the part of Ireland ruled by the King of England (styled as "Lord of Ireland") and controlled by loyal Anglo-Norman lords between 1177 and 1542.The lordship was created following the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169–1171. It was a papal fief, granted to …

Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor and model best known for starring as Daryl Dixon in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2022). He also starred as Murphy MacManus in the film The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Scud in Marvel's Blade II (2002), Marco in Deuces …

Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based, multi-national retailer of furniture, bedding, computers, communications and consumer electrical products. It mainly operates as a franchise, with the main brand and all company-operated stores owned by ASX-listed Harvey Norman Holdings Limited. As of 2016, there are 280 company-owned and franchised stores in …

Norman Ireland. Osraige would be amongst the first Irish kingdoms to fall following the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1170, and was soon afterwards split from Leinster and made part of the royal demesne lands of Waterford. In the years following the invasion, the kingdoms of Connacht, Desmumu, Laigin, Mide, Tuadmumu, and Ulaid formed the basis ...

Monarchical systems of government have existed in Ireland from ancient times. In the south this continued until the early twentieth century, when it transitioned to the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom, remains under a monarchical system of government.. The office of High King of Ireland effectively ended with the Norman invasion of …

Name Image Location Type Date Notes Ballyloughan Castle: Bagenalstown: Castle: 13th century: A ruined castle located near Bagenalstown featuring one of the finest gatehouses in Ireland. The castle's architecture would suggest that the castle was built by a Norman lord c. 1300 and was likely abandoned in the 14th century. Near the end of the 16th century, the castle was occupied …

Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / YRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth ...

The Belgic invasion was much larger than the Parisian settlement, but the continuity of pottery style shows that the native population remained in place. ... AD, the indigenous Britons were invaded by Picts, their neighbours to the north (now Scotland) and the Scots (now Ireland). ... England under the Danes and the Norman conquest There were ...

The Emergency (Irish: Ré na Práinne / An Éigeandáil) was a state of emergency in Ireland in the Second World War, throughout which Ireland remained neutral.It was proclaimed by Dáil Éireann on 2 September 1939, allowing the passage of the Emergency Powers Act 1939 by the Oireachtas the following day. This gave sweeping powers to the government, including internment, …

From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland.These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans.They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans from England, who were loyal to the Kingdom of England, and the English state supported their claims to territory in the various …

Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruairí Ó Conchúir; anglicized as Rory O'Conor) (c. 1116 – 2 December 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1198. He was the last High King of Ireland before the Anglo-Normans invaded Ireland (Brian Ua Néill and Edward Bruce both claimed the title with opposition in later …

The Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche; French: îles Anglo-Normandes or îles de la Manche) are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller …

Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand.It is generally synonymous with county.It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement, and spread to most of the rest of England in the tenth century. In some rural parts of Australia, a shire is a …