The Normans

In Ireland from 1169

The Normans were descendants of the Vikings.

The Vikings loved travelling around in their long ships. As you know they settle in many places (Ireland!!).

Some of them settled in a part of France called

Normandy…they became the Normans.

The Normans were powerful soldiers and skilled castle builders

Who were they??

What does descendant

mean??

Ireland in 1166

Ireland was divided into small kingdoms back then!

Dermot McMurrough was King of Leinster but he did not have many friends.

The other Kings of Ireland decided to form an army against him.

Dermot McMurrough went to England to get help from King Henry.

King Henry sent the Normans to help him!

The Normans were invited!!

Richard de Clare (Strongbow) was a

powerful Norman lord.

He agreed to gather an army of Norman soldiers to help Dermot (the King of Leinster!)

Dermot promised Strongbow his daughters Aoife’s hand in marriage.

AND Dermot promised that Strongbow could become the next King of Leinster!

The Agreement

The Normans were invited by....

The Normans arrived in Ireland in 1169

They arrive!

What happened...

Dermot (King of Leinster) met the Norman army at Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford.

Together they marched on and took over Wexford town, Waterford City and Dublin.

The Normans settled in Ireland and took charge of large parts of the country.

The Normans would reign in Ireland for 350 years

1. How did the Normans get their

names?2. Who was King of Leinster?3. Why did he go to England?4. What was the agreement?5. In what part of Ireland did the

Normans land first?

Have you been listening?

Draw a timeline charting the events of the

arrival of the Normans to Ireland. Do a rough draft in your SESE copy first!

Your task...

1166 - lotsIrish kingdoms

The Normans take over Wexford, Waterford and

Dublin

Dermot goes to England

Normans arrive at

Bannow Bay in 1169

Kings plot against

Dermot

An agreement is made with Strongbow

In 1171 the big move happened! King

Henry II of England came to Ireland with a huge fighting force.

Soon all the Irish kings had to accept King Henry II’s rule.

Rory O’Connor had been the most powerful of all the Irish kings...his power weakened. He died in 1198 a broken leader, the last High King of Ireland.

The Normans take control

Over the next 100 years the Normans brought

really big changes to Ireland.

They built loads of strong castles e.g. Trim Castle, Malahide Castle!

They started up most Irish towns and took most of the best lands to farm.

They organised religious orders like the Franciscan, Dominicans and Cistercians.

The Normans were really organised!!

The ChangesYou might like to know...

The Normans brought rabbits to Ireland!

The Normans were very very organised

If you could have flown over Ireland during their reign you would have seen

Large areas of forest Lots of small villages Big open fields divided into strips Stone castles Monasteries Walled towns such as Dublin and Limerick

How Organised!

They also loved music and poetry!

1. In what year did the King of

England arrive?2. What was his name?3. Who was the last high king of

Ireland?4. What changes did the Normans

bring to Ireland?5. What did Ireland look like back

then?

Have you been listening?

In your SESE copy;

1. List the changes the Normans brought to Ireland

2. List 3 organised (Norman style!) changes you would make too

Your task...