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An Historical And Geographical Account Of Ireland.
that the native Irish gave the Easterlings several defeats , though supported by their countrymen from the continent , the Isle of Man , and the Hebrides . In the twelfth century , ' Henry the Second of England formed a design of annexing Ireland to his dominions . He is said to have been induced to this by the provocation he had received from some of the Irish chieftainswho had afforded considerable assistance fo
, his enemies . His design was patronized by the Pope , and a fanpretext of attacking Ireland offered about the year , 1168 . Dermot Mac Murrough . KingofLeinster , and an oppressive tyrant , quarrelled with ali his neighbours , and carried off the wife of a petty prince , O'Roirk . A confederacy being formed against him , tinder Roderic O'Connor ( whoit seemswas the paramount King of Ireland ) he was
, , driven from his country , and took refuge at the court of Henry 11 . who promised to restore him , upon taking an oath of fidelity to the crown of England for himself , and all the petty Kings depending on him , who were very numerous . Henry , who was then in France , recommended Mac Dermot ' s cause to the English barons , and particularly to Strongbow , Earl of Pembroke , Robert Fitz Stephen , and
Maurice Fitz Gerald . Those noblemen undertook ( he expedition upon much the same principles as the Norman and Breton lords did the conquest of England under William I . and Strongbow was to many Mac Dermot ' s daughter , Eva . In 1169 , the adventurers reduced the towns of Wexford and Wateiford ; and the next yearStrongbowarrivingwith a strong reinforcement , his marriage was celebrated .
The descendants of the Danes continued still possessed of Dublin , which , after some ineffectual opposition made by King 0 Connor , was taken and p lundered by the English soldiers ; but Mac Tuikil , the Danish King , escaped to his shipping . Upon the death of Dermot , Henry II . became jealous of Earl Strongbow , seized upon his estates in England and Wales , and recalled his subjects from Ireland . The Irishabout the same timeto the amount of above
, , 60 , 000 , besieged Dublin , under King O'Connor ; but though all Strongbow ' s Irish friends and allies had now left him , and the citywas reduced to great extremity , he forced the Irish to raise the siege with great loss ; and going over to England , he appeased Henry byswearing fealty to him and his heirs , and resigning into his hands ail the Irish cities and forts he held . During Strongbow ' s absence ,
Msc Turkil returned with a great fleet , attempted to retake the city of Dublin , but was killed at the siege ; and in him ended the race of the Easterltng princes in Ireland . In 1172 , Henry II . attended by 400 knights , 4000 veteran soldiers , and the flower of hisEnglish nobility , landed near Waterford ; and not only all the petty princes of Ireland , excepting the King of '
Ulster , but the greatKing Roderic O'Connor , submitted to Henry , who pretended that O'Connor ' s submission included that of Ulster , and that consequently he was the paramount Sovereign of Ireland . Be that as it will , he affefted to keep a magnificent court , and held 3 parliament at Dublin , where he parcelled outthe estates of Ireland , as William the Conqueror had done in England , to his English
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Historical And Geographical Account Of Ireland.
that the native Irish gave the Easterlings several defeats , though supported by their countrymen from the continent , the Isle of Man , and the Hebrides . In the twelfth century , ' Henry the Second of England formed a design of annexing Ireland to his dominions . He is said to have been induced to this by the provocation he had received from some of the Irish chieftainswho had afforded considerable assistance fo
, his enemies . His design was patronized by the Pope , and a fanpretext of attacking Ireland offered about the year , 1168 . Dermot Mac Murrough . KingofLeinster , and an oppressive tyrant , quarrelled with ali his neighbours , and carried off the wife of a petty prince , O'Roirk . A confederacy being formed against him , tinder Roderic O'Connor ( whoit seemswas the paramount King of Ireland ) he was
, , driven from his country , and took refuge at the court of Henry 11 . who promised to restore him , upon taking an oath of fidelity to the crown of England for himself , and all the petty Kings depending on him , who were very numerous . Henry , who was then in France , recommended Mac Dermot ' s cause to the English barons , and particularly to Strongbow , Earl of Pembroke , Robert Fitz Stephen , and
Maurice Fitz Gerald . Those noblemen undertook ( he expedition upon much the same principles as the Norman and Breton lords did the conquest of England under William I . and Strongbow was to many Mac Dermot ' s daughter , Eva . In 1169 , the adventurers reduced the towns of Wexford and Wateiford ; and the next yearStrongbowarrivingwith a strong reinforcement , his marriage was celebrated .
The descendants of the Danes continued still possessed of Dublin , which , after some ineffectual opposition made by King 0 Connor , was taken and p lundered by the English soldiers ; but Mac Tuikil , the Danish King , escaped to his shipping . Upon the death of Dermot , Henry II . became jealous of Earl Strongbow , seized upon his estates in England and Wales , and recalled his subjects from Ireland . The Irishabout the same timeto the amount of above
, , 60 , 000 , besieged Dublin , under King O'Connor ; but though all Strongbow ' s Irish friends and allies had now left him , and the citywas reduced to great extremity , he forced the Irish to raise the siege with great loss ; and going over to England , he appeased Henry byswearing fealty to him and his heirs , and resigning into his hands ail the Irish cities and forts he held . During Strongbow ' s absence ,
Msc Turkil returned with a great fleet , attempted to retake the city of Dublin , but was killed at the siege ; and in him ended the race of the Easterltng princes in Ireland . In 1172 , Henry II . attended by 400 knights , 4000 veteran soldiers , and the flower of hisEnglish nobility , landed near Waterford ; and not only all the petty princes of Ireland , excepting the King of '
Ulster , but the greatKing Roderic O'Connor , submitted to Henry , who pretended that O'Connor ' s submission included that of Ulster , and that consequently he was the paramount Sovereign of Ireland . Be that as it will , he affefted to keep a magnificent court , and held 3 parliament at Dublin , where he parcelled outthe estates of Ireland , as William the Conqueror had done in England , to his English