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The first attempt to record Ireland's wealth at the parish level was made in the records of Papal Taxation of 1303 (Ireland's equivalent of the Domesday Book), which was required to operate the new tithing system. Regular canon law tended to be limited to the areas under central Norman control.
Memory Ireland: History and Modernity (2011) Gibney, John. The Shadow of a Year: The 1641 Rebellion in Irish History and Memory (2013) King, Jason. "The Genealogy of Famine Diary in Ireland and Quebec: Ireland's Famine Migration in Historical Fiction, Historiography, and Memory." Éire-Ireland 47#1 (2012): 45–69. online
The first recorded Viking raid in Irish history occurred in AD 795 when Vikings, possibly from Norway [10] looted the island of Lambay. [note 4] This was followed by a raid on the coast of Brega in 798, and raids on the coast of Connacht in 807. [11] These early Viking raids were generally small in scale and quick.
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe and the twentieth-largest in the world. This is a list of articles worth reading to fully understand the island. It is split into 4 sections: History, Geography, Politics and Culture. For an overview of Irish history, see Timeline of Irish history.
The Anglo-Norman invasion was a watershed in Ireland's history, marking the beginning of more than 800 years of British rule in Ireland. In May 1169, Anglo-Norman mercenaries landed in Ireland at the request of Diarmait mac Murchada (Dermot MacMurragh), the deposed King of Leinster , who sought their help in regaining his kingship.
Remains of the 12th-century Trim Castle in County Meath, the largest Norman castle in Ireland. On 1 May 1169, an expedition of Cambro-Norman knights, with an army of about 600 men, landed at Bannow Strand in present-day County Wexford. It was led by Richard de Clare, known as 'Strongbow' owing to his prowess as an archer. [58]
"Chronological Table, Arranged in the Order of the Authorised Edition of the Statutes at Large Passed in the Parliaments of Ireland". The Irish statutes: Revised edition. 3 Edward II to the Union. A.D. 1310–1800. By Authority (PDF). London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. pp. xiii– lxiv. "Pre-Union Irish Statutes". Irish Statute Book. Attorney General ...