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Ireland in 1300 showing maximum extent of Hiberno-Norman control. The Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans (Irish: Normánach; Old Irish: Gall ' foreigners '), also known as the Old English, are Irish families descended from Norman settlers who arrived during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, mainly from England and Wales.
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. They achieved ...
The Cambro-Norman invasion resulted in the founding of walled borough towns, numerous castles and churches, the importing of tenants and the increase in agriculture and commerce; these were among the many permanent changes brought by the Norman invasion and occupation of Ireland. [5] Normans altered Gaelic society with efficient land use ...
The descendants of Anglo-Norman lords who had settled in Ireland in the 12th century had been significantly Gaelicised by the end of the Middle Ages, forming septs and clans after the indigenous Gaelic pattern, and became known as the Gall or "Old English" (contrasting with the "New English" arriving with the Tudor conquest of Ireland).
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Normans in Ireland/Hiberno-Normans, a group of Normans descended from Cambro-Normans and Anglo-Normans who invaded Ireland in the late 12th century. Fingallian, a relict of the Middle English dialect spoken by the Hiberno-Normans in Fingal; The Yola language, a relict of the Middle English dialect spoken by the Hiberno-Normans in County Wexford
By the middle decades of the 14th century, the Hiberno-Norman presence in Ireland was perceived to be under threat, mostly due to the dissolution of English laws and customs among English settlers. These English settlers were described as " more Irish than the Irish themselves ", referring to their taking up Irish law, custom, costume and language.
Ireland in 1482. The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of individual Norman knights led by Raymond Fitzgerald landed near Bannow, County Wexford. This was at the request of Dermot MacMurrough (Diarmait Mac Murchada), the ousted King of Leinster who sought their help in regaining his kingdom.