The 12th century was a time of rapid change within Ireland, and with the arrival of the Anglo-Normans a new era was about to begin

The end of the Viking age and the beginning of the later medieval period are strongly associated with a single event seen as one of the most important turning points in the history of this island. That event is the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in Bannow Bay in Wexford in 1169. However, many of the changes associated with this new period, were already underway. 

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