1. An Introduction to Irish History
... Baginburn Ireland was lost and won." Within a year Strongbow had captured Dublin and married MacMurrough's daughter. When MacMurrough died in May 1171 he also succeeded him as king of Leinster. O'Connor still held Connaught but it was clear that the English were a major new threat. In October 1171 Henry II came to Ireland, not to quell the troublesome Irish, but to ... ...
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