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Cows and other livestock  where the main source of wealth.

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In the early 12th Century, Ireland was ran by chieftains, these constantly made peace deals and battled each other. Three of the key chieftains were Ruairí O'Connor, Diarmuid MacMurrough and Muircertach MacLochlainn.

In 1166, Ruairí O'Connor became high King of Ireland, at the expense of Diarmuid MacMurrough. Diarmuid was exiled and fled to England to raise an army to regain his home. Kind Henry 11, gave him permission to gather Normans to help him. Richard Fitzgibert de Clare (Strongbow) decided to help him.

The Normans landed in Bannon Bay, Co:Wexford in 1169. The began taking over land and by 1171, Diarmuid was dead and Strongbow was King of Leinster.

In 1172, King Henry was worried that Strongbow was too powerful so he landed in Ireland to take full control. Peacefully, he took control of all the lands but made it clear he was the ruler.

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Police officer mike 22/10/18(Farming Normans)

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Police officer mike 22/10/18(Farming Normans)

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The Normans owned most of the land but they employed the Irish men to mind their cattle. These men were called Herdsmen. Cows and other livestock  where the main source of wealth.The Normans set up towns that allowed people to sell their goods. They were also very good traders so the Irish people began to enjoy a rich varied diet of meat, fish, cheese, fruit, nuts, bread, butter, vegetables, wine and mead.

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The Normans liked to settle in port towns such as:
Limerick,Waterford ,Wexford ,Dublin and Cork.

Some Norman surnames are Joyce, Fitzgerald and Griffin. Here are some Norman towns in Limerick, Glin, Newcastle West, Limerick City.

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M.C.M.S:)                                houses and castl

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M.C.M.S:)                                houses and castl

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The Normans were excellent builders. Once they capture a area they build a wooden motte around a bailey(Norman castle).

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Who: The Normans were originally vikings who settled in Normandy, France in the 10th century. They then took over England in 1066, Battle of Hastings.

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The first Norman king was William the Conqueror, who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The Normans built wooden houses covered in a mixture of mud, dung and straw, which kept them warm in the winter.

The Normans built some of the first stone castles in England, including Windsor Castle and the Tower of London.

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What weapons: The Normans mainly used clubs, maces, swords,spears and bone arrows in battle.

Their army:The Normans were experienced soldiers and were very organised  in battle .This is how they Took control of Ireland as Ireland were very disorganised at the time.