the normans in ireland 1169 ad - johnstown gns...norman castles when the normans captured an area...
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The Normans
in
Ireland
1169 AD
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➢ The Normans were descendents of the Vikings
➢ Vikings loved to travel in their long ships
➢ Some moved to Northern France to a place called Normandy and they became the Normans
➢ The Normans were powerful soldiers and skilled builders of castles
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Ireland in 1166➢ Ireland was divided into small kingdoms
➢ Dermot McMurrough was King of Leinster but he did not have many friends
➢ The other Kings decided to form an army against him
➢ Dermot went to England to get help from King Henry
➢ King Henry sent the Normans to help him
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The Agreement
➢ Richard de Clare( Strongbow) was a powerful Norman lord.
➢ He agreed to gather an army of Norman soldiers to help Dermot
➢ Dermot promised Strongbow his daughters Aoife’s hand in marriage
➢ Dermot also promised that Strongbow could become the next King of Leinster
Dermot Strongbow
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Normans Arrive- 1169
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➢Dermot met the Normans at
Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford.
➢Together they marched on and
took over Wexford town,
Waterford City and Dublin.
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Have you been listening?!
➢How did the Normans get their
names?
➢Who was King of Leinster?
➢Why did he go to England?
➢What was the agreement?
➢In what part of Ireland did the
Normans land first?
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Norman Castles
➢ When the Normans captured an area they
built castles for protection against the Irish
➢ First they built castles made of wood
➢ These were called motte and bailey
castles
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Motte and Bailey Castles
➢ A keep (wooden house) was built on top of a small hill of earth- Motte
➢ The Bailey was a open space in front of the motte
➢ A wide ditch surrounded the motte and bailey. (moat)
➢ Servants , craftspeople, soldiers and farmers lived in the bailey
➢ There was also a garden and stables and sheds for animals.
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Stone Castles
➢ Eventually the Normans began to build
stone castles instead of motte and bailey
castles.
➢ Can you think of any reasons why?
➢ Think about - Protection, weather in
Ireland, risk of fire.
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Stone Castles
Kings Johns Castle, Co Limerick
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Stone Castles
Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare
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Stone Castles
➢ The Normans were skilled builders
➢ How do you think they brought stones to the castle?
➢ Normans were carpenters, stonemasons, stone cutters.
➢ Do you know anyone that works as a carpenter?
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Have you been listening?!
➢ What were the first Norman castles made
of?
➢ What were they called?
➢ Why did the Normans build stone castles?
➢ What was kept in the Bailey?
➢ Can you name the closest Norman castle
to our school?
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Changes the Normans brought
➢ They brought many farming ideas to Ireland that we still use today
➢ Normans divided the land into fields and changed the crops they grew each year
Eg. Wheat grown one year, barley the next
➢ They knew how to make hay by saving grass in the Summer and drying it
➢ Irish people knew nothing about making hay until the Normans came
Farming
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Changes the Normans brought
➢ New towns built up around Norman
castles, Trim, Drogheda, Dundalk.
Trim, Co. Meath
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Changes the Normans brought
➢ Many Irish names come from the Normans
Surnames- Cusack, Fitzgerald, Roche, Fitzpatrick
Christian names- Eileen, Eamon, James, Geraldine.
Are any of these names in our class or school?
➢ By the end of the 1300, Normans controlled most of Ireland
➢ Most had intermarried and became just like the Irish people
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Have you been listening?!
➢ What changes did the Normans bring to
farming in Ireland?
➢ Well Done!!