They were called upon by Dermot McMurrough to help him regain a kingship that he had lost in Ireland.
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No. Ireland existed long before that. The Normans came to Ireland in 1169. There were people in Ireland over 7000 years before that.
The Normans Went To Ireland in 1080
1066 a.d
The Normans in 1066
The Normans
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The Normans travelled by boat to the coast of England and at first were unopposed because Harold Godwinson was off fighting in the North while the Normans had landed on the coast in the south. When Harold travelled down to the south, most of his men had either died or left him-because it was harvesting time- making it easier for the Normans to invade.
the first Norman troops arrived in Ireland in 1169
The Normans ended up in Britain and Ireland because of William the Conquer and his expansions. Expansion continued during the First Crusades.
The Normans came to Ireland in around 1066. They came to Ireland for more land.