Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . of Ireland,and even incursionsinto Wales, were undertaken by them. Battles were of frequent occurrence, butno Irish king succeeded in dislodging the Danes until the ever-memorable battleof Clontarf took place in 1014, when Sitric, after a long and obstinate engage-ment, was utterly routed by Brian Boru. The Danes fled to Dublin and Howth, where they confined themsel
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . of Ireland,and even incursionsinto Wales, were undertaken by them. Battles were of frequent occurrence, butno Irish king succeeded in dislodging the Danes until the ever-memorable battleof Clontarf took place in 1014, when Sitric, after a long and obstinate engage-ment, was utterly routed by Brian Boru. The Danes fled to Dublin and Howth, where they confined themselves formany years, purchasing quietude by the payment of vast sums in tribute to theKing of Leinster. It was during this term of repose that they erected inDublin the churches which to this day testify to the love of religion and art thatprevailed amongst them at that time. The repose, however, was only temporary,for the depredations of the Danes were resumed when an opportunity offered,for years after. The incursion of the Anglo-Normans, led by Strongbow and his associates,under the auspices of Henry II. of England, to aid Dermod MacMurrogh, Kingof Leinster, in his feud with Roderick OConnor, King of Ireland, took place a. Xc-aj Rail-diay Station at Aortk Wail. DUBLIN. 309 hundred and fiftyyears after the bat-tle of Clontarf;and among theirother achievementswas the capture ofDubUn. The suc-cesses of the adven-turers raised thesuspicion of HenryII., who announcedthat he would him-self assume control,and set sail fromMilford Havenwith four thou-sand men. Helanded at Water-ford 18th October,11 71, and arrivedat Dublin on theI 11 h November,where he erectedan immense pavi-lion of polishedosiers, and in it, be-neath a regal can-opy, entered intocompacts of pro-tection with numer-ous Irish passed theChristmas in Dub-lin, entertainingthe natives witho-reat ostentation ;but he was in a
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