. Henry II . IRISH WOMAN PLAYING A ZITHER. IRISHMEN ROWING IN A CORACLE(From Royal MS. 13 ) 1166-7] IRISH AFFAIRS 105 he had carried off Dervorgille, the beautiful butmiddle-aged wife of Tiernan ORourke, King ofBreifny ; as the lady was well past forty and Dermotsome ten years older the elopement would seem tohave been less a matter of romantic passion ihana studied insult to Tiernan. Dermot was speedilyforced by Turlogh OConor, then Ard-Righ, to give upDervorgille, but escaped for the time any seriousconsequences. ORourke, however, did not forget,and at last, in 1166, found an opportuni
. Henry II . IRISH WOMAN PLAYING A ZITHER. IRISHMEN ROWING IN A CORACLE(From Royal MS. 13 ) 1166-7] IRISH AFFAIRS 105 he had carried off Dervorgille, the beautiful butmiddle-aged wife of Tiernan ORourke, King ofBreifny ; as the lady was well past forty and Dermotsome ten years older the elopement would seem tohave been less a matter of romantic passion ihana studied insult to Tiernan. Dermot was speedilyforced by Turlogh OConor, then Ard-Righ, to give upDervorgille, but escaped for the time any seriousconsequences. ORourke, however, did not forget,and at last, in 1166, found an opportunity to head aformidable combination against Dermot. Findinghimself isolated Dermot seems to have looked toEngland for help, for the chancellor of the Irishking came to this country in 1166, and certainIrishmen appear to have visited Henrys court atWoodstock early in the same year.^ No assistancebeing obtained and resistance being impossible,Dermot, with some sixty followers, crossed to Englandand settled for a time at Bristol under the pro
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