1130 in Ireland
Encyclopedia
Births
- Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of PembrokeRichard de Clare, 2nd Earl of PembrokeRichard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland . Like his father, he was also commonly known as Strongbow...
(aka Strongbow), who led the Norman invasion of IrelandNorman Invasion of IrelandThe Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
(d.11761176 in Ireland-Deaths:*Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , who led the Norman invasion of Ireland ....
).ref>Flanagan, M. T. (2004) "Clare, Richard fitz Gilbert de, second earl of Pembroke (c.1130–1176)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Volume 46 Randolph - Rippingille Oxford University Press, page 53