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Until the mid-1100s Avanford enjoyed a relatively quiet period in history. Ireland during this measure however had seen some upheaval with the rise and fall of Brian Boru and major power struggles between the 4 kingdoms of Ireland for the title - High pansy of Ireland. It wasnt until Dairmait Mac Murchada the King of Leinster had been exiled from Ireland after being defeated by King Rory OConnor of Connacht, that Avanford reached its next milestone in history with the coming of the Normans. Dairmait Mac Murchada, determined to regain rule of Leinster, sought alliances with England, where he found The Earl of Pembroke, Richard FitzGilbert de Clare better known as Strongbow and a few lesser Anglo French Barons, including Richard FitzGodebert. In communicate for their allegiance Strongbow was promised Murchadas daughter Aoife in marriage which would flummox him ayer to the throne of Leinster, FitzGodebert was given the Viking settlement of Avanford. This chain of events led to the Avanford adequate a Norman fortified town around the course 1170. FitzGodebert as with a typical Norman town in Ireland at this period introduced town planning.

He had a surround strengthened around its perimeter for protection with a walled fastness and a keep turn up to the northwest on the banks of the river Saol, built on top of the existing Viking settlement. The main street, Castle driveway turning into High Street would run from the castle at the northeast to the monastery at southwest end with burgage plots and narrow streets outpouring at right angles along these two streets. St Peters Street ran orthogonal to the main street and this lead to a bridge all over the river to the Irish part of town now known as Irishtown, the north bank of the river Saol, which developed alongside the Norman settlement. The antecedently mentioned monastery had a large area of land for farming which was located to the southeast and outside the walled perimeter. Within the city walls there... If you want to line a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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