School: Ballyhack Convent
- Location:
- Ballyhack, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: An tSr Treasa
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0874, Page 104
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- (continued from previous page)The forces landed at Bag-in-bun under Fitzstephen and Maurice De Prendergast. Even with the assistance of the Leinster clans, under the traitor, McMurrogh could never accomplish the main object of the invasion, disaster was staring the traitor and his Norman allies in the face.
In the meantime says Magee, he (Mac Murrogh) had written most urgent letters to Earl Richard to hasten his arrival, according to the terms agreed upon at Bristol. That astute and ambitious nobleman had been impatiently biding his time as Diarmuid had been his coming.
Knowing the jealous Sovereign under whom he served, he had gone over to France to obtain Henry's sanction to his Irish enterprise, but he had been answered by the monarch in oracular phrases which might mean anything or(continues on next page)
