School: Sheanmore (roll number 16197)
- Location:
- Sheeanmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Dhonnchadha
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“William Rufus had fetched from Ireland great oaks to roof his hall at Westminster.”
William Rufus had fetched from Ireland great oaks to roof his hall at Westminster. A great empire maker Henry II, lord of a vast seacoast from the forth to Pyrenees, holding both sides of the channel, needed Ireland to round of his dominions and give him command of the traffic, both from his English ports across the Irish sea and from his harbours of the Loire and the garmal over the Gaulish sea. The trade was well worth the venture. Invaders spread over the country. French, Welsh, and Flemings have left their mark in every part of Ireland by names of places and families.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Ódhra
- Gender
- Female