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Events relating to ireland
A superb passage grave is built at Newgrange in Ireland
Niall of the Nine Hostages is the first man to be called king of Ireland, though his direct control does not extend beyond Ulster
St Patrick creates a strong tradition of Celtic Christianity in Ireland, from his base in Armagh
Monks in Ireland live in stone beehive cells on rocky islands, to achieve maximum discomfort
St Finnian founds the first of Ireland's great Celtic monasteries, at Clonard
The distinction between capital and lower-case emerges in the scriptoria of the Irish monasteries
The Scots, a tribal group of northern Ireland, extend their kingdom across the sea into Scotland
The Irish monk St Aidan moves from Iona to establish a monastery on Lindisfarne
The Book of Durrow, one of the earliest of the great Celtic manuscripts, is written and illuminated in Ireland
Vikings from Norway capture Dublin and establish a Norse kingdom in Ireland
After years of raiding up the Shannon, the Vikings capture Limerick
Brian Boru becomes king of Munster and leader of the Irish campaign against the Vikings
Brian Boru, aged 73, achieves a major victory over the Vikings at Clontarf but is killed in his tent after the battle
Normans land in Ireland, seize Wexford, and in the following year capture Waterford and Dublin
Henry II, the king of England, summons the Irish and Norman lords to do homage to him in Dublin
The English government in Dublin calls a parliament on the lines of England's recent Model Parliament
Robert de Bruce, in hiding on the island of Rathlin, is supposedly given a lesson in perseverance by a spider
Edward Bruce is crowned king of Ireland at Dundalk, but his uprising ends two years later when he is killed in battle with the English
Lambert Simnel, supposedly a nephew of Edward IV, is crowned in Dublin - but ends up working in the royal kitchens of Henry VII
The earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnel sail from Ireland with their families, in the event known as the Flight of the Earls
Cromwell captures the royalist stronghold of Drogheda and massacres some 2800 people
James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, calculates that creation began on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BC
Parliamentary reprisals against the rebellious Irish result in two thirds of Ireland's land being owned by the English or the Scots
Ireland becomes the first European region in which the potato is an important food crop
James II, landing in Ireland, is acclaimed as king in Dublin by enthusiastic Irish Catholics
