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Events from the year1169 in Ireland.

• 1 May –Norman invasion of Ireland^[1] starts with the arrival atBannow Bay in Leinster ofNorman military leadersRobert Fitz-Stephen,Maurice FitzGerald and others^[2] includingCambro-Norman knight (and vassal ofHenry II of England)Richard de Clare ("Strongbow") who has made an alliance with exiled Irish chiefDiarmait Mac Murchada to help him regain the throne ofLeinster.Wexford,^[2]Waterford,Dublin and theKingdom of Ossory are taken and Mac Murchada restored asKing of Leinster.^[2]

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