Person: Dermot MacMurrough

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S Clodagh Finn: At last – the ‘Irish Helen of Troy’ is on TV

The Tile Films - RTÉ production of 'Invasion: The Normans' provides an interesting insight to the character in Derbforgaill, Ireland's so-called Helen of Troy, developing the roles and political influence of the woman whose life would transform the history of Ireland.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Tinkle of history at New Ross Piano Festival

THE history of the Norman conquest is threaded through the forthcoming New Ross Piano Festival. The Ros Tapestry shows how the Normans were invited by Dermot MacMurrough, whose daughter Aoife married Strongbow.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

Gallery offers online window onto restoration of classic image

GET lost in one of Ireland’s best known paintings by looking up the National Gallery’s online project, which allows you to follow the restoration of Daniel Maclise’s The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2011