The dramatic elopement of Devorgilla, wife of Tighernan O'Rourke, King
of Breifne, with Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, played a pivotal
role in the coming of the Normans to Ireland. The actions of another
Breifne prince, the ill-fated Bryan O'Rourke also had profound
consequences on Ireland's history.The aid he gave to the survivors of
the Spanish Armada, for which he was executed at Tyburn, strengthened
Queen Elizabeth's resolve to begin the Tudor Conquest of Ireland. The
Kingdom of Breifne was situated in the north-west of Ireland,
encompassing the modern Irish counties of Leitrim and Cavan, along with
parts of County Sligo. In 'Breifne: From Chieftain to Landlord' Mary
Weir traces the kingdom's dramatic history from the twelfth to the
twentieth century and introduces the reader to some of its more
colourful and influential characters along the way.
Breifne: From Chieftain to Landlord
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