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Family
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DA MacDa
A bloody power struggle
was underway between local Irish chieftains in 1127. One such chieftain,
Da MacDa had a bright idea. Why not marry his daughter off to a wealthy
Englishman called Norman, inherit some money and invite the brothers-in-law
over to fight his battles for him? Simple!
Err... not so. Norman
thought Da's daughter was ugly, but whilst in Ireland he
decided to take over the whole country. Thus Da MacDa can be held responsible
for inviting the English into Ireland and starting the Norman Invasion.
Something modern Da
does not talk about at Sinn Fein meetings.
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