Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Big man Tim McGarry and the wee man David Hume go back to the year 1169 and the start of the Norman conquest of Ireland. Did the Normans actually invade or were they invited in? Was the Norman occupation really an English invasion?
Tim and David begin the story of the Norman conquest of Ireland at Baginbun beach in County Wexford. The phrase 'by the creek of Baginbun, Ireland was lost and won' refers to where the Anglo-Normans landed in Ireland. They successfully defeated the local Irish forces and their rule in Ireland began.
But was it really an invasion? The Normans came by invitation of the deposed King of Leinster to help him regain his kingship. They also claimed their occupation of Ireland was sanctioned by the Pope.
Big man Tim McGarry and the wee man David Hume go back to the year 1169 and the start of the Norman conquest of Ireland. Did the Normans actually invade or were they invited in? Was the Norman occupation really an English invasion?
Tim and David begin the story of the Norman conquest of Ireland at Baginbun beach in County Wexford. The phrase 'by the creek of Baginbun, Ireland was lost and won' refers to where the Anglo-Normans landed in Ireland. They successfully defeated the local Irish forces and their rule in Ireland began.
But was it really an invasion? The Normans came by invitation of the deposed King of Leinster to help him regain his kingship. They also claimed their occupation of Ireland was sanctioned by the Pope.
