This is a very small village, which contains a shop,
a restaurant, a handful of homes and a small quay for
fishing boats and the ferry service from across Waterford
Harbour in Passage East in County Waterford...{more}
The diocese of Ferns was founded around 598AD when King
Brandubh Uí Cinsealaigh gave a grant of land to Maodhóg
who became first bishop in the area at that time.By the
10th century, Ferns was the seat for the Kings of Leinster,
and as was typical of the time, suffered numerous attacks
from rival clans hoping to upset the kingdom and taking
it for themselves...{more}
It was while in France that MacMurrough met Henry II,
King of England, and sought his help in regaining his
throne. Henry certainly wasn't unwilling, but he was busy
with engagements with the French and Spanish. Instead
of his support, he sent MacMurrough with a letter of recommendation
to Richard "Strongbow" FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Strigoil,
a Welsh Cambro-Norman lord. Strongbow agreed to help,
but for a price. He wanted MacMurrough's daughter, Aoife/Eve,
and the right of succession to the kingdom of Leinster...{more}
