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‘Strongbow’s Tomb’
Twelfth Century
What year was the English King Harold Godwinson defeated in the Battle of Hasting?
1044
1088
1066
What Irish King ended up with the royal banner of English king Harold Godwinson?
Toirrdelbach Ua Briain
Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair
Brian Ua Néill
What caused the famine around 1069-70?
High food prices and chronic poverty caused by war
Potato blight
The Normans destroyed food stocks