The Ros Tapestry Lovers

Panels of the Ros Tapestry

The Celts: an island fastness

This panel depicts the enthronement of a Celtic King. Parts of the elaborate ritual closely…

The Abduction of Dervorgilla

The amorous flight of Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster with Derborgilla, wife of his…

“Arrogant Trespass”: the Normans landing at Bannow strand

Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, had his hopes fulfilled at last when, in May…

The Siege of Wexford

Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, and Robert Fitzstephen, with their combined forces of Irish, Norman,…

Battles in the Kingdom of Ossory

The Kings of Ossory, MacGiolla Padraig, who presided over part of a region now known…

The Sheaf of Corn: The distaff descent

Aoife, daughter of Mor O’Toole and Dermot, King of Leinster, was, at fourteen, a beautiful…

William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry

Advisor to the Plantagenet Kings, knight extraordinary, and the reputed Flower of Chivalry – William…

The Marriage of Isabel de Clare and William Marshal

The daughters of Irish Chieftains and Norman knights had been espoused before the momentous union…

Ex Voto Tintern Abbey

William Marshal’s stormy crossing to Ireland. Isabel de Clare, daughter and sole heiress of Richard…

Hunt in the Forest of Ros

In the wild and beautiful country around his new ville, William knew that one of…

Gothic Glory: the building of the parish church of St. Mary’s in 1210

It is said that it was Isabel, Countess of Pembroke, who was responsible for the…

Evening: the lighthouse at Hook Head

“At the very mouth of the harbour there runneth out a narrow neck of land…

The Thriving Port of Ros

In 1207 William Marshal, now Earl of Pembroke, and his Countess Isabel could at last…

The Walling of Ros

From its foundation in 1207, the prosperous ville of Ros was protected from outside invaders…

Exchange: the Irish and Normans mingle at the fair

In the grounds of St. Mary’s Church, a foreign juggler sets to work, to entertain…

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