In May 1169 the Normans first arrived in Ireland onto the shores of Bannow Bay and on the May Bank Holiday weekend the village of Carrig on Bannow will hark back to life in Norman times for the Bannow 1169 Festival. Pc; Patrick Browne.
MAY 1169 NEWS; Norman invasion at Bannow Bay
An entire Medieval Living History Tented Village will rise up in Carrig-on-Bannow at the weekend as the Bannow 1169 Norman Festival commences the 850th anniversary of the Norman landing at…