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Henry II, Fearful That Strongbow Will Grow Too Powerful in Ireland, Lands at Waterford With an Army

October 17, 1171

Henry II, fearful that Strongbow will grow too powerful in Ireland, lands at Waterford with an army

MacMurrough and the Normans march on the Norse kingdom of Dublin

Henry II holds his court in Dublin from this date to 2 February 1172