Henry II - King of England 1154 to 1189. Supported Dermot MacMurrough's attempts to regain his land. Invaded Ireland in 1171. , Richard de Clare - Earl of Pembroke. Agreed to support Dermot MacMurrough's campaign to regain land. Earned himself the nickname of Strongbow. , Dermot MacMurrough - King of Leinster. Stole the wife of the King of Breffney. Went into exile in France. , Robert FitzStephen - First English invader to land in Ireland. He brought with him 390 troops.  , Aoife MacMurrough - Daughter of Dermot MacMurrough. Married Richard de Clare. , Raymond FitzGerald (aka Le Gross) - A Welsh Norman lord. Led a small force of soldiers to Ireland and successfully beat an Irish army at the Battle of Baginbun. ,

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