"vince" wrote:
| "Brett" wrote in message
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| "vince" wrote:
| | Fred J. McCall wrote in message n
| | :
| | :However Ireland has been occupied and held since 1172 or there
| abouts the
| | :south release in the 1920's
| |
| | I think that's wrong. I didn't think they actually took over
| Ireland
| | until Liz I.
| |
| |
| | The Military occupation of Ireland began under Strongbow and Henry
II
| | The Treaty of Windsor in 1175 recognized the military conquest.
| |
| |
| | http://www.rte.ie/culture/millennia/history/0711.html
|
| From your link: "Before Henry VIII came to power in 1509 the English
had
| little influence over Ireland. Henry feared that foreign or domestic
| enemies would use Ireland as a base for attacking him."
|
| Apples and oranges.

No, your comment implied total control since the 12th Century, your
reference says otherwise.