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The Normans Are Still Here
21st December 2015
It's interesting to look quickly back at the Normans and their legacy in Togher. The Normans originally came from Normandy and later successfully invaded England. One of their lasting legacies was their astonishing ability to integrate and assume the identity of the lands they conquered. When they arrived in Ireland they essentially became " More Irish than the Irish themselves "! This they accomplished by adopting the local dress , culture and language. We know them now as the Old English and it was they who viciously opposed the later Elizabethan plantations. When Cromwell instigated the replant and re-grant regime , famous Norman names came to the fore as depicted by the Down Survey : Cogan , Sarsfield , Gould and Ronayne are names of Norman families who settled in Ireland and who later had their lands confiscated or rented back to them. But they are still here - maybe you are one of them?
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