Check out the following websites which complement the ‘Defence’ article in the Irish Examiner (Monday 18th November). This is part of the Lifestyle and Living Theme within the resource for the Transition Year Option (see Theme 2, Unit 2, Lessons 1 and 2) which can be accessed via the homepage on this site.
To discover who was Ezio Auditore da Firenze click here The Making of Norman Ireland see here for more
What is the Bayeux Tapestry? Find out here
To find out about castles in Anglo-Norman Ireland click here
Anglo-Norman Castles, for the PDF click here
Online Lesson - Attacking and Defending a Castle see it here
How were castles defended in the Middle Ages? to find out see here
Ireland's Tower Houses, for the PDF click here To discover Charles Fort and James Fort see here