Did she elope? Was she abducted? A scarlet woman responsible for Ireland’s woes or a tragic victim who personified her country? The so-called ‘Rape of Dervorgilla’ has played a prominent role in the historiography of the 1169 invasion, but who was she? By Denis Casey With, for a husband, a ‘one-eyed king, nursing villainous treachery’, … Continue reading BACKGROUND: Derbforgaill and the expulsion of Diarmait Mac Murchada