Colonisation and conquest in medieval Ireland

"This book examines the development of English colonial society in the eastern coastal area of Ireland now known as county Louth, in the period 1170-1330. At its heart is the story of two relationships: that between settler and native in Louth, and that between the settlers and England." "The book asks why well-to-do members of local society in the west midlands of England were prepared to participate in the Irish adventure in the reigns of Henry II and his sons, and examines their experience in the wider setting of contemporary English colonial projects in Wales and Scotland."--Jacket.