914 in Ireland

914 in Ireland

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*A large Viking fleet arrives in Waterford and a second period of Viking raids begins. ["The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland." Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989] The Vikings establish a longphort in Waterford. [cite book | last=Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds)| year=1967 |title=The Course of Irish History | publisher=The Mercier Press | location=Cork, Ireland | pages=p 102]

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