
Archaeologists 'confident' destroyed monastery site found
Erenagh Monastery in Downpatrick was destroyed by Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy in 1177.
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The Anglo-Normans were the medieval ruling class in the Kingdom of England following the Norman Conquest. They were primarily a combination of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, Frenchmen, Anglo-Saxons and Celtic Britons.
Erenagh Monastery in Downpatrick was destroyed by Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy in 1177.