John de Courcy | |
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Lord of Ulster | |
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Born | c.1150 Kent, England |
Died | September 1219 Armagh, Ireland |
Spouse(s) | Affrica Guðrøðardóttir |
Father | William de Courcy II |
Mother | Avice de Rumelly |
Occupation | Knight |
Sir John de Courcy (1150–1219)[1] was an Anglo-Norman knight who arrived in Ireland in 1176. From then until his expulsion in 1204, he conquered a considerable territory, endowed religious establishments, built abbeys for both the Benedictines and the Cistercians and built strongholds at Dundrum Castle in County Down and Carrickfergus Castle in County Antrim.[2]