Strongbow and Diarmait took Dublin — the greatest prize in Ireland — before High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair could reinforce it. The Norse king Áscall escaped but would return. The fall of Dublin marked the decisive phase of the Norman conquest of Leinster.
Strongbow + Diarmait: c.1,000–1,500 men. Dublin Norse: c.500–800 men.
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