HIBERNO-NORMAN

The term 'Hiberno-Norman' is used of those Norman lords who settled in Ireland, admitting little if any real fealty to the Anglo-Norman settlers in England. The prefix "Hiberno" means "relating to Ireland or the Irish", from ''Hibernia''. The de Burghs or Burke Family , FitzGeralds, Butlers and de Berminghams are the more noted among them. ("Fitz" is a particularly Hiberno-Norman prefix, meaning 'son', cf. modern French "fils" with the same meaning).
By the late 16th century, the Hiberno-Normans began to be referred to as the Old English. In the Irish language, they were known as the ''gaill'' or "foreigners". Englishmen born in England however were called ''sassenach'' or "saxons".

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★ Norman Ireland

★ Later Medieval Ireland (1185 to 1284)

★ Anglo-Norman

★ Cambro-Norman

★ Insular French

★ Scoto-Norman

★ Italo-Norman