The Battle Of Clontarf

Deep End Of The Ford
Deep End Of The Ford

On April 23, the 1000th anniversary of one of the most important dates in Norse-Irish history will pass. On this day in 1014 the largest pitched battle in Irish history to that date occured just outside the walls of Dublin; the Irish stronghold of the Vikings.

How that encounter was depicted went down in history and mythology.

The following is a live recording of ‘Battle of Clontarf’, written especially to commemorate this encounter and performed by Deep End Of The Ford earlier this year in Dublin.

For more about Deep End Of The Ford and their stunning album An Táin visit http://www.lorcanmacmathuna.com/antain/


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