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| Date | | | | | 851 | | The Danes driven out of Dublin, and the city plundered by the Irish of Meath and Leinster. The city retaken by the Danes next year, and newly fortified. | | | 853 | | Amlave, or Aulaffe, arrives in Ireland with a powerful fleet, and all the Danes submit to his government.He makes a truce with the neighbouring Irish princes. | | | 856 | | The truce having; expired, hostilities commence between the Ostmen of Dublin and Melaghlin, king of Ireland, which continued for three years, with great loss on each side. | | | 857 | | Cathol the White, attempting innovations in Munster, was routed with great loss by Aulaffe and Yvor, the Danish kings of Dublin and Waterford. | | | 860 | | The Danes of Dublin defeated by Maolseaghlin, at the battle of Dromdamaigh. | | | 863 | | Clondalkin, the favourite residence of Aulaffe, burned by the Irish, and 100 of the principal Danes slain. | | | 869 | | Armagh plundered and burnt by Aulaffe and the Danes of Dublin. | | | 870 | | Ivar, styled king of the Normans of all Ireland, defeats and kills Aidell, King of Leinster. | | | 872 | | Ostin McAulaffe succeeds his brother Ivar, and makes a successful expedition into North Britain against the Picts, but is killed by his own subjects on his return. | | | 879 | | Aulaffe and his son Ivar sail to England with 200 , to aid their countrymen, Hinguar and Hubba, and return to Dublin next year laden with booty. Aulaffe soon after died. | |
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