On tonights RTÉ Nationwide we go back in time to see how the how the Marriage of Strongbow Aoife changed the course of Irish History and how the Normans settled and integrated into Irish society.@WFORD_Treasures @SMLarchaeology Suzanne Butler @Whelan1Aine Waterford In Your Pocket

The marriage that changed the course of history on this Island, the union of the Anglo Norman knight Strongbow & the Irish Princess Aoife on #RTENationwide Monday 1st February RTÉ One 7pm & RTE+1 8pm RTÉ @DeptCulturelRL @Whelan1Aine @WFORD_Treasures Brian Walsh Fáilte Ireland RT

Delighted to see two former students and University Of Limerick graduates featuring centrally in this evening's episode of RTÉ Nationwide Fantastic work Áine and Clíona! #Waterford #PublicHistory Public History at UL (Limerick, Ireland) History at UL Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL

Shirley is waiting to welcome you to the Bishop's Palace today for a tour of all the splendour of the eighteenth century and the history of Waterford glass... #VikingstoVictorians #visitwaterford

Another week, another blog!

Cian Manning takes a tour of the Irish Museum of Time in Waterford; Gemma Grant writes about Balor of One Eye from Donegal's 'Poison Glen' & read the story behind Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Westerns plus much more in this week's Ireland's Own. On sale now.