The Vikings in Ireland By clodaghf92 Jan 1, 1002 Brian Boru becomes High King of Ireland Mar 2, 2022 The Vikings arrive in Ireland performing small raids Mar 2, 2022 The Vikings raid Iona Abbey killing all 68 occupants Mar 2, 2022 120 Viking ships arrive in Ireland’s northern and eastern coasts Mar 2, 2022 Dubhlinn (Dublin) begins as a Viking settlement Mar 2, 2022 The Vikings created the settlement near Cork Mar 2, 2022 Viking army defeated in Sligo, Kildare, Cashel and Cork Mar 2, 2022 The Vikings created the settlement of Waterford Mar 2, 2022 Armagh is destroyed by Vikings Mar 2, 2022 King of Connaught defeats Norwegian Vikings near Drogheda Mar 2, 2022 902AD – The Irish attack and drive the Vikings from Dublin into Wales Mar 2, 2022 The Vikings attack Dublin and regain control from the Irish Mar 2, 2022 Brian Boru becomes King of Munster Mar 2, 2022 Brian Boru defeats the Vikings