Godred Crovan

Godred Crovan (Old Irish: Gofraid mac meic Arailt, Gofraid Méranech; Guðrøðr; Manx: Gorree Crovan) (died 1095) was a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. Godred's epithet Crovan may mean "white hand" (Middle Irish: crobh bhan). In Manx folklore he is known as King Orry.

Read more about Godred Crovan:  Ancestry and Early Life, Invasions of The Isle of Man, Conquest and Loss of Dublin, Issue and Legacy