0 . ▁Jer point ▁Ab bey ▁is ▁founded ▁by ▁Don al ▁Mac Gi ol la Ph ad ru ig , ▁King ▁of ▁O ss ory ▁ 1 1 5 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 1 6 8 , ▁D erm ot ▁Mac M urr ough ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁was ▁driven ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁kingdom ▁by ▁R ory ▁O ' Con nor ▁the ▁High ▁King ▁of ▁Ireland ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Tier nan ▁O ' R our ke . ▁Mac M urr ough ▁looked ▁for ▁help ▁from ▁Henry ▁II ▁and ▁got ▁help ▁from ▁a ▁Camb ro - N orm an ▁lord ▁notable ▁Richard ▁de ▁Cla re , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁P embro ke , ▁known ▁to ▁history ▁as ▁Str ong bow . ▁Mac M urr ough ▁secured ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁Richard , ▁prom ising ▁him ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁A o ife ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁the ▁succession ▁to ▁Le in ster . ▁Richard ▁and ▁other ▁Mar cher ▁bar ons ▁and ▁kn ights ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁assemble d ▁an ▁army . ▁The ▁army , ▁under ▁Raymond ▁le ▁Gros , ▁took ▁W ex ford , ▁Water ford ▁and ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 1 7 0 , ▁and ▁Str ong bow ▁joined ▁them ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 1 7 0 . ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Water ford , ▁he ▁married ▁Mac Mor rough ' s ▁daughter , ▁A o ife . ▁ ▁The ▁Lord ship ▁of ▁Ireland ▁was ▁a ▁lord ship