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The painting depicts the 1170 marriage of the Norman knight Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ("Strongbow") to the Irish princess Aoife Ní Diarmait in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford. It is portrayed as a pivotal moment in the Norman conquest of Ireland and the death of Gaelic Ireland.
In the foreground are the bodies of dead Irish warriors. To the left is a broken-stringed Celtic harp. Richard stands on a broken high cross.
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Norman conquest of Ireland Norman high cross Gaelic Ireland Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford Aoife Ní Diarmait Celtic harp