While England's attention was thus directed elsewhere, the Hiberno-Norman lords in Ireland were becoming gradually more assimilated into Irish society, and the island was allowed to develop virtual independence under English overlordship.
Mens Englands opmærksomhed var rettet andre steder var de Hiberno-Normanniske lords i Irland blevet mere assimileret i det irske samfund, og øen fik lov til at udvikle stor uafhængighed under det engelske overherredømme.