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Probably not it was divided into several Irish and Norse kingdoms (e.g. Dublin and Limerick), ruled by the high king
There was no High King in 1066; there hadn't been one since 1022 and wouldn't be one until 1072, and even then he was a "High King with Opposition"...
As for the Norse kingdoms: the Kingdom of Dublin was occupied by Leinster in 1052 and would only re-emerge periodically from native occupation for much of the next century (Dublin was independent from c. 1070 - 1074, c. 1091 - 1094, 1118 - 1124, 1127 - 1141 and finally from 1142 - 1171, after which it was occupied by the English). The Kingdom of Limerick was permanently annexed by Munster in 978, and the Kingdom of Waterford was annexed by Leinster in 1037 and would only re-emerge in the years just before the English occupation in 1170/1. So in 1066, there were no independent Norse states on the island...
As for the Norse kingdoms: the Kingdom of Dublin was occupied by Leinster in 1052 and would only re-emerge periodically from native occupation for much of the next century (Dublin was independent from c. 1070 - 1074, c. 1091 - 1094, 1118 - 1124, 1127 - 1141 and finally from 1142 - 1171, after which it was occupied by the English). The Kingdom of Limerick was permanently annexed by Munster in 978, and the Kingdom of Waterford was annexed by Leinster in 1037 and would only re-emerge in the years just before the English occupation in 1170/1. So in 1066, there were no independent Norse states on the island...
Will it have the event of 3 great family? like, O'Neill, O'Connor, and someother name I forgot. I mean O'Connor was top family then later, top family were O'Neill. What about Tara? It was the meeting place for Kings of Ireland, the one could use that to make himself the King of Eire. Forgive my ignorance of Irish history after 800's and prior to English occupation.
The three great families would be O'Neill (Northern and Southern branches), O'Brien, and O'Connor. In 1066, the O'Neill family ruled Ailech and Meath, with the O'Donnell branch of the family in Tir Connail. The O'Briens ruled Munster and the O'Connors ruled Connaught. The MacMurrough family ruled in Leinster (though as they never attained the High Kingship, I guess they couldn't be considered a "great" family). Since the game will start with these families in control of these states, I would assume they would be playable...
It will definately be interesting to play a kingdom in Ireland I think, and also challenging. Could you possibly unite Ireland as one?