Irish battles - Bruce Wars in Ireland. 1316 - Second Battle of Athenry 1318 - Battle of Dysert O'Dea 1318 - Battle of Faughart 1328 - battle of Thomond. Battle of Devlin (Delbhna Bethra); the MacGeoghegan kills three thousand English. 1330 - battle of Fiodh-an-atha; Ualgarg O'Rourke defeated by the English. Ath-Disirt-Nuadan. Berna-an-Mhil; Tomaltagh Mac Dermot and Mac William were defeated by the Brown Earl and Tomalta ...

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Irish battles, Irish battles - Pre-Historic Era, Irish battles - Early Medieval Battles, Irish battles - Late Medieval Battles, Irish battles - Bruce Wars in Ireland, Irish battles - Early Modern Era, Irish battles - Desmond Rebellions, Irish battles - Nine Years War Ireland, Irish battles - Irish Confederate Wars/Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Irish battles - Williamite war in Ireland/War of the Two Kings, Irish battles - Modern Times, Irish battles - 1798 Rebellion, Irish battles - Tithe War 1831-36, Irish battles - 20th Century

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"On hearing that William Burke had come into Connacht from Scotland, Feidlim called upon his subjects to assemble an army to expel him; and the army was assembled from all the region between Assaroe and Aughty. Moreover Donnchad O Briain, king of Thomond, came with his assembled host, and O Maelsechlainn, king of Meath, O Ruairc, king of Brefne, O Fergail, king of the Conmaicne, Tadc O Cellaig ...

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Second Battle of Athenry, Second Battle of Athenry - Background:The Bruce Wars, Second Battle of Athenry - The Struggle for Connacht, Second Battle of Athenry - The Battle, Second Battle of Athenry - Aftermath, Second Battle of Athenry - Long Term Effects, Second Battle of Athenry - Account of the Second Battle of Athenry from the Annals of Connacht

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The History of Ireland is the story of a large island in the north-west of Europe and is heavily influenced by the concurrent History of Britain, its larger neighbour to the east. The first humans inhabited Ireland from around 7500 BC and were later responsible for major Neolithic sites such as Newgrange. Following the arrival of St. Patrick and other Christian missionaries in the mid-fifth century, a syncretized form of Christianity subsumed the indigenous pagan religion by A.D. 600. This led to a golden age of monastic Irish writing and ar ...

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• History of Ireland - Early history: 8000 BC–AD 400
• History of Ireland - Early Christian Ireland 400–800
• History of Ireland - Early medieval era 800–1166
• History of Ireland - Later Medieval Ireland
• History of Ireland - The Coming of the Normans 1167–1185
• History of Ireland - The Lordship of Ireland 1185–1254
• History of Ireland - Gaelic Resurgence Norman Decline 1254–1360
• History of Ireland - Reformation 1536–1654 and Protestant Ascendancy 1654–1801
• History of Ireland - Re-conquest and rebellion
• History of Ireland - Civil Wars and Penal Laws
• History of Ireland - Colonial Ireland
• History of Ireland - Union with Great Britain 1801-1922
• History of Ireland - Home Rule Easter 1916 and the War of Independence
• History of Ireland - Free State/Republic 1922-present
• History of Ireland - Northern Ireland
• History of Ireland - Footnotes

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The Battle of Clontarf took place on Good Friday in 1014 (April 23) between the forces of Brian Boru, the king of Munster and High King of Ireland, and forces led primarily by Vikings from Dublin and the Orkney Islands, as well as the King of Leinster. It ended with a Viking rout, along with the death of Brian. After the battle Ireland returned to a fractious status quo that had existed between the Vikings and "locals" for some time. Battle of Clontarf - Background. Brian Boru (Brian mac Cenneidigh) ...

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The Battle of the Boyne was a turning point in the Williamite war in Ireland between the deposed King James II of England and VII of Scotland and his son-in-law and successor, William, for the English, Scottish and Irish thrones. It took place on July 1, 1690 (as a consequence of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar the battle is now commemorated on July 12) just outside of the town of Drogheda on Ireland's east coast. Though not militarily decisive, its symbolic importance has made it one of the most infamous battles in British and ...

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• Battle of the Boyne - Commanders
• Battle of the Boyne - Armies
• Battle of the Boyne - The Battle
• Battle of the Boyne - Aftermath
• Battle of the Boyne - Commemoration of the Battle
• Battle of the Boyne - The Twelfth in Ireland today
• Battle of the Boyne - The battlefield today
• Battle of the Boyne - Sources

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The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite war in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691, near the village of Aughrim in County Galway. The battle was the bloodiest ever fought on Irish soil – over 7,000 people were killed. It meant the effective end of Jacobitism in Ireland, although the city of Limerick held out until the autumn of 1691. Battle of Aughrim - The Campaign. The Jacobite position in the summer of 1691 was a defe ...

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Originally, Irish Protestants commemorated the Battle of Aughrim on the 12 July, as symbolising their victory in the Williamite war in Ireland. At Aughrim, which took place a year after the Boyne, virtually all of the old native Irish Catholic and Old English aristocracies (dispossessed of lands to accommodate the plantations under Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell) were wiped out. The Boyne, which in the old Julian calendar, took place on 1 July, was treated as less important, third in commemorative value after Aughrim and the anniversary of ...

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Battle of the Boyne, Battle of the Boyne - A sectarian battle?, Battle of the Boyne - The competing sides, Battle of the Boyne - Commanders, Battle of the Boyne - Armies, Battle of the Boyne - The Battle, Battle of the Boyne - Aftermath, Battle of the Boyne - Commemoration of the Battle, Battle of the Boyne - The Twelfth in Ireland today, Battle of the Boyne - The battlefield today, Battle of the Boyne - Sources

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In 1800, after the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the British and the Irish parliaments (the latter controversially, as massive bribery was involved) enacted the Act of Union, which merged Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a union of England and Scotland, created almost 100 years earlier), to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Part of the deal for the union was that Catholic Emancipation wo ...

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History of Ireland, History of Ireland - Early history: 8000 BC–AD 400, History of Ireland - Early Christian Ireland 400–800, History of Ireland - Early medieval era 800–1166, History of Ireland - Later Medieval Ireland, History of Ireland - The Coming of the Normans 1167–1185, History of Ireland - The Lordship of Ireland 1185–1254, History of Ireland - Gaelic Resurgence Norman Decline 1254–1360, History of Ireland - Reformation 1536–1654 and Protestant Ascendancy 1654–1801, History of Ireland - Re-conquest and rebellion, History of Ireland - Civil Wars and Penal Laws, History of Ireland - Colonial Ireland, History of Ireland - Union with Great Britain 1801-1922, History of Ireland - Home Rule Easter 1916 and the War of Independence, History of Ireland - Free State/Republic 1922-present, History of Ireland - Northern Ireland, History of Ireland - Footnotes

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See also Confederate Ireland King Charles I sent a large army to Ireland in 1642 to put down the rebellion, as did the Scottish Covenanters. These armies quickly drove the Irish out Ulster and from around Dublin. In self-defence, Irish Catholics formed their own government, the Catholic Confederation, with its capital at Kilkenny and raised their own armies. The Confederates also held important port towns at Waterford and Wexford, through which they could recieve aid from Catholic powers in Europe. Almost all Irish Catholics jo ...

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Irish Confederate Wars, Irish Confederate Wars - The Plot - October 1641, Irish Confederate Wars - The Rebellion - 1641-42, Irish Confederate Wars - The Confederate’s war - 1642-48, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cromwellian War 1649-1653, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cost, Irish Confederate Wars - Sources, Irish Confederate Wars - See Also, Irish Confederate Wars - External link

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Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland in August 1649, to re-conquer the country on behalf of the English Parliament. Drogheda was by this time garrisoned by an English Royalist regiment under Arthur Aston about 3000 strong and also some Irish Confederate troops. Cromwell had around 18,000 men and eleven heavy, 48-pounder, siege artillery pieces. Cromwell became known in the English Civil War as an excellent soldier, particularly as a commander of cavalry, but he had little expertise in siege warfare. Rather than go through the lengthy pro ...

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Siege of Drogheda, Siege of Drogheda - The first siege 1641-1642, Siege of Drogheda - Cromwell's siege 1649, Siege of Drogheda - Debate over Cromwell's actions, Siege of Drogheda - Notes, Siege of Drogheda - Sources

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From a Parliamentarian point of view, victory in this battle was presented to them by the incompetence of the Irish commander. Preston was a veteran of the Thirty Years War where he had been a commander of the Spanish garrison at Leuven, but had no experience of open warfare or handling cavalry (Jones by contrast had been a cavalry officer in the English Civil War). As a result, he tried to move his cavalry along a narrow covered lane (site of the present day main road), where they trapped and subjected to enemy fire without being able to respond. The demoralised Irish cavalr ...

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Battle of Dungans Hill, Battle of Dungans Hill - Background, Battle of Dungans Hill - The Battle

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Lord Mountjoy's forces were incapable of surrounding the town of Kinsale, but they did seize some higher ground and subjected the Spanish forces to regular artillery fire. The English cavalry rode through the surrounding countryside destroying livestock and crops, while both sides called for allegiance from the population. O'Neill and O'Donnell were hesistant about leaving Ulster open to attack by marching south, especially given the lack of supplies for their troops. When they did set out they successfully cut English supply lines across th ...

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Siege of Kinsale, Siege of Kinsale - Background - The Tudor re-conquest of Ireland, Siege of Kinsale - Spanish landing, Siege of Kinsale - The Siege, Siege of Kinsale - Results

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The country the English troops had to march over was hilly and wooded and interspersed with bogs, making it ideal for an ambush. O'Neill had also lined their line of march with obstacles such as trenches and breastworks across the road. As soon as they left Armagh, the English were harassed with musket fire and thrown spears from Irish forces concealed in the woods. As a result the different English companies became separated from one another as they paused to deal with the hit and run attacks. This was accentuated when one of their artillery pieces became stuck in the mud an ...

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Battle of the Yellow Ford, Battle of the Yellow Ford - The opposing sides, Battle of the Yellow Ford - the battle, Battle of the Yellow Ford - Sources

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The battle started with Ginkel trying to assault the open flank of the Jacobite position with cavalry and infantry. This attack ground to a halt after determined Jacobite counter-attacks and the Williamites halted and dug in behind stakes driven into the ground to protect against cavalry. In the centre, the Williamite infantry under Hugh Mackay tried a frontal assault on the Jacobite infantry on Kilcommadan Hill. The Williamite troops, mainly English and Scots, had to take each line of hedgerows, only to find that the Irish had had fallen ba ...

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Battle of Aughrim, Battle of Aughrim - The Campaign, Battle of Aughrim - The Battle, Battle of Aughrim - Aftermath, Battle of Aughrim - Sources

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The Parliamentarians were outnumbered but were better trained and supplied than the Irish and had more cavalry, which was a big advantage in open country. The two sides exchanged a volley of musketry at close range and then closed hand to hand. The Irish cavalry were scattered in the first charge, leaving their infantry alone. However, the infantrymen, mostly armed with pikes, bravely charged their adversaries. Orrerry’s men were almost outflanked by the Irish pikemen, but recovered the advantage by charging the flank of the Irish line. Or ...

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Battle of Knocknaclashy, Battle of Knocknaclashy - The Campaign, Battle of Knocknaclashy - The Battle

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The Viking army formed up into five divisions on the field, while Sigtrygg and 1,000 of his men remained in town. Sigtrygg's son commanded the extreme left of the line with 1,000 of the men from Dublin who decided to fight in the open. Mael Morda added another 3,000 men from Leinster in two divisions. Although numerous, they too were poorly armed in comparison to the Vikings on either side. Sigurd's Orkney Vikings manned the center with 1,000 men, and Brodir's Vikings added an ...

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Battle of Clontarf, Battle of Clontarf - Background, Battle of Clontarf - The Battle, Battle of Clontarf - Aftermath

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PEOPLE associated with the period include; Soldiers: Owen Roe O'Neill, Thoma Preston, Alasdair MacColla, Hugh Dubh O'Neill, Henry Ireton, George Monck, Oliver Cromwell, Garret Barry, Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Murrough O'Brien, Earl Inchiquinn, Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel. Political figures: Phelim O'Neill, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Patrick Darcy, Richard Martin fitz Oliver, Ulick de Burgh, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, Richard Bellings, Nicholas French, Nicholas Plunkett, Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Char ...

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Irish Confederate Wars, Irish Confederate Wars - The Plot - October 1641, Irish Confederate Wars - The Rebellion - 1641-42, Irish Confederate Wars - The Confederate’s war - 1642-48, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cromwellian War 1649-1653, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cost, Irish Confederate Wars - Sources, Irish Confederate Wars - See Also, Irish Confederate Wars - External link

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The Battle of Benburb took place in 1646 in the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between the forces of Confederate Ireland under Owen Roe O'Neill and a Scottish Covenanter army under Robert Munro. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Irish Confederates and ended the Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement there. Battle of Benburb - Background. The Scots had landed an army in Ulster in 1642, i ...

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In the long run however, after the death of the Red Earl in 1326 and especially as a result of the Burke Civil War 1333-38, Norman power in Connacht fragmented. The Normans as a distinct power were dissipated, becoming "more Irish than the Irish themselves." For example, the Norman families of de la Val, Lawless, Dolphin, who would have fought at Athenry as liegemen of the de Burgh and de Bermingham, were within generations Irish clans led by chieftains; all o ...

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Second Battle of Athenry, Second Battle of Athenry - Background:The Bruce Wars, Second Battle of Athenry - The Struggle for Connacht, Second Battle of Athenry - The Battle, Second Battle of Athenry - Aftermath, Second Battle of Athenry - Long Term Effects, Second Battle of Athenry - Account of the Second Battle of Athenry from the Annals of Connacht

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The battle apparently took place on the boggy plain and eskers to the east of the town, outside the towergate called the Laragh Gate. Twenty-three year old King Felim was one of the many casualties; a place called the White Stone, lying to the east of an esker overlooking Athenry upon the Laragh road, is traditionally pointed out as the place where his body was found. The battle is reputed to have one of the highest death rates of any battle ever fought in Ireland, rating it on a par with Clontarf, Knockdoe and Aughrim. As stated abov ...

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Second Battle of Athenry, Second Battle of Athenry - Background:The Bruce Wars, Second Battle of Athenry - The Struggle for Connacht, Second Battle of Athenry - The Battle, Second Battle of Athenry - Aftermath, Second Battle of Athenry - Long Term Effects, Second Battle of Athenry - Account of the Second Battle of Athenry from the Annals of Connacht

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