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	List of battles (geographic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Sedgemoor - 1685 - Monmouth Rebellion
		Battle of Grotnik - 1439 - Polish rebellion*Battle of Grunwald - 1410
		Battle of Niquitao - 1813 - Campaña Admirable
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_battles_(geographic) (1544 words)

	Battle of Faughart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Faughart was fought in 1318 between the forces of England, and a Scots-Irish army.
		The English were led by John de Birmmingham, while Edward the Bruce led the Scots-Irish.
		This article about a battle in British history is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Faughart (123 words)

	Irish battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		1504 - battle of Knockdoe - Fitzgeralds of Kildare defeat the Clanricarde Burkes.
		1565 - battle of Affane - Fitzgeralds of Desmond defeated by Butlers of Ormonde
		1567 - battle of Farsetmore - Shane O'Neill defeated by O'Donnell clan.
	irish-battles.ask.dyndns.dk (275 words)

	Lewis C'Bellingham - Faughart
		The ancient fort of Faughart consists of an artificial mount 60 feet high, surrounded by a deep trench with a counterscarp; the whole area of the summit is circumscribed by the foundations of an octagonal building, but whether a tower or only a parapet is uncertain.
		The principal gentlemen's seats are Faughart House, the residence of Neale McNeale, Esq., pleasantly situated in a well-planted demesne; Fort Hill, of the Rev. G.
		In the R.C. divisions this is the head of the union or district of Faughart and Jonesborough, comprising those parishes and part of Ballymascanlon, and containing two chapels, one in this parish and one in Jonesborough; the former is on the townland of Kilcurry.
	www.jbhall.freeservers.com /lewis_c'bellingham_to_faughart.htm (6264 words)

	Irish battles - Wiki Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		1341 - battle of the Clan Maurice, defeated by the Mayo Bourkes.
		1345 - battle of Lough Neagh; naval battle between Hugh O'Neill and the Clann Hugh Buidhe.
		1969 "battle of the Bogside" - a period of extended civil unrest and rioting in Derry.
	www.wiki.ie /wiki/Irish_battles (877 words)

	Medieval Irish (1300-1487 AD) (DBA#164)
		Because of the prominence of cattle raiding in Irish warfare, battles most often occurred either when a raiding force was intercepted before it could escape with the plundered herds, or a fleeing populace was caught short of its mountain and forest hideaways.
		Indeed, during the period in question, their ability to succeed in open battle increased considerably as a consequence of the introduction of better-armed troops and the development of new military institutions.
		The flaw with this logic is that the Battle of Dysert O'Dea was essentially a civil war between rival branches of the O'Brien clan - with a small Anglo-Norman force intervening on one side.
	fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/dba164.html (4506 words)

	Ballymascanlon House Hotel, Golf & Leisure Club, Special Offers, Business Breaks and Weddings.
		The cemetery of the old Church on Faughart Hill near Ballymascanlon is claimed to be the last resting place of Edward Bruce, King of Ireland, Brother of Robert "The Bruce," the hero of Bannockburn.
		After the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 King Robert was invited by the Irish to come across and drive the English from this country as they had so successfully done in Scotland.
		When during the reign of Henry VIII the Monasteries were dissolved, the lordship of Ballymascanlon passed from the hands of Cistercians and was granted by the Crown of England to Sir Edwards Moore, ancestor of the Marquis of Drogheda.
	www.ballymascanlon.com /html/history.htm (1040 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Battle of Annas and the defeat of Edward Balliol.
		The Battle of Flodden and death of James IV of Scotland.
		The Battle of the Boyne is fought at the Boyne River where William of Orange defeats the Jacobite forces of James II.
	users.ev1.net /~gpmoran/CeltChron3.htm (5675 words)

	Chronology of Irish History : History of Ireland.
		At the battle of Kinsale, Lord Mountjoy routes the armies of Ulster.
		Monro is defeated by Owen Roe O’Neill at the Battle of Benburb.
		The army of James II is defeated at the Battle of the Boyne.
	www.saintpatricksland.com /IrishHistory.htm (2103 words)

	Annals of County Louth
		In this battle fell Scota, the daughter of Pharaoh, wife of Milidh; and the grave of Scota is to be seen between Sliabh Mis and the sea.
		The cause of this battle was the profanation of Cill Cunna by Ua Seghain, one of the peaple of Aedh Roin, of which Aedh Roin himself said: 'I will not take its Conn from Tairr,' for Ceall Cunna and Ceall Tairre are side by side.
		They gave battle to the Deputy of the King of England, in which the knight who was the chief commander of the English army was slain (i.e.
	www.jbhall.freeservers.com /annals_of_county_louth.htm (7390 words)

	The Battle Of The Siamond
		Whilst they were engaged in this enterprise a few of the Protestants attempted to carry Faughart Hill by a flanking movement, but the reserve of man in camp was too strong for them, and they had to fall back again to their own ground.
		Having fixed on the name, general principles, and proper parties to set the Society afloat, each in his own locality, James Sloan, of Loughgall, was chosen secretary, and authorised to give the earliest warrants, which consisted of mere slips of paper, with number, name of Master date and signature of Sloan as secretary.
		Of course, at the head of the several lodges were placed some of the men who had taken part in the battle, and among these were Mr.
	www.113.d2g.com /orange-pages/diamond.htm (2679 words)

	CAIN: Chronology of Key Events 1170 to 1967
		Edward Bruce (brother of Robert the Bruce) of Scotland invaded Ireland; Edward proclaimed 'King of Ireland'; killed in battle at Faughart near Dundalk in 1318.
		Prince Lionel of Clarence arrived in Ireland to attempt to halt the assimilation of Normans.
		Defeat of the United Irishmen at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/chron/ch67.htm (3101 words)

	Pre-1600
		Congalo Claen, King of the Dal Riada of Antrim, was killed at the Battle of Mag Roth.
		Brian Boru defeated the Vikings and the Irish at the Battle of Clontarf but after the battle he was slain in his tent and his body was taken to Armagh for burial.
		At the Battle of the Yellow Ford the combined forces of O’Neill, O’Donnell and Maguire overwhelmed an English army led by Sir Henry Bagenal outside Armagh.
	www.nireland.com /genealogy/pre-16_1.HTM (1164 words)

	Louth Page 1
		Faughart is said to be the birthplace of Brigid, daughter of the chieftain, Dubtach, and the slave girl, Brocseach.
		Some sources claim that Brigid was born in Kildare and that both of her parents came from noble Christian Leinster families.
		The gravestones date mainly from the 18th and 19th century, but there is also the grave of Edward Bruce, who was killed at the Battle of Faughart on October 14 1318.
	cloghmore.bravepages.com /thestonecircle/louth/page1.html (1393 words)

	Bruce History Index Page
		Edward the Bruce laid siege to the town in 1315, and was crowned King of Ireland in gratitude for his efforts.
		He held court in Castletown castle until his defeat in 1318 by Sir John Birmingham at the Battle of Faughart.
		The tomb of Edward the Bruce may be seen in Faughart graveyard.
	www.mygen.com /users/bruce (152 words)

	August 10
		On August 10, 1316 the forces of the English King and that of Fedhlim O'Conor met in one of the bloodiest battles of Irish history: the Battle of Athenry.
		This battle destroyed the last hope of restoring the kingdom of Connacht.
		The Scots were defeated in a fierce battle at Faughart, near Drogheda, and Edward Bruce, King of Ireland, was slain.
	webpages.charter.net /astroweaver/history/aug10.html (1337 words)

	Articles - Edward Bruce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Some time between 1309 and 1313, Edward was created Earl of Carrick, a title previously held by his maternal grandfather Niall mac Donnchada, his mother and his elder brother.
		In 1258 many of the clans had attempted to unite under one High King again and elected Brian Ua Neill to this position, however most of the clans would not support him and he was defeated by the Normans at the battle of Downpatrick in 1260.
		Realizing that unity was the only way to win Ireland´s independence back, Domnall mac Brian Ã“ NÃ©ill and most of the other Irish lords agreed to put their own personal differences aside and invited the younger brother of Robert I of Scotland to become King of Ireland in 1315.
	www.kimia-sains.com /articles/Edward_Bruce (915 words)

	CAIN: Background: Chronology of Key Events 1169 to 1799
		The Battle of Bosworth Field in England effectively ended the ‘War of the Roses’, with the victor of the battle, Henry Tudor, ascending to the English throne as Henry VII and thereby establishing the Tudor dynasty.
		In the most decisive battle to date of the rebellion in Ulster, O’Neill and his allies defeated an English army led by Sir Henry Bagenal, outside Armagh, in the ‘Battle of Yellow Ford’.
		In one of the major battles of the rebellion in Ireland, Owen Roe O’Neill, the leader of the rebel army in Ulster, defeated the Scottish forces under Munro at the Battle of Benburb.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/chron/ch1169-1799.htm (6402 words)

	Medieval Times - Dundalk & Louth ________ St. Mary's College, Dundalk, Co. Louth, IRELAND
		The hill of Faughart is steeped in history and is probably the most significant surrounding Dundalk.
		In 1315 the Scot, Edward Bruce arrived and led the Irish Chieftains against the Anglo Norman's.He had himself crowned High King of Ireland at Dundalk in 1316.
		In 1318 he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Faughart.
	www.maristdundalk.com /medieval/pages/faughart.htm (152 words)

	World history and events in 1318 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Death of Edward, at the battle of Faughart
		Threatens to conquer the whole of Northern England
		Edward is killed in battle by the forces of John de Bermingham
	www.badley.info /history/1318.year.html (76 words)

	The People of Ireland - The Celts 6
		A futile attempt to revive the high kingship was made in the 1250s, which led to the death of Brian O'Neill at the battle of Downpatrick in 1260.
		Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert of Scotland, was no more successful at the battle of Faughart in 1318 and it was in the cultural rather than the political field that the great Irish revival of the fourteenth century was most effective.
		Yet the effects of a millennium and a half are not wiped out by a single battle or the overthrow of one leader.
	www.irelandseye.com /irish/people/settlers/celts6.shtm (832 words)

	Ulster Clans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		He was finally defeated and killed at the Battle of Faughart near Dundalk in 1318 AD.
		A battle is fought at Battletown outside Comber, where Viscount Montgomery and his forces repel the rebels.
		This Battle is regarded as one of the bloodiest ever fought.
	www.ulsterclans.org /timeline.html (4620 words)

	Holidayhound - Irish History Part 1; Saint Patrick, Celts, Vikings, Brian Boru, The Pale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		History, settlers, Neolithic, Megalithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Celts, ogham, Saint Patrick, Slane, Christianity, Brehon Laws, Vikings, Dublin, Brian Boru, Battle of Clontarf, Mellifont, Leinster, Normans, Strongbow, Statutes of Kilkenny, Pale, Reformation, Spanish Armada, Ulster, Battle of Kinsale, Flight of the Earls, plantation, Derry.
		Battle of Clontarf sees the Danes truly whipped by the Irish, ending their supremacy on the East Coast.
		Edward is killed at the battle of Faughart, near Dundalk.
	www.holidayhound.com /editorials/t4mphis1advise.htm (750 words)

	Old Irish Gaelic Sernames
		Edward Bruce of Scotland in alliance with Domhnall O Neill, king of Tir Eoghain, carried on a three year campaign against the Anglo-Norman barons before Edward was defeated at the Battle of Faughart in Louth.
		At the Battle of Athenry in 1316, five Irish kings were killed along with many chieftains from Connacht, Thomond and Westmeath.
		For the rest of the fourteenth century the Anglo-Irish parliament in Ireland complain of decaying defenses and incompetent administration in the lands of the English lords, many of whom were living in England.
	www.geocities.com /thomas_mcelroy/Gaelic_to_English.htm (1440 words)

	The coming of the Normans
		Their recovery was signalled by the great victory of the McCarthys of Munster over the English at the battle of Callan in 1261.
		Victories at Kells, Ballymena and Ardscoil appeared promising, but Bruce adopted the wrong tactics, destroying many of the crops in a ‘scorched earth’ policy, that was more harmful to the natives than to the invaders, and also antagonising many of the Irish chieftains, several of whom actually took up arms against him.
		He failed to take Dublin and was eventually defeated and killed at the battle of Faughart, Co. Louth in 1318.
	www.hoganstand.com /general/identity/stories/normans.htm (1307 words)

	FAUGHART HISTORICAL PROPERTIES PRESERVATION SOCIETY PLASTER MOUNTPLEASANT DUNDALK Co. LOUTH IRELAND
		BRUCE Edward Bruce killed in battle at Faughart 14th Oct. 1318 (138) (A modern inscription.
		BYRNE Erected by Michall Byrne of lower Faughart in.
		O HAGAN Pray for the soul of Patrick O Hagan of Faughart who died 20th April 1892 and his beloved wife Ann O Hagan who died the 1st of Jany 1891 erected in loving memory by their children (125)
	www.faughart.com /inscriptions-page5467.html (4963 words)

	Lecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Last of the Norse invaders defeated by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, in Battle of Clontarf (Viking settlers, called “Ostmen,” continue throughout Ireland, particularly in Dublin).
		He proclaims himself King of Ireland, but is defeated by English in Battle of Faughart, 1318.
		Battle of the Boyne and Battle of Aughrim: decisive defeats of the pro-Catholic forces of King James II by King William III.
	ireland.wlu.edu /lecture/timeline.htm (2432 words)

	Na Degad - Medieval Ireland Home Page
		Any time the Irish were to try and fight the Normans in a pitched battle the superior Norman cavalry who were among the best in Europe and the lethal Welsh Bowmen were able to deliver such a crushing defeat that Irish armies soon avoided open battle.
		Although he was defeated and killed at the battle of Faughart in Louth 1318 the campaign itself had left much of the country in ruins and combined with a famine from 1315-1317 this served to seriously weaken the administrative power of the English crown.
		This combined with the continued wars with Scotland and the hundred year’s war with France served to distract the English administration that increasingly left Ireland to be ruled by what were supposed to be vassal lords of the king in Ireland.
	www.geocities.com /na_degadmedieval_ireland (1949 words)

	Battle of the Diamond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Defenders marched past Loughgall and on September 18, some 500 of them took possession of a gravel pit at Annaghmore and Faughart Hill which overlooked the hamlet of The Diamond.
		During the ensuing Battle of the Diamond the Defenders were suddenly met by Blacker's Volunteers on the crest of the hill.
		The Defenders attempted to make a final stand, but another Protestant charge proved effective and the Battle of the Diamond had been won and lost at Ruddock's Grange.
	lol172.50webs.com /pages/diamond.html (824 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Robert Bruce's Scots rout the English under Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn.
		Edward Bruce was killed in the Battle of Faughart, near Dundalk.
		Scots defeat the English as the Battle of Chevy Chase.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~mhubbard/timeline/time1300.html (311 words)

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