Second Battle of Athenry
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| Second Battle of Athenry | |||||||
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| Part of the Bruce campaign in Ireland | |||||||
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| Including: Connacht, Uí Maine, Uí Briain of Thomond, Breifne, Magh Luirg |
 Lordship of Ireland and Irish allies |
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| Including: Fedlim Ó Conchobair†, Tadhg Ó Cellaigh†, Donnchad Ó Briain |
Including: Rickard de Bermingham, William Liath de Burgh, Muirchertach Ó Briain |
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| 1,100 (at least) | ? | ||||||
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The Second Battle of Athenry took place at Athenry (Irish: Áth-na-Rí) in Ireland on 10 August 1316 during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
The collective number of both armies are unknown, and can only be estimated; while it is doubtful that the numbers were any higher than seven thousand (and even this figure should be treated with caution) the list of participants on the Irish side alone indicates that an overall figure of at least three to four thousand were involved.
[edit] Outcome
Rickard de Bermingham and William Liath de Burgh led an Anglo-Irish force to victory. The battle was a devastating defeat for the O'Connors and O'Kellys, who were allied with the Scotsman Edward Bruce. Among those killed were chief Fedlim Ó Conchobair and Teig Ó Kelly King of Uí Maine.[1]
As a result, the Anglo-Normans secured their power in the west of Ireland. Galway city became their powerbase and the victorious Anglo-Irish were deemed Lords of the region. It would not be until forty years later that the chieftain William Boy O'Kelly recaptured much of the land and restored O'Kelly castles throughout Roscommon.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- - The Battle of Athenry, Adrian James Martyn, in East Galway News and Views, August 2008 - May 2009.
