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Battle of Ballyshannon (1247)

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The Battle of Ballyshannon (Béal Átha Seanaidh) was a battle fought in 1247 between Maurice FitzGerald, Justiciar of Ireland and Melaghlin Ó'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell, Kinel-Moen, Inishowen, and Fermanagh, near Ballyshannon, Ireland. [1]

28 relations: Annals of Loch Cé, Annals of the Four Masters, Assaroe Falls, Áed Rúad, Díthorba and Cimbáeth, Ballyshannon, Belleek, County Fermanagh, Branches of the Cenél Conaill, Branches of the Cenél nEógain, Cavalry, Chief governor of Ireland, County Donegal, Ireland, Kings of Tír Chonaill, List of rulers of Tír Eoghain, Lord of Argyll, Lordship of Ireland, Lough Derg (Ulster), Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly, Paul the Apostle, River Erne, River Finn (County Donegal), Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Saint Peter, Sligo, Three Tuathas, Waterfall, William de Brit.

Annals of Loch Cé

The Annals of Loch Cé (also Annals of Lough Cé) cover events, mainly in Connacht and its neighbouring regions, from 1014 to 1590.

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Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.

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Assaroe Falls

Assaroe Falls (Eas Aoidh Ruadh, the waterfall of Red Hugh), also known as Cathaleen’s Falls, was a waterfall on the River Erne near Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Áed Rúad, Díthorba and Cimbáeth

Áed Rúad, son of Badarn, Díthorba, son of Deman, and Cimbáeth, son of Fintan, three grandsons of Airgetmar, were, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, High Kings of Ireland who ruled in rotation, seven years at a time.

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Ballyshannon

Ballyshannon is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.

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Belleek, County Fermanagh

Belleek (Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 182. Gill & Macmillan, 2002.) is a village and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

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Branches of the Cenél Conaill

The Cenél Conaill, or "kindred of Conall", are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and allegedly the first Irish nobleman to convert to Christianity.

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Branches of the Cenél nEógain

The Cenél nEógain or Kinel-Owen ("Kindred of Owen") are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages.

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Cavalry

Cavalry (from the French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback.

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Chief governor of Ireland

The chief governor was the senior official in the Dublin Castle administration, which maintained English and British rule in Ireland from the 1170s to 1922.

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County Donegal

County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Kings of Tír Chonaill

Tír Ċonaıll (anglicized as Tyrconnell) was the name of a kingdom which covered much of what is now County Donegal.

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List of rulers of Tír Eoghain

This article lists the Kings of Tír Eoghain or Tyrone from 1185 to 1616.

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Lord of Argyll

The sovereign or feudal lordship of Argyle was the holding of the senior branch of descendants of Somhairle, this branch becoming soon known as Clan MacDougall Construction of the Lordship of Argyll-Lorne essentially started with Donnchadh mac Dubhgaill, son of Dubgall mac Somairle.

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Lordship of Ireland

The Lordship of Ireland (Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retroactively as Norman Ireland, was a period of feudal rule in Ireland between 1177 and 1542 under the King of England, styled as Lord of Ireland.

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Lough Derg (Ulster)

Lough Derg or Loch Derg is a lake in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.

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Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly

Maurice Fitzmaurice FitzGerald I, 2nd Lord of Offaly (1194 – 20 May 1257) was a Norman-Irish peer, soldier, and Justiciar of Ireland from 1232 to 1245.

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Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle (Paulus; translit, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; c. 5 – c. 64 or 67), commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus (translit; Saũlos Tarseús), was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of the Christ to the first century world.

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River Erne

The River Erne (Abhainn na hÉirne or An Éirne) in the northwest of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster.

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River Finn (County Donegal)

The River Finn (Abhainn na Finne) is a river that flows through County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

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Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill

Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill (died 1247?) was a leading figure in the Kingdom of the Isles and a member of Clann Somhairle.

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Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair, or, Ruairí Ó Conchúir; commonly anglicised as Rory O'Connor or Roderic O'Connor) (c. 1116 – 2 December 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1193.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ, Shemayon Keppa; שמעון בר יונה; Petros; Petros; Petrus; r. AD 30; died between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church.

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Sligo

Sligo (—) is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht.

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Three Tuathas

The Three Tuathas (Na Teora Tuatha) was a name of a kingdom consisting of three kingdoms in County Roscommon, Ireland lying between Elphin and the River Shannon.

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Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river.

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William de Brit

William de Brit was Sheriff of Connacht until his death at the battle of Termon MacGrath in 1247.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ballyshannon_(1247)

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