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The gallowglasses (also spelt galloglass, gallowglas or galloglas; from gall óglaigh meaning foreign warriors) were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Scotland between the mid 13th century and late 16th century. [1]

100 relations: A History of Ireland in 100 Objects, Achill Island, Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair, Aghalard Castle, Ailéan mac Ruaidhrí, Alasdair Óg of Islay, Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg, Aodh Mac Suibhne, Aonghus Mór, Battle of Binnion Hill, Battle of Curlew Pass, Battle of Farsetmore, Battle of Harlaw, Battle of Knockdoe, Branches of the Cenél Conaill, Branches of the Cenél nEógain, Brian O'Rourke, Celtic warfare, Clan MacAlister, Clan MacAlister of Antrim, Clan MacAuley of the Glens, Clan Maclachlan, Clan Maclean, Clan Sweeney, Clann Ruaidhrí, Clonaneese, Coign and livery, County Antrim, Dane axe, Desmond Rebellions, Domhnall Óg Ó Domhnaill, Domnall na Madhmann Mac Suibhne, Dubhghall mac Ruaidhrí, Eóin Mac Suibhne, Edward Fitton, the elder, Flight of the Wild Geese, Florence MacCarthy, Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic warfare, Gaels, Gallagher (surname), Galloglass (disambiguation), Gallowglass (disambiguation), Gallowglass (novel), Garde Écossaise, Gofraid mac Fergusa, Henry MacShane O'Neill, History of hurling, Humphrey Gilbert, Irish in the British Armed Forces, ..., Irish people, James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond, Kern (soldier), Knapdale, Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean, Leabhar na nGenealach, List of English words of Irish origin, List of Irish words used in the English language, List of mercenaries, List of youth-related terms, Lough Gill, Mac Ruaidhrí, Mac Scelling, Mac Suibhne, Manus O'Cahan's Regiment, Maurice MacKenraghty, McCabe (surname), McCoy (surname), McDonnells of Knocknacloy, Mercenary, Milford, County Donegal, Mulranny, Nevin (surname), Norse–Gaels, O'Donnell Abú, Owen MacEoin Dubh MacAlister, Owen Roe O'Neill, Plantation of Ulster, Pole weapon, Porthall, Raghnall Mac Ruaidhrí, Rathmore, County Kildare, Redshank (soldier), Roscommon, Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill, Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh, Seaán mac Oliver Bourke, Shane O'Neill (son of Conn), Shrule Castle (County Mayo), Sparr, Tadhg Ó Cellaigh, Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, Thomas Kirwan (mayor), Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Bourke, Tudor conquest of Ireland, Warrior caste, West Breifne, 1250s in England, 1259 in Ireland, 1583 in Ireland. Expand index (50 more) »

A History of Ireland in 100 Objects

A History of Ireland in 100 Objects was a joint project by The Irish Times, the National Museum of Ireland, and the Royal Irish Academy to define one hundred archaeological or cultural objects that are important in the history of Ireland.

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Achill Island

Achill Island (Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Ireland.

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Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair

Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair, also known as Aodh na nGall, was King of Connacht from 1265 to his death on 3 May 1274.

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Aghalard Castle

Aghalard Castle (Caisleán Achadh Leathard) is a ruined tower castle south of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.

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Ailéan mac Ruaidhrí

Ailéan mac Ruaidhrí (died ×1296) was a leading figure in the thirteenth-century kingdoms of the Isles and the Scotland.

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Alasdair Óg of Islay

Alasdair Óg Mac Domhnaill (died 1299?) was Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill.

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Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg

Alexander Carragh Mac Domhnaill, or MacDonald in Scotland, and McDonnell in Ireland, 5th of Dunnyveg (c. 1480–1538) was a Scoto-Irish chieftain.

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Aodh Mac Suibhne

Aodh Mac Suibhne, aka Hugh McSweeney, Gallowglass of Clanricarde, died 1586.

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Aonghus Mór

Aonghus Mór mac Domhnaill (died c.1293) was a leading figure in the thirteenth-century kingdoms of the Isles and Scotland.

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Battle of Binnion Hill

The Battle of Binnion Hill was fought in 1557 when John O’Neill, the Grandson of Con O’Neill assembled an army to attack Tirconnell, modern day County Donegal.

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Battle of Curlew Pass

The Battle of Curlew Pass was fought on 15 August 1599, during the campaign of the Earl of Essex in the Nine Years' War, between an English force under Sir Conyers Clifford and a rebel Irish force led by Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill (Red Hugh O'Donnell).

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Battle of Farsetmore

The Battle of Farsetmore was fought near Letterkenny in County Donegal, north-western Ireland, on 8 May 1567, between the O'Neill and O'Donnell Túath.

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Battle of Harlaw

The Battle of Harlaw (Cath Gairbheach) was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.

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Battle of Knockdoe

The Battle of Knockdoe took place on 19 August 1504 at Knockdoe, in the Parish of Lackagh (Irish Leacach), County Galway, between two Anglo-Irish lords—Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of Kildare, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Ulick Fionn Burke, lord of Clanricarde—along with their respective Irish allies.

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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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Brian O'Rourke

Sir Brian O'Rourke (Brian na Múrtha Ó Ruairc) (c. 1540 – 1591) was firstly king, then lord, of West Breifne in Ireland from 1566 until his execution in 1591.

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Celtic warfare

This article discusses the warfare of the Ancient Celts throughout the European Iron Age and the Roman era, both of the Insular Celts and the Continental Celts (Gaul, Iberia, and Anatolia) The scope of this article does not extend to the Britons and Gaels of the Sub-Roman to Medieval period (for which see Welsh warfare, Gaelic warfare).

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Clan MacAlister

Clan MacAlister is a Scottish Clan and a branch of Clan Donald.

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Clan MacAlister of Antrim

Clan MacAlister of Antrim is an Irish clan and a branch of Clan MacAlister of Scotland.

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Clan MacAuley of the Glens

Clan MacAuley of the Glens was a small Irish clan that descend from south-western Scotland, who originally come over to Ulster to serve as galloglass mercenaries.

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Clan Maclachlan

Clan Maclachlan (Clann Lachlainn), also known as Clan Lachlan and Clann Lachlainn, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland.

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Clan Maclean

Clan MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Clann MhicIllEathain) is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Clan Sweeney

Clan Sweeney is an Irish clan of Scottish origin.

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Clann Ruaidhrí

Clann Ruaidhrí was a leading mediaeval kindred in the Hebrides and the western seaboard of Scotland.

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Clonaneese

Clonaneese (also spelled Clonenis, Clenaneese or Clananeese) means in Irish "Angus' meadow".

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Coign and livery

Coign and livery or coyne and livery (accessdate) in Gaelic Ireland was the free entertainment which a chief exacted from his subjects for his servants and followers.

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim)) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. It is currently one of only two counties of Ireland to have a majority of the population from a Protestant background, according to the 2001 census. The other is County Down to the south.

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Dane axe

The Dane axe is an early type of battle axe, primarily used during the transition between the European Viking Age and early Middle Ages.

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Desmond Rebellions

The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569–1573 and 1579–1583 in the Irish province of Munster.

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Domhnall Óg Ó Domhnaill

Domhnall Óg Ó Domhnaill (c.1242-1281) was a medieval Irish king of Tír Chonaill and member of the O'Donnell dynasty.

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Domnall na Madhmann Mac Suibhne

Domnall na Madhmann Mac Suibhne, Gallowglass, ancestor of the Mac Suibhne of north Connacht, Maghery Connacht, Clanricarde and Thomond, fl.

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Dubhghall mac Ruaidhrí

Dubhghall mac Ruaidhrí (died 1268) was a leading figure in the thirteenth-century Kingdom of the Isles.

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Eóin Mac Suibhne

Eóin Mac Suibhne (fl. 1310) was a fourteenth-century Scottish nobleman and a leading member of Clann Suibhne.

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Edward Fitton, the elder

Sir Edward Fitton the elder (31 March 1527 – 3 July 1579), was Lord President of Connaught and Thomond and the Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.

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Flight of the Wild Geese

The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland.

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Florence MacCarthy

Finnian or Fínghin mac Donnchadh Mac Cárthaigh (1560–1640), known to the English as Florence MacCarthy, was an Irish prince of the late 16th century and the last credible claimant to the MacCarthy Mór title before its suppression by English authority.

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Gaelic Ireland

Gaelic Ireland (Éire Ghaidhealach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the prehistoric era until the early 17th century.

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Gaelic warfare

Gaelic warfare was the type of warfare practised by the Gaelic peoples, that is the Irish, Gaels in Scotland, and Manx, in the pre-modern period.

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Gaels

The Gaels (Na Gaeil, Na Gàidheil, Ny Gaeil) are an ethnolinguistic group native to northwestern Europe.

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Gallagher (surname)

Gallagher (Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir; Modern Ó Gallachóir) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Donegal.

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Galloglass (disambiguation)

Galloglass, or Gallowglass, were a type of Gaelic-Norse warrior.

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Gallowglass (disambiguation)

Gallowglass were a class of mercenary warriors.

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Gallowglass (novel)

Gallowglass is a 1990 novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the name Barbara Vine.

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Garde Écossaise

The Garde Écossaise (Scots Guard) was an elite Scottish military unit founded in 1418 by the Valois Charles VII of France, to be personal bodyguards to the French monarchy.

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Gofraid mac Fergusa

Gofraid mac Fergusa is an alleged ninth-century figure attested by the Annals of the Four Masters and various pedigrees concerning the ancestors of Clann Somhairle and Clann Domhnaill.

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Henry MacShane O'Neill

Henry MacShane O'Neill or Anraí MacSéan Ó Néill was an Irish flaith, a son of Shane O'Neill who was named "Seán-an-Diomais" by the Saxons – "Shane the Proud".

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History of hurling

The history of hurling is long and often unclear, stretching back over three millennia.

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Humphrey Gilbert

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 September 1583) of Compton in the parish of Marldon and of Greenway in the parish of Churston Ferrers, both in Devon, England, was an adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland.

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Irish in the British Armed Forces

The Irish in the British Armed Forces refers to the history of Irish people serving in the British Armed Forces (including the British Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and other elements).

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Irish people

The Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.

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James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond

James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond (d. 1529) was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond.

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Kern (soldier)

A Kern was a Gaelic soldier, specifically a light infantryman in Ireland during the Middle Ages.

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Knapdale

Knapdale (Cnapadal) forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal.

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Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean

"Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean" is a poem found only in the Tinnakill Duanaire on folio 34r.

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Leabhar na nGenealach

Leabhar na nGenealach ("Book of Genealogies") is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the college-house of St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh.

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List of English words of Irish origin

This is a list of English language words from the Celtic Irish language.

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List of Irish words used in the English language

Irish words used in English in modern Ireland without being assimilated to English forms include.

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List of mercenaries

This is a list of mercenaries.

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List of youth-related terms

List of youth-related terms below are divided into Unisex, male and female terms.

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Lough Gill

Lough Gill Loch Gile. meaning bright or radiant lake is a freshwater lough (lake) mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in Ireland.

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Mac Ruaidhrí

The Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí is a patronymic form of Ruaidhrí and means "son of Ruaidhrí".

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Mac Scelling

Mac Scelling (fl. 1154–1173/1174), also known as Mac Scilling, was a prominent twelfth-century military commander engaged in conflicts throughout Ireland.

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Mac Suibhne

The Gaelic surname Mac Suibhne is a patronymic form of Suibhne and means "son of Suibhne".

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Manus O'Cahan's Regiment

Manus O'Cahan's Regiment of Foot was an Irish regiment which served during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the mid-1640s.

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Maurice MacKenraghty

Maurice MacKenraghty (executed 30 April 1585, Clonmel, County Tipperary) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest.

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McCabe (surname)

The surnames McCabe and MacCabe are Scottish and Irish surnames.

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McCoy (surname)

McCoy is a common surname of Scottish origin in the lands of Kintyre and then Irish (Gallowglass) origin.

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McDonnells of Knocknacloy

The McDonnells of Knocknacloy are a branch in Ireland of the Highland Scottish clan, Clan Donald.

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Mercenary

A mercenary is an individual who is hired to take part in an armed conflict but is not part of a regular army or other governmental military force.

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Milford, County Donegal

Milford or Millford, historically called Ballynagalloglagh, is a small town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland.

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Mulranny

Mulranny—sometimes spelled as 'Malaranny', 'Mullaranny', 'Mullranny' or 'Mulranny'—is a seaside village on the isthmus between Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Nevin (surname)

Nevin is a surname of Irish (Gallowglass) origin.

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Norse–Gaels

The Norse–Gaels (Gall-Goídil; Irish: Gall-Ghaeil; Gall-Ghàidheil, 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture.

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O'Donnell Abú

"O'Donnell Abú" is a traditional Irish song.

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Owen MacEoin Dubh MacAlister

Owen MacEoin Dubh MacAlister was a son of Alasdair MacEoin Dubh MacAlister, 1st of Loup, Chief of Clan MacAlister.

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Owen Roe O'Neill

Owen Roe O'Neill (Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill; c. 1585 – 6 November 1649) was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in Ireland.

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Plantation of Ulster

The Plantation of Ulster (Plandáil Uladh; Ulster-Scots: Plantin o Ulstèr) was the organised colonisation (plantation) of Ulstera province of Irelandby people from Great Britain during the reign of James VI and I. Most of the colonists came from Scotland and England, although there was a small number of Welsh settlers.

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Pole weapon

A pole weapon or pole arm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

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Porthall

Porthall (Halla an Phoirt) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland.

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Raghnall Mac Ruaidhrí

Raghnall Mac Ruaidhrí (died October 1346) was an eminent Scottish magnate and chief of Clann Ruaidhrí.

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Rathmore, County Kildare

Rathmore (Irish: An Ráth Mhór or Ráith Mór), a village, civil parish and District electoral division in County Kildare, Ireland, is located at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in the barony of Naas North.

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Redshank (soldier)

Redshank was a nickname for Scottish mercenaries from the Highlands' Western Isles.

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Roscommon

Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in 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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Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh

Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh, King of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name, fl.

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Seaán mac Oliver Bourke

Seaán mac Oliver Bourke (died 1580), 17th Lord of Mac William Íochtar.

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Shane O'Neill (son of Conn)

Shane O'Neill (Seán Mac Cuinn Ó Néill; c. 1530 – 2 June 1567), was an Irish king of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in the mid 16th century.

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Shrule Castle (County Mayo)

Shrule Castle (Caislen Sruthair, Castle of the River) is a ruined tower castle near Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Sparr

Sparr refers to.

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Tadhg Ó Cellaigh

Tadhg Ó Cellaigh (died 1316) was King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name.

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Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare

Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (1513 – 3 February, 1537), also known as Silken Thomas, was a leading figure in 16th-century Irish history.

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Thomas Kirwan (mayor)

Thomas Kirwan, Mayor of Galway 1534-35 and 1547-48.

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Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Bourke

Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke, sometimes referred to as Theobald Fitzwalter Kittagh Bourke, (Irish: Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Bourke) (c. 1570 – in or after 1602) was the 21st Chief of Mac William Iochtar in Ireland, and the first and last person to hold that title following its restoration.

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Tudor conquest of Ireland

The Tudor conquest (or reconquest) of Ireland took place under the Tudor dynasty, which held the Kingdom of England during the 16th century.

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Warrior caste

Warrior caste can refer to;.

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West Breifne

The Kingdom of West Breifne (Irish Breifne Ua Ruairc) or Breifne O'Rourke was an historic kingdom of Ireland that existed from 1256 to 1605, located in the area that is now County Leitrim.

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1250s in England

Events from the 1250s in England.

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1259 in Ireland

Events from the year 1259 in Ireland.

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1583 in Ireland

Events from the year 1583 in Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallowglass

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