Sack of Dun Gallimhe

Sack of Dun Gallimhe
Part of the Norman Conquest of Ireland
Date1247
Location
Galway
Result Gaelic victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Connacht Lordship of Ireland

The sack of Dun Gallimhe, also known as the sack of Galway Castle, took place in 1247 between the Gaels and the Normans, resulting in a Gaelic victory.[1]

References

  1. ^ Knox, Hubert Thomas (1908). The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century. Judges. Figgis & Company, Limited. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-946130-00-9.


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