Sack of Dun Gallimhe
Appearance
Sack of Dun Gallimhe | |||||||
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Part of the Norman Conquest of Ireland | |||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.