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Battle of Knockavoe Battlefield
Battle of Knockavoe Battlefield is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Battle of Knockavoe Battlefield is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.8379°, -7.4455°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Battle of Knockavoe (Cnoc-Buidhbh) was fought in 1522 between the O'Donnells, led by Hugh Dubh O'Donnell and Manus O'Donnell, both sons of Sir Hugh Dubh O'Donnell, against the O'Neills, in which the O'Neills and their supporters were surprised and routed. Knockavoe was not a lost pitched battle, rather it was in fact the result of a nighttime surprise attack on the O'Neill camp by the O'Donnells. Knockavoe is the hill just behind Strabane in County Tyrone.
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Background
History
Conn Bacach O'Neill (who was later created Earl of Tyrone, in 1542) was determined to bring the O'Donnells under his rule and made a great gathering, determined to march into Tyrconnell. Forces arrived from Munster and Connacht, together with English contingents, and brought into O'Neill's army itself were the Scoto-Irish MacDonnells of Antrim, Bissetts, MacSheehys and others. The forces laid siege to and took Ballyshannon Castle, and later devastated a large part of Tyrconnell.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8379, -7.4455
- District
- Derry City and Strabane
- Postcode
- BT82 8LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Tyrone
Sources
- osm: n2679296183 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Battle of Knockavoe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Battle of Knockavoe Battlefield?
- Battle of Knockavoe Battlefield is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8379°, -7.4455°.