What the records say
- When
- 1270
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.00° N, 8.08° W
- Description
- 1270 battle fought in Ireland
Battle of Áth an Chip
1270 battle fought in Ireland
Cath Áth an Chip, meaning the Battle of Ath an Chip, alias the "Battle of Connacht", was fought in 1270 between the Anglo-Irish and the Irish of Connacht in County Leitrim in Ireland. The result was a decisive Irish victory. "Athanchip", then a ford marked by a tree-stump", is today the place called "Battle Bridge". The battle site is probably Drumhierney townland and Leitrim village.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Áth-an-Chip: The army of the Kingdom of Connacht routs the English army near Carrick-on-Shannon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page