What the records say
- When
- 29 Aug 1504
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.37° N, 8.90° W
- Description
- 1504 battle between various Irish clans
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Knockdoe
1504 battle between various Irish clans
The Battle of Knockdoe took place on 19 August 1504 at Knockdoe, in the Parish of Lackagh, County Galway, between two Hiberno Norman lords – Gearóid Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde – along with their respective Irish allies. The cause was a dispute between Maelsechlainn mac Tadhg Ó Cellaigh (O'Kelly), King of Ui Maine – Mod.
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