| Battle of Tochar Cruacháin Brí Eile | |||||||
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| Lordship of Ireland | Kingdom of Offaly | ||||||
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| Murchad MacMoriarty | |||||||
The Battle of Tochar Cruacháin Brí Eile or Cruachán Brí Eile took place in 1385 near what is now the village of Croghan in County Offaly, Ireland. [1] The battle pitted the Gaelic forces of Uí Failghe, led by Murchadh Ó Conchobhair, against the Normans. The army of Uí Failghe was victorious. "Nugent of Meath, Chambers and his son, and a countless host of the chiefs and plebeians of the English were slain", according to the Annals of the Four Masters. [2]
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| Battle of Tochar Cruacháin Brí Eile | |||||||
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| Lordship of Ireland | Kingdom of Offaly | ||||||
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| Murchad MacMoriarty | |||||||
The Battle of Tochar Cruacháin Brí Eile or Cruachán Brí Eile took place in 1385 near what is now the village of Croghan in County Offaly, Ireland. [1] The battle pitted the Gaelic forces of Uí Failghe, led by Murchadh Ó Conchobhair, against the Normans. The army of Uí Failghe was victorious. "Nugent of Meath, Chambers and his son, and a countless host of the chiefs and plebeians of the English were slain", according to the Annals of the Four Masters. [2]
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