• A Dead Man at Ballyshannon

    Author(s):
    Alex Woolf (see profile)
    Date:
    2007
    Subject(s):
    Scotland, History, Ireland, Middle Ages
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Scottish history, Gaelic Ireland, Irish history, Medieval history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/b3pr-gd06
    Abstract:
    In 1247, in conflict with English forces, a man described as MacSomhairle, King of Argyll, was slain at Ballyshannon in Donegal. This paper seeks to identify which member of the kindred descend from Somerled this was and to investigate the context of his intervention in Irish politics.
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    Publisher:
    Four Courts Press
    Pub. Date:
    2007
    Book Title:
    The World of the Galloglass. Kings, Warlords and Warriors in Ireland and Scotland: 1200-1600.
    Author/Editor:
    Sean Duffy (ed.)
    Chapter:
    A Dead Man at Ballyshannon
    Page Range:
    77 - 85
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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