Battle of Doire Leathan
The Battle of Doire Leathan took place on 14 September 1590 at Doire Leathan in south-western County Donegal in Ulster,Ireland.[1] This was part of the ongoing succession dispute for the leadership of the Gaelic lordship of O'Donnell. A force of Scottish Redshank mercenaries hired by Ineen Dubh on behalf of her son Hugh Roe O'Donnell defeated and killed the heir (by primogeniture) to the O'Donnell lordship of Tyrconnell, Sir Donal O'Donnell.[2] [3]. The younger half-brother, Hugh Roe was at the time imprisoned in Dublin Castle, but later rose to head the O'Donnells and was a prominent figure during the Nine Years' War (Ireland).
Battle of Doire Leathan | |||||||
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Part of the O'Donnell Succession Dispute | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Supporters of Hugh Roe O'Donnell | Supporters of Sir Donnell O'Donnell | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Donal O'Donnell |
References
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- Annals of the Four Masters (1998), Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annala Ríoghachta Éireann) from the earliest period to the year 1616 (compiled during the period 1632-1636 by Brother Michael O’Clery et al., and translated and edited by John O’Donovan in 1856), Dublin: De Burca, ISBN 0946130 06 X
- Morgan p.130
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- O’Donnell, Francis Martin (2018), The O’Donnells of Tyrconnell – A Hidden Legacy, Washington, D.C.: Academica Press LLC, ISBN 978-1-680534740
Bibliography
- Morgan, Hiram. Tyrone's Rebellion. Boydell Press, 1999.
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