First Battle of Athenry
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First Battle of Athenry
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The First Battle of Athenry was fought on 15 August 1249 at Athenry in modern County Galway, Ireland. The Gaelic forces of Connacht besieged the town but were repelled by the Normans under Jordan de Exeter, Sheriff of Connacht. Áth na Ríogh had existed as a Gaelic settlement under the Ó Mainnín kings of Soghain, but between 1236 and 1241 Meyler de Bermingham captured the area and made Athenry an urban walled settlement. Though by 1249 it featured a castle and Franciscan friary, it was still clos
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13th century battle in Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Athenry
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2023-09-22T18:50:37Z
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