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#OTD in 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne (Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin), Lord of Glenmalure.

Fiach MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one, claimed descent from the 11th century King of Leinster, Bran Mac Maolmordha, and was centred at Ballinacor in Glenmalure, a steep valley in the fastness of the Wicklow mountains. Their chiefs styled themselves as Lords of Ranalagh. The territory of the Gabhail…

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stairnaheireann · 2 years

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#OTD in Irish History | 8 May:

1567 – Shane O’Neill’s army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O’Donnell. Many drown while trying to escape; O’Neill loses 1,300 men. 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne. Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O’Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. 1796 – John Pitt…

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stairnaheireann · 3 years

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#OTD in 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne (Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin), Lord of Glenmalure.

Fiach MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one, claimed descent from the 11th century King of Leinster, Bran Mac Maolmordha, and was centred at Ballinacor in Glenmalure, a steep valley in the fastness of the Wicklow mountains. Their chiefs styled themselves as Lords of Ranalagh. The territory of the Gabhail…

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#Art O&039;Neill #Carlow #Dublin Castle #Earl of Tyrone #Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland #Feagh Mac Hugh O’Byrne #Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin #Fiach MacHugh O&039;Byrne #Follow Me Up to Carlow #Glendalough #Glenmalure #Henry MacShane O’Neill #Hugh O’Neill #Hugh Roe O&039;Donnell #Lord of Glenmalure #Lord of Ranelagh #O&039;Byrne clan #Wexford #Wicklow

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stairnaheireann · 3 years

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#OTD in Irish History | 8 May:

1567 – Shane O’Neill’s army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O’Donnell. Many drown while trying to escape; O’Neill loses 1,300 men. 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne. Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O’Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. 1796 – John Pitt…

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stairnaheireann · 4 years

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#OTD in Irish History – 8 May:

1567 – Shane O’Neill’s army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O’Donnell. Many drown while trying to escape; O’Neill loses 1,300 men.

1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne. Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O’Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.

1796 – John Pitt…

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stairnaheireann · 4 years

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#OTD in 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne (Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin), Lord of Glenmalure.

Fiach MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one, claimed descent from the 11th century King of Leinster, Bran Mac Maolmordha, and was centred at Ballinacor in Glenmalure, a steep valley in the fastness of the Wicklow mountains.

Their chiefs styled themselves as Lords of Ranalagh. The territory of the Gabhail…

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#Art O&039;Neill #Carlow #Dublin Castle #Earl of Tyrone #Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland #Feagh Mac Hugh O’Byrne #Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin #Fiach MacHugh O&039;Byrne #Follow Me Up to Carlow #Glendalough #Glenmalure #Henry MacShane O’Neill #Hugh O’Neill #Hugh Roe O&039;Donnell #Lord of Glenmalure #Lord of Ranelagh #O&039;Byrne clan #Wexford #Wicklow

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stairnaheireann · 5 years

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#OTD in Irish History – 8 May:

1567 – Shane O’Neill’s army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O’Donnell. Many drown while trying to escape; O’Neill loses 1,300 men.

1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne. Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O’Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.

1796 – John Pitt…

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stairnaheireann · 5 years

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#OTD in 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne (Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin), Lord of Glenmalure.

Fiach MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one, claimed descent from the 11th century King of Leinster, Bran Mac Maolmordha, and was centred at Ballinacor in Glenmalure, a steep valley in the fastness of the Wicklow mountains.

Their chiefs styled themselves as Lords of Ranalagh. The territory of the Gabhail…

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#Art O&039;Neill #Carlow #Dublin Castle #Earl of Tyrone #Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland #Feagh Mac Hugh O’Byrne #Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin #Fiach MacHugh O&039;Byrne #Follow Me Up to Carlow #Glendalough #Glenmalure #Henry MacShane O’Neill #Hugh O’Neill #Hugh Roe O&039;Donnell #Lord of Glenmalure #Lord of Ranelagh #O&039;Byrne clan #Wexford #Wicklow

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stairnaheireann · 6 years

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#OTD in 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne (Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin), Lord of Glenmalure.

Fiach MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one, claimed descent from the 11th century King of Leinster, Bran Mac Maolmordha, and was centred at Ballinacor in Glenmalure, a steep valley in the fastness of the Wicklow mountains.

Their chiefs styled themselves as Lords of Ranalagh. The territory of the Gabhail…

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#Art O&039;Neill #Carlow #Dublin Castle #Earl of Tyrone #Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland #Feagh Mac Hugh O’Byrne #Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin #Fiach MacHugh O&039;Byrne #Follow Me Up to Carlow #Glendalough #Glenmalure #Henry MacShane O’Neill #Hugh O’Neill #Hugh Roe O&039;Donnell #Lord of Glenmalure #Lord of Ranelagh #O&039;Byrne clan #Wexford #Wicklow

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stairnaheireann · 7 years

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#OTD in 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin), Lord of Glenmalure.

Fiach MacHugh O’Bryne (Fiach Mac Aodh ÓBroin) was the son of the chief of the O’Byrnes of the Gabhail Raghnaill. His sept, a minor one, claimed descent from the 11th century King of Leinster, Bran Mac Maolmordha, and was centred at Ballinacor in Glenmalure, a steep valley in the fastness of the Wicklow mountains.

Their chiefs styled themselves as Lords of Ranalagh. The territory of the Gabhail…

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#Art O&039;Neill #Carlow #Dublin Castle #Earl of Tyrone #Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland #Feagh Mac Hugh O’Byrne #Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin #Fiach MacHugh O&039;Byrne #Follow Me Up to Carlow #Glendalough #Glenmalure #Henry MacShane O’Neill #Hugh O’Neill #Hugh Roe O&039;Donnell #Lord of Glenmalure #Lord of Ranelagh #O&039;Byrne clan #Wexford #Wicklow

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stairnaheireann · 7 years

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#OTD in Irish History – 8 May:

1567 – Shane O’Neill’s army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O’Donnell. Many drown while trying to escape; O’Neill loses 1,300 men.

1597 – Execution of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne. Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O’Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.

1796 – John Pitt…

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