A brave battle was fought by Godfrey O'Donnell, Lord of Tirconnell, in defence of his country, with the Lord Justice of Ireland, Maurice Fitzgerald, and the other English nobles of Connaught, at Creadran-Cille in Ros-cede, in the territory of Carbury, to the north of Sligo. A desperate and furious battle was fought between them: bodies were mangled, heroes were disabled, and the senses were stunned on both sides. The field was vigorously maintained by the Kinel-Connell, who made such obstinate and vigorous onsets upon the English that, in the end, they routed them with great slaughter. Godfrey himself, however, was severely wounded; for he met Maurice Fitzgerald face to face in single combat, in which they wounded each other severely. In consequence of the success of this battle, the English and the Geraldines were driven out of Lower Connaught.
M1257.14 On the same day Mac Griffin, an illustrious knight, was taken prisoner by O'Donnell's people; and Sligo was afterwards burned and totally plundered by them. Donough, the son of Cormac O'Donnell, was killed in the heat of this battle of Creadran. They (O'Donnell's people) then returned home in consequence of O'Donnell's wounds; but, were it not that his wounds had oppressed him, he would have routed his enemies to the River Moy. Godfrey, on his return, prostrated and demolished the castle which had been erected by the English a short time before, at Cael-uisce, to carry on the war against the Kinel-Connell.
M1257.15 Maurice Fitzgerald, for some time Lord Justice of Ireland, and the destroyer of the Irish, died.
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^Cosgrove, Art, ed. (2008). A new history of Ireland (1. publ. in paperb. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780199539703.
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battle, creadran, cille, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ju. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Battle of Creadran Cille news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message The Battle of Creadran Cille was fought in 1257 between the Gaels of Tir Chonaill led by Gofraidh o Domhnaill and the Normans led by Maurice FitzGerald 1 It took place at Ros Ceide Rosses Point in the territory of Cairbre Drom Cliabh near Sligo town The forces of Tir Chonaill were victorious and drove the Normans out of their territory Battle of Creadran CilleDate1257Locationnear Sligo County Sligo Ireland54 21 22 N 8 36 54 W 54 356 N 8 615 W 54 356 8 615ResultGaelic victoryBelligerentsKingdom of TyrconnellLordship of IrelandCommanders and leadersGofraid O DonnellMaurice FitzGeraldStrengthunknownunknownCasualties and lossesunknownunknownAccording to the Annals of the Four Masters English translation A brave battle was fought by Godfrey O Donnell Lord of Tirconnell in defence of his country with the Lord Justice of Ireland Maurice Fitzgerald and the other English nobles of Connaught at Creadran Cille in Ros cede in the territory of Carbury to the north of Sligo A desperate and furious battle was fought between them bodies were mangled heroes were disabled and the senses were stunned on both sides The field was vigorously maintained by the Kinel Connell who made such obstinate and vigorous onsets upon the English that in the end they routed them with great slaughter Godfrey himself however was severely wounded for he met Maurice Fitzgerald face to face in single combat in which they wounded each other severely In consequence of the success of this battle the English and the Geraldines were driven out of Lower Connaught M1257 14 On the same day Mac Griffin an illustrious knight was taken prisoner by O Donnell s people and Sligo was afterwards burned and totally plundered by them Donough the son of Cormac O Donnell was killed in the heat of this battle of Creadran They O Donnell s people then returned home in consequence of O Donnell s wounds but were it not that his wounds had oppressed him he would have routed his enemies to the River Moy Godfrey on his return prostrated and demolished the castle which had been erected by the English a short time before at Cael uisce to carry on the war against the Kinel Connell M1257 15 Maurice Fitzgerald for some time Lord Justice of Ireland and the destroyer of the Irish died References edit Cosgrove Art ed 2008 A new history of Ireland 1 publ in paperb ed Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199539703 nbsp This article about a battle in Irish history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Creadran Cille amp oldid 1224220663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
