Sack of Dun Gallimhe

Sack of Dun Gallimhe
	Part of the Norman Conquest of Ireland
Date	1247
Location	Galway
Result	Gaelic victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Connacht	Lordship of Ireland

The sack of Dun Gallimhe, also known as the sack of Galway Castle, took place in 1247 between the Gaels and the Normans, resulting in an Gaelic victory.[1]

References

Knox, Hubert Thomas (1908). The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century. Judges. Figgis & Company, Limited. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-946130-00-9.

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[1] Knox, Hubert Thomas (1908). The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century. Judges. Figgis & Company, Limited. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-946130-00-9.