14 August-Battle of the Yellow Ford

Henry Bagenal whose relative founded the town Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag) in Carlow was defeated by his brother-in-law Hugh O Neill, Earl of Tyrone at the Battle of the Yellow Ford on the River Blackwater in County Armagh. The battle took place in the year 1598 On This Day

Earl of Tyrone photo

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