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 a Gaelic victory.[1]

Sack of Dun Gallimhe
Part of the Norman Conquest of Ireland
Date1247
Location
Galway
Result Gaelic victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Connacht Lordship of Ireland

References edit

  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.