Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Moyry Pass: contested ground

The ground around Moyry Pass was fought over 4 times between 1315 and 1600: 4 battles, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Moiry PassBattle of Tragh-BhaileBattle of Moyry PassBattle of FaughartBattle of FaughartDublinManchesterBelfastLiverpoolStokeBlackpoolLondonderry/DerryGalway200 km54.050N, 6.385W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Moiry Pass, 1315Battle of Faughart, 1318Battle of Tragh-Bhaile, 1399Battle of Moyry Pass, 160013151600
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
September 1315Battle of Moiry PassMoyry PassFirst War of Scottish Independence
14 October 1318Battle of FaughartFaughartFirst War of Scottish Independence
1399Battle of Tragh-BhaileIreland
20 September 1600Battle of Moyry PassJonesboroughNine Years' War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.