The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-09-24
FOUGHT
ON IRISH SOIL
First Recorded is That Which Took
Place on the Shore of
Lough Corrib.
Brian Defeated the Danes in the
Year 998 and Again at Clon-
tart in 1914.
The Famous Victories Won by
Robert Bruce, Shane and
Hugh ONeili.

There is scarcely country in the
world, civilized or otherwise. that does
not boast of some antique structures
or mouldering ruins to connect it with
glory: but in none are they SO pen-
tifully strewn as in our own Emerald
Isle. says the l'rccman's Journal
Tho First Battle of ireIand's History
The first battle of which We nave
any record took place on the shore OF
Lough Corrib, in the plain of Moytura,
in which the Firbolgs were vanuushcd
| by the Tuathe De Danaans, the early
colonists Of Ireland. The Dc Danaans
were defeated afterward in grea,
battle in glen d few miles from
Tralee by the Milesians. In this con-
test the Milcsians lost their queen
mother, Scotia, and. she was buried in
II royal cairn in Glen Scohcnc, which
| is still seen at a place called Scotia
Glen.
Battle Of Ocha, in Meath.
In 483 Levy, son of Laighai,c, dc.
fcated and slew Oliott Molt at Ocha, IN
! Meath, for having usnrped the throne
after Laighaire's death. III 59s, when
King Aid MacAinmire attempted to
nyact thn Ror,,nnun trihnto bo was
defeated and slain at the battle oe
Dunbolg, in Wicklow. by sBranduif,
king Of LeinsAer. During the reign %
Donall, son Of Aed, Congall Claen,
Prince Of Ulster, attempted to win the
throne, but Donall defeated and slew
him at Moyrath. in Down, 637. In 722
Fergal, the regning Monarch, tried to
force tribute again. but he was slain
by the Lcinstcrmen at the Hill of AL
len, and 1000 Of his men killed. In
73S Fergals son engaged the Lcinstcr
army at Ballyslannon, in Kildare, alll
almost annihilated them.
Towards the close of the eighth ccn-
tury the Danes first made their APP
pearance in Ireland and gradually
they secured firm footing in it; but
Brian Boru and his brother, Mahon.
defeated them at Sulcoit, near Linn
erick, 95S. Previous to this. Malcahy,
who had exhibited rare qualities of
patriotism and vaIor. tried to crush
the Danes, and in a great battle Il;
Tara he captured two Danish princes
from whom he took the tore or collar
of gold, and q jewel hilted sword. The
Danes were again defeated at Glen
mama, in Wicklow, 500, and at Clon
the ever memorable battle between
Brian and the Danes, in which the
valiant Brian completely crushed them
but the 'victory cost him his life
The Landing Of the Anglo. .Normans
In 1859 the Anglo Normans first
landed in Ireland, and from that time
forth Ireland knew little peace or pros
lperity: for the Saxon foes carried ruir
and bloodshed wherever they went
Henry II appointed Strongbow as vice
roy Of Ireland, and in 1174 Roderici
O'Connor and Donall O'Brien defeated
him at Thurles. StrOngbow was agar
besieged at Waterford, but this tim,
he was victorious. and scene o.
butchery ensued; shortly afterWard
he died. Edward Bruce landed in Ire.
land in 1915, and he defeated the Eng.
lish in 1S battles, the principal o.
which were Kells, County Meath; Ard
scull, near Athy, and Connor, nea,
Ballymena. Bruce was at last de.
feated and slain at E'aughart, neal
Dundalk, in 1873
Felim OConnor was also defea ted y
? a terrible battle at Athcnry, in 1916
r by the English and 1000 men wer,
slain. At Credan, Godfrey ODonnell
chief of Tirconnell. defeated Mauric,
, Fitzgerald, the English lord justice
, in 1857; but Godfrey received d MOI.
t tai wound and was borne home to die
Hearing Of his dying condition, hi
I neighboring chieftain, O'Neil of Tir
/ conneli, demanded hostages for sub
mission, but Godfrey refused, ard call
, ing his brave clan together the dyin
prince determined IF ieht again. A