battle, medieval

Battle of Ballyshannon

Name: Battle of Ballyshannon
Location: Ballyshannon, Ireland

Battle of Ballyshannon was a battle fought in 1247 at Ballyshannon, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ballyshannon. The recorded result: Anglo-Irish and allied victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1247

WhereBallyshannon, Ireland54.502N, 8.202W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAnglo-Irish and allied victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Tyrone; Kingdom of Tyrconnell; Kingdom of the IslesagainstLordship of Ireland; Kingdom of Connacht

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1247 (year precision)
Place	Ballyshannon, Ireland 54.502N, 8.202W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Melaghlin O'Donnell Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill	Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly William de Brit

Placed at Ballyshannon; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Belleek 1593, 7.2 km E
Siege of Donegal 1601, 17 km N
Battle of Creadran Cille 1257, 31 km SW
Battle of Collooney 1798, 39 km SW
Siege of Enniskillen 1594, 41 km SE

Battle of Ballyshannon is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870404, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ballyshannon (1247), revision 1370433194, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.