The Battle of Knockdoe 1504

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Fields of Slaughter-The Battle of Knockdoe 1504.
Knockdoe Hill lies eleven miles NE of Eyre Square, Galway in the Parish of Lackagh. It was the site of a bloody battle in 1504 that for reasons unexplained was largely overlooked by historians over the years.

To commemorate the five-hundredeth anniversary of the battle of Knockdoe in 1504, Galway Historian and Author, William Henry was commissioned by Lackagh Museum Committee in 2004 to research and write the first defininitive book about the battle.

William concludes that the Battle of Knockdoe was a battle of great significance in Irish history that offers a rare insight into the nature of Irish warfare at the close of the medieval period.

This book not alone covers the history of the battle but also the local folklore about it. The book also contains an account of the battle as contained in the Book of Howth

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About this publication

Written by William Henry

Published by Lackagh Museum Committee

Published here 11 Jan 2025 and originally published 2004

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