The sack of Dun Gallimhe, also known as the sack of
Galway Castle, took place in 1247 between the
Gaels
The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celts, Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Goidelic languages, Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising ...
and the
Normans
The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Franc ...
, resulting in a Gaelic victory.
References
Norman invasion of Ireland
1247 in Ireland
Conflicts in 1247
Dun G
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