Related Archive: Thomas Maguire

Gráinne Battle

Archived: 20 October 2026

Abstract

In 1457, the Maguires of Fermanagh pursued campaigns against MacMahon territory in Oriel and O’Rourke lands in Breifne, burning settlements and lordly residences after defenders secured their cattle. Philip Maguire’s raid provoked pursuit and battle, while Thomas Maguire’s meeting with Lochlainn O’Rourke near Ath Conaill ended in a decisive Maguire victory on the Gráinne river, followed by the display of sixteen noble heads. Annals portray these conflicts as contests for livestock, territory, clients and prestige. Deaths among regional elites were recorded. Ecclesiastically, John Bole became archbishop of Armagh, Murrisk friary emerged, and William Sherwood gained, in October, a Bologna doctorate.

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1430 CE

Thomas Maguire

Archived: 20 October 2026

Abstract

In 1430, Irish political life was marked by warfare, negotiation and succession rather than an island-wide event. Tomás Mág Uidhir died on 13 November after thirty-six years ruling Fermanagh, and his son Tomás Óg succeeded with publicly affirmed support. Eóghan O’Neill raided Oriel and Meath, securing tribute, submissions and a hostage without permanently conquering these territories. In Cork, Kilbrittain castle changed hands amid MacCarthy and Desmond conflict. Raids and rival claims affected Connacht and Breifne, where sanctuary and éraic enabled settlement. Deaths of clerics and legal scholars underline ecclesiastical and learned institutions’ roles in authority, hospitality, memory and social order.

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