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Faughart. Coordinates: 54°2′35″N. Faughart or Fochart ( Irish: Fochaird) [1] is an area north of Dundalk in County Louth, Ireland. The Hill of Faughart is the site of early Christian church ruins and a medieval graveyard, as well as a shrine to Saint Brigid . According to tradition, it was the birthplace of Saint Brigid of Kildare in 451 AD.
May 2, 2024 · The Battle of Faughart took place on 14 October 1318 on the Hill of Faughart, just north of Dundalk, in Co. Louth. Here, the Anglo-Irish, mainly of Anglo-Norman descent, who were loyal to King Edward II of England, faced off against an alliance of Scottish and Irish forces under the command of Scotsman Edward Bruce.
The Battle of Faughart (or Battle of Dundalk [3]) was fought on 14 October 1318 between an Anglo-Irish force led by John de Bermingham (later created 1st Earl of Louth) and Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, and a Scottish and Irish army commanded by Prince Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick, brother of King Robert I of Scots ('Robert the Bruce').
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Faughart or Fochart is an area north of Dundalk in County Louth, Ireland. The Hill of Faughart is the site of early Christian church ruins and a medieval graveyard, as well as a shrine to Saint Brigid.
Feb 1, 2024 · 3 of 4 | . FILE - Women pray at Saint Brigid’s Shrine in Faughart, Ireland, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Devotees of St. Brigid in Ireland plan to celebrate on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, with the scheduled return of a relic associated with the so-called “matron saint of Ireland” — about a millennium after her remains were removed from her hometown of Kildare.
The Battle of Faughart (or Battle of Dundalk) was fought on 14 October 1318 between a Hiberno-Norman force led by John de Bermingham (later created 1st Earl of Louth) and Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, and a Scottish and Irish army commanded by Prince Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick, brother of King Robert I of Scots ('Robert the Bruce'). It was a battle of the First War of Scottish ...
Nov 28, 2019 · Faughart, near Dundalk Co Louth, is an ancient place filled with a history that is both gentle and fierce. It is a place associated with battles, boundaries and travel. The Sli Midhluachra, one of the 5 ancient roads of Ireland, runs through the Hill of Faughart on its way from Tara to Armagh and to the north coast of Ireland, making it a ...
