An Irish force led by Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill ambushed Sir Conyers Clifford and his men though a pass in the Curlew mountains near the town of Boyle in Roscommon. The English suffered heavy losses while the Irish losses were minimal. Aodh Ruadh O’Domhnaill proved himself again and again to be a capable military leader, […]
