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Ireland">Bruce campaign in Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table style="width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;border:0;display:inline-table"><tbody><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Date</th><td>10 September 1315</td></tr><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Location</th><td><div class="location"><a href="/wiki/Connor,_County_Antrim" class="mw-redirect" title="Connor, County Antrim">Connor, County Antrim</a></div></td></tr><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Result</th><td class="status"> Scottish victory</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Belligerents</th></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Arms_of_the_Kingdom_of_Scotland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Lordship of Ireland">Post-invasion</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John%27s_first_expedition_to_Ireland" title="John's first expedition to Ireland">John's expedition</a> (1185)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sieges_of_Galway" class="mw-redirect" title="Sieges of Galway">Sieges of Dún Gaillmhe</a> (1230–47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ballyshannon_(1247)" title="Battle of Ballyshannon (1247)">Ballyshannon</a> (1247)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Athenry" title="First Battle of Athenry">1st Athenry</a> (1249)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Magh_Slecht" title="Battle of Magh Slecht">Magh Slécht</a> (1256)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Creadran_Cille" title="Battle of Creadran Cille">Creadran Cille</a> (1257)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Down" title="Battle of Down">Down</a> (1260)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Callann" title="Battle of Callann">Callann</a> (1261)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangerton_Mountain#Tooreencormick_battle_site" title="Mangerton Mountain">Tooreencormick</a> (1262)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_%C3%81th_an_Chip" title="Battle of Áth an Chip">Áth an Chip</a> (1270)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Moiry_Pass" title="Battle of Moiry Pass">Moiry Pass</a> (1315)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Connor</a> (1315)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kells" title="Battle of Kells">Kells</a> (1315)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Skerries" title="Battle of Skerries">Skerries</a> (1316)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Athenry" title="Second Battle of Athenry">2nd Athenry</a> (1316)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lough_Raska" title="Battle of Lough Raska">Loch Rasca</a> (1317)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Dysert_O%27Dea" title="Battle of Dysert O'Dea">Dysert O'Dea</a> (1318)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Faughart" title="Battle of Faughart">Faughart</a> (1318)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ardnocher" title="Battle of Ardnocher">Áth an Urchair</a> (1329)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fiodh-an-%C3%81tha" title="Battle of Fiodh-an-Átha">Fiodh an Átha</a> (1330)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tochar_Cruachain-Bri-Ele" title="Battle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-Ele">Cruachán Brí Eile</a> (1385)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ros-Mhic-Thri%C3%BAin" title="Battle of Ros-Mhic-Thriúin">Ros Mhic Thriúin</a> (1394)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tragh-Bhaile" title="Battle of Tragh-Bhaile">Tragh-Bhaile</a> (1399)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cluain_Immorrais" title="Battle of Cluain Immorrais">Cluain Immorrais</a> (1406)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Knockdoe" title="Battle of Knockdoe">Knockdoe</a> (1504)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_FitzGerald,_10th_Earl_of_Kildare" title="Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare">Silken Thomas's Rebellion</a> (1534–35)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Belahoe" title="Battle of Belahoe">Belahoe</a> (1539)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The <b>Battle of Connor</b> was fought on 10 September 1315, in the townland of Tannybrake just over a mile north of what is now the modern village of <a href="/wiki/Connor,_County_Antrim" class="mw-redirect" title="Connor, County Antrim">Connor, County Antrim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was part of the <a href="/wiki/Bruce_campaign_in_Ireland" title="Bruce campaign in Ireland">Bruce campaign in Ireland</a>. </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Connor&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output 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In early June, Donall Ó Néill of Tyrone and some twelve fellow northern Kings and lords met Edward Bruce at Carrickfergus and swore fealty to him as King of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edward held the town of Carrickfergus, but was unable to take the Castle. His army continued to spread south, through the <a href="/wiki/Moyry_Pass" title="Moyry Pass">Moyry Pass</a> to take Dundalk. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prelude">Prelude</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Connor&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prelude"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Outside the town of Dundalk, Bruce encountered an army led by <a href="/wiki/John_FitzGerald,_1st_Earl_of_Kildare" title="John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare">John FitzThomas FitzGerald</a>, 4th Lord of Offaly, his son-in-law <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Butler,_Earl_of_Carrick" title="Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick">Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maurice_FitzGerald,_1st_Earl_of_Desmond" title="Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond">Maurice FitzGerald</a>, 4th Baron Desmond. The Scottish pushed them back towards Dundalk and on 29 June lay waste to the town and its inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-hull_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hull-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 22 July Edmund Butler, the Justicier in Dublin, assembled an army from Munster and Leinster to join <a href="/wiki/Richard_%C3%93g_de_Burgh,_2nd_Earl_of_Ulster" title="Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster">Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster</a> to fight Bruce. De Burgh refused to let the government troop into Ulster, fearing widespread damage to his land.<sup id="cite_ref-New_History_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bruce was able to exploit their dispute and defeat them separately. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle">Battle</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Connor&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bruce slowly retreated north, drawing de Burgh in pursuit. Bruce and his O’Neill allies sacked Coleraine, destroying the bridge over the <a href="/wiki/River_Bann" title="River Bann">River Bann</a> to delay pursuit. Edward sent word to <a href="/wiki/Felim_McHugh_O%27Connor" title="Felim McHugh O'Connor">Fedlimd Ó Conchobair</a> that he would support his position as king in Connacht if he would withdraw. He sent the same message to rival claimant <a href="/wiki/Ruaidri_%C3%93_Conchobair" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruaidri Ó Conchobair">Ruaidri mac Cathal Ua Conchobair</a>. Cathal immediately returned home, raised a rebellion and declared himself king. De Burgh's Connacht allies under Felim then followed as Felim left to defend his throne.<sup id="cite_ref-Mortimer_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mortimer-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edward's force then crossed the Bann in boats, and attacked. The Earl of Ulster withdrew to Connor. </p><p>The armies met in Connor on 10 September 1315.<sup id="cite_ref-New_History_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The superior force of Bruce and his Irish allies defeated the depleted Ulster forces. The capture of Connor permitted Bruce to re-supply his army for the coming winter from the stores the Earl of Ulster had assembled at Connor.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earl's cousin, William de Burgh, was captured, as well as other lords and their heirs. Most of his army retreated to the <a href="/wiki/Carrickfergus_Castle" title="Carrickfergus Castle">Castle of Carrickfergus</a>, which the pursuing Scots put under siege. The Earl of Ulster managed to return to Connaught. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Connor&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The government forces under Butler did not engage Bruce, allowing him to consolidate his hold in Ulster. His occupation of Ulster encouraged risings in Meath and Connacht, further weakening de Burgh.<sup id="cite_ref-New_History_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, and another Scottish/Irish victory at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Skerries" title="Battle of Skerries">Battle of Skerries</a>, the campaign was to be defeated at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Faughart" title="Battle of Faughart">Battle of Faughart</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Connor&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">'Kells Farm is Built on Famous Battlefields,' <i>Ballymena Guardian</i>, 1/3/79, p.11</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.libraryireland.com/JoyceHistory/Bruce.php">Joyce, P.W., "Edward Bruce (1315-1318)", <i>A Concise History of Ireland</i>, Dublin, 1909</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hull-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hull_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHull" class="citation web cs1">Hull, Elanor. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.libraryireland.com/HullHistory/EdwardBruce1.php">"The Invasion of Edward Bruce AND THE GAELIC REVIVAL"</a>. libraryireland.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 September</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Invasion+of+Edward+Bruce+AND+THE+GAELIC+REVIVAL&rft.pub=libraryireland.com&rft.aulast=Hull&rft.aufirst=Elanor&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.libraryireland.com%2FHullHistory%2FEdwardBruce1.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Connor" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_History-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-New_History_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-New_History_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-New_History_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCosgrove2008" class="citation book cs1">Cosgrove, Art, ed. (2008). <i>A new history of Ireland</i> (1. publ. in paperb. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 286–288. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780199539703" title="Special:BookSources/9780199539703"><bdi>9780199539703</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+new+history+of+Ireland.&rft.place=Oxford&rft.pages=286-288&rft.edition=1.+publ.+in+paperb.&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9780199539703&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Connor" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mortimer-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Mortimer_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Qv7B0HWdtUoC&dq=Edward+Bruce+and+Battle+of+Connor&pg=PA69">Mortimer, Ian. <i>The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England: 1327–1330</i>, Macmillan, 2003</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780312349417" title="Special:BookSources/9780312349417">9780312349417</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">O'Laverty, Rev. 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