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The Battle of Aughrim (Irish: Cath Eachroma) was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 (old style, equivalent to 22 July new style), near the village of Aughrim, County Galway.
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- Date
- 1691-07-12
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General St. Ruths or Aughrim FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 406 ydThe bloody HollowHeritage attraction · 536 ydIndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 608 ydBattle of Aughrim Interpretative CentreMuseum · 1049 yd
The RectoryRectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 1069 ydHoly Trinity Church (Aughrim)Church/chapel · 1128 ydCastle (Site of)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1333 ydUrraghry HillMountain / peak · 1.3 miEuropean Beech4.1 miEuropean Beech4.3 miKilconnell AbbeyHeritage attraction · 4.5 miKillure Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 4.8 mi
The RectoryRectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 1069 yd
Holy Trinity Church (Aughrim)Church/chapel · 1128 ydCastle (Site of)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1333 ydUrraghry HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
European Beech4.1 miEuropean Beech4.3 mi
Kilconnell AbbeyHeritage attraction · 4.5 mi_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4070639.jpg/250px-Castles_of_Connacht,_Killure,_Galway_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4070639.jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Killure Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 4.8 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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