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Battle of Callann

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Battle of Callann
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Callann in County Kerry, Ireland, is recorded as a battlefield, though no further detail survives in the open map record. The name suggests collision, perhaps men against men or men against storm, but the absence of witness leaves the shape of the fight unfinished. Stone and soil remember pressure even when language forgets it.
Battle of Callann is recorded as a battlefield in County Kerry. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
The Battle of Callann took place in 1340 between the forces of the Norman MacCarthy dynasty and the Anglo-Norman forces of the Lordship of Ireland. The MacCarthy forces were victorious, halting the expansion of Anglo-Norman control into Munster and preserving Gaelic influence in the region.

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