During Strongbow's march northward to Dublin after taking Waterford, his forces defeated a rearguard or flanking force near Drogheda. This engagement helped secure the corridor between Leinster and Dublin as Norman forces moved north.
Strongbow: c.500–700 men. Ruaidrí's rearguard: c.800–1,200 men.
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