After Owen Roe O'Neill's death (1649), Bishop MacMahon took command of the Ulster Confederate army. His rash attack on Parliamentary forces at Scariffhollis near Letterkenny was catastrophic. The Ulster Confederate army was destroyed and MacMahon executed. This ended organised Confederate resistance in Ulster.
c.2,000 Ulster Irish killed; MacMahon captured and hanged
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