BattlefieldsBattle of Slieve Bloom
Tudor

Battle of Slieve Bloom

1537
Offaly, Ireland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Offaly, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English Crown forces
Forces
Crown forces c.200–400.
VS
Victor
O'Carroll (Irish)
Forces
O'Carroll Irish forces c.300–600
Outcome
Crown forces repulsed in midlands
The Battle

History & Significance

O'Carroll of Éile resisted English attempts to colonise the midlands. The Slieve Bloom Mountains provided ideal terrain for Irish guerrilla tactics. Efforts to plant the midlands (as "King's County" and "Queen's County") met persistent Irish resistance throughout the Tudor period.

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