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First Battle of Athenry
The First Battle of Athenry was fought on the August 15, 1249 at Athenry, Galway, Ireland. Ath an Ri had existed as a minor settlement prior to its foundation as a town by the de Bermingham family in 1241, and was thus still little more than a military base in (highly) hostile territory.
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