Copyright www.duchas.ie used under CC-BY-NC 4.0 https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922083/4850640 "O'Donnell's army marched through Roscommon and Galway, reaching Cashel by 18 November. Mountjoy ordered Carew north to counter the Irish advance, but on 21 November O'Donnell sidestepped Carew's blocking force. Described as 'the greatest march that hath been heard of at this time of year', O'Donnell stole a night march on the lord president, crossing over the frozen Slieve Phelim Mountains." from pg 163 of "The Nine Years War 1593 - 1603" by James O'Neill. It is interesting how small events on a national scale, leave large imprints on a local scale. The daring night march that O'Donnell stole through the Slieve Felims in 1601 was still remembered in the schools folklore manuscripts of the 1930s featuring in Foilycleary and Kilcommon schools. The teacher in Foilycleary (Ml. O Heachthigheirn) even drew a map of the likely route ...
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