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Battle of Binnion Hill

Battle of Binnion Hill was a battle fought in 1557 at Lifford, in what is now Ireland. The recorded result: O'Donnell victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1557
WhereLifford, Ireland54.903N, 7.503W
OutcomeO'Donnell victory
Belligerents20px Clan O'Donnellagainst18px Clan O'Neill
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date1557 (year precision)
PlaceLifford, Ireland
54.903N, 7.503W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Calvagh O'Donnell
Battle of Binnion HillBattle of Binnion HillBattle of GlenmaquinBattle of FarsetmoreSiege of DerryBattle of the BogsideBattle of ScarrifholisSiege of DerryBattle of ScarrifholisBelfastDundalkDroghedaSligoLisburnGreenockOmaghDonegal100 km54.903N, 7.503W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1557

Battle of Binnion Hill is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15197100, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Binnion Hill, revision 1370107873, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.