Battle of Aura

The Battle of Aura, was fought in the middle of the sixteenth century between the MacDonnells, led by Sorley Boy MacDonnell, against the McQuillans and O'Neills, in which the MacQuillans and O'Neills were defeated. Translated, Slieve-an-Aura means Hill of Battle – the modern spelling is Slieveanorra.

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1583  Wikidata
Battle of Slieve na Orra; Battle of Slieve-na-Aura; Battle of Slieveanorra
battle, Kingdom of Ireland, 
HMS Drake, HMS Godetia, HMS Thrush, 

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Location: 55.0833, -6.2167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1583 Battle of Aura

1565-05-12T00:00:00Z

1565-05-12T00:00:00Z

1565 Battle of Glentaisie

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 Belfast Blitz

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1565	Battle of Glentaisie	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1583	Battle of Aura	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Belfast Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Girona	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-82	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ballymena nuclear bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunluce Castle	State Care Monument, Department for Communities, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunseverick Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Red Bay Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1599	Dunaneeny Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1636	Glenarm Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Godetia	shipwreck, Flower-class corvette, corvette	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1889	HMS Thrush	Redbreast-class gunboat, shipwreck, gunboat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1901	HMS Drake	shipwreck, armored cruiser, Drake-class armored cruiser	Wikidata