Battle of Glentaisie
| Battle of Glentasie | |||||||
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| Part of Irish Clan Wars and Scottish Clan Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Clan O'Neill of Tyrone |
Clan MacDonnell of Antrim Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg Clan MacLean | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Shane O'Neill |
Sorley Boy MacDonnell James MacDonald | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| High | High | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ? | c. 300–400 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Glentaisie, was an Irish battle fought in the north of Ulster on 2 May 1565. The result was a victory for Shane O'Neill over the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg. The conflict was a part of the political and military struggle, involving the English and occasionally the Scots, for control of northern Ireland. Although the MacDonalds were a Scottish family, based principally on the island of Islay in the Hebrides, they had long been associated with the Gaelic polity rather than the Kingdom of Scotland.