History of County Donegal - Archaeological Sites in County Donegal, Castles in County Donegal, Deputy Lieutenants of Donegal (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Archaeological sites in County Donegal, Castles in County Donegal, Deputy Lieutenants of Donegal, Historic constituencies in County Donegal, Lord-Lieutenants of Donegal, Battle of Tory Island, Grianan of Aileach, July 2010 R238 traffic collision, Donegal East, Donegal West, Battle of Scarrifholis, Donegal-Leitrim, James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn, Battle of Ballyshannon, Donegal Borough, Killybegs, Colonel Robertson's Fund, Glenveagh Castle, List of National Monuments in County Donegal, Donegal County, Donegal Castle, North Donegal, West Donegal, South Donegal, Donegal County Museum, Robert Chichester, East Donegal, Black Pig's Dyke, St Johnstown, Lifford, Battle of Farsetmore, Cloghanmore, George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, Emerson Herdman, County Coleraine, Doe Castle, Fort Dunree, Battle of Glenmaquin, Ballyshannon Castle, Monellan Castle, Lord Lieutenant of Donegal, Leabhar Clainne Suibhne, Mongavlin Castle, Drumboe Castle. Excerpt: The Battle of Tory Island, (sometimes called the Battle of Donegal, Battle of Lough Swilly or Warren's Action) was a naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 12 October 1798 between French and British squadrons off the northwest coast of Donegal, then in the Kingdom of Ireland. The last action of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Battle of Tory Island ended the final attempt by the French Navy to land substantial numbers of soldiers in Ireland during the war. The Society of United Irishmen, led by Wolfe Tone, launched an uprising against British rule in Ireland in May 1798. At the request of the rebels a small French force under General Humbert was landed at Killala, but by early September both this expedition and the rebellion had been defeated. Unaware of Humbert's surrender, th...