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3 unusual facts about Battle of Moira


Battle of Moira

The battle was fought near the Woods of Killultagh, just outside the village of Moira in what would become County Down.

Bricín

Following the Battle of Magh Rath fought near Moira, County Down in 636 AD, the wounded Cenn Fáelad was rushed to Bricín at Tomregan for treatment.

Moira railway station

During the construction of the station and the railway thousands of skeletons were unearthed, leading to a greater understanding of the Battle of Moira, the largest battle in the history of Ireland, which had occurred in 637 and the previous details of which were much less well known.



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