Battle of Dungan's Hill 1647 Summerhill Co. Meath

Bog Butter

http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/military/ireland-1647-dungans-hill.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dungans_Hill

I was wondering if anybody would have any other sources of information regarding this battle. Perhaps even a book.

IIMII

Remember reading about it but can't remember where. Bit of disaster iirc

Dionysus

I had surmised that Dungan's Hill was simply a hill in the townland of Dangan. Dangan was the home of the Wesley family during that time, and it is 2.6km outside Summerhill. See: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en

However, this website is clear that Dunganstown or Baldungan, one of the two townlands in the parish of Drumlargan outside Summerhill, was the site of the battle: http://www.bomford.net/IrishBomfords/Chapters/Chapter15/Chapter15.htm#15.13.9*_The_Battle_of_Drumlargan*_8th_August_1647_ (put 'Dungan' in the page search)

Summerhill is a more recent post-Cromwellian name for the place known as Cnoc an Línsigh in Irish, Lynchs' Knocks in English, during the battle. The dominant family in Cnoc an Línsigh was the Lynch family. You can see the very substantial ruins of their castle in the village today. If you go out the Trim road to Dangan you can see the massive ruin of the Wesley family, but it appears to be of 18th century origin rather than a castle as it is with the Lynch family.

Dionysus

malman wrote: »

http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/military/ireland-1647-dungans-hill.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dungans_Hill

I was wondering if anybody would have any other sources of information regarding this battle. Perhaps even a book.

Pádraig Lenihan is the man. He wrote an article in The Meath Chronicle entirely about it in perhaps 1997. A Google Book search should be more productive.

McArmalite

Dionysus wrote: »

I had surmised that Dungan's Hill was simply a hill in the townland of Dangan. Dangan was the home of the Wesley family during that time, and it is 2.6km outside Summerhill. See: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en

However, this website is clear that Dunganstown or Baldungan, one of the two townlands in the parish of Drumlargan outside Summerhill, was the site of the battle: http://www.bomford.net/IrishBomfords/Chapters/Chapter15/Chapter15.htm#15.13.9*_The_Battle_of_Drumlargan*_8th_August_1647_ (put 'Dungan' in the page search)

Summerhill is a more recent post-Cromwellian name for the place known as Cnoc an Línsigh in Irish, Lynchs' Knocks in English, during the battle. The dominant family in Cnoc an Línsigh was the Lynch family. You can see the very substantial ruins of their castle in the village today. If you go out the Trim road to Dangan you can see the massive ruin of the Wesley family, but it appears to be of 18th century origin rather than a castle as it is with the Lynch family.

The Wesley family - is that the Duke of Wellington's crowd. And if so, do you know what happened to them. Did they become broken down gentry as a result of the Land League or something ?

Fratton Fred

McArmalite wrote: »

The Wesley family - is that the Duke of Wellington's crowd. And if so, do you know what happened to them. Did they become broken down gentry as a result of the Land League or something ?

Yes it was.

Arthur Wellesley (AKA Wesley,The 1st Duke of Wellington) later in life lived in Stratfield Saye house near Reading. It was Given to the Duke as a reward for helping defeat Napoleon. The house I believe has stayed in the family ever since, although it is now open to the public and a lot of the land is used for farming, horse riding etc.

sickpuppy32

the kildare archeological and historical society have a detailed article on it in one of their journals. IF you pm me i can mail you a copy.

lebowski11

Dionysus wrote: »

Pádraig Lenihan is the man. He wrote an article in The Meath Chronicle entirely about it in perhaps 1997. A Google Book search should be more productive.

Yep, he's the historian you want for anything related to 17th century Irish military history. I think his "Confederate Catholics at War" would be a good starting point for info on the battle.