The
Irish History
And
The Fighting Irish
And
The Fighting Irish
( The Gall-oglach - Gallowglass )
16th century in Ireland saw an escalation in military conflict, caused by the Tudor re-conquest of
Ireland. Gallowglass fighters were joined by native Irish mercenaries called ' buanadha ' (literally"quartered men")
and by newer Scottish mercenaries known as ' redshanks '. The flow of mercenaries into Ireland was such a threat to English occupation that Queen Elizabeth I took steps against them in 1571 - around 700 of them were executed after the first of the Desmond Rebellions. In spite of the increased use of firearms in Irish warfare, the gallowglass
remained an important part of Hugh O'Neill's forces in the Nine Years War ( Ireland ) After the combined Irish defeat at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601, recruitment of gallowglass waned, although Scottish Highland mercenaries continued to come to Ireland until the 1640s ( notably Alasdair MacColla ) The gallowglass of the MacCarthy Reagh are recorded as having attacked Mallow in County Cork as late as 1645. Images of gallowglass fighting as mercenaries in European mainland armies were sketched by Durer in 1521 and later by French and Dutch artists.
Gallowglass served in the forces of King Gustav Adolphus of Sweeden in his invasion of Livonia during the Thirty Years War.
and by newer Scottish mercenaries known as ' redshanks '. The flow of mercenaries into Ireland was such a threat to English occupation that Queen Elizabeth I took steps against them in 1571 - around 700 of them were executed after the first of the Desmond Rebellions. In spite of the increased use of firearms in Irish warfare, the gallowglass
remained an important part of Hugh O'Neill's forces in the Nine Years War ( Ireland ) After the combined Irish defeat at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601, recruitment of gallowglass waned, although Scottish Highland mercenaries continued to come to Ireland until the 1640s ( notably Alasdair MacColla ) The gallowglass of the MacCarthy Reagh are recorded as having attacked Mallow in County Cork as late as 1645. Images of gallowglass fighting as mercenaries in European mainland armies were sketched by Durer in 1521 and later by French and Dutch artists.
Gallowglass served in the forces of King Gustav Adolphus of Sweeden in his invasion of Livonia during the Thirty Years War.
The Gallowglass
