Sir Hugh Maguire was an Irish lord and military commander, who was notably the first Gaelic chief to openly rebel against Elizabeth I's conquest of Ireland. He was a founding member of the confederacy
The Irish confederacy was formed in Enniskillen Castle, one of Maguire's strongholds.
Richard Bingham, Lord President of Connacht, faced attacks from Maguire.
1594 drawing of the Battle of Belleek by John Thomas
The Battle of the Yellow Ford was the greatest confederate victory during the Nine Years' War.
Tudor conquest of Ireland
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Ireland was conquered by the Tudor monarchs of England in the 16th century. The Anglo-Normans had conquered swathes of Ireland in the late 12th century, bringing it under Anglo-Norman rule. In the 14t
Hugh Maguire (Lord of Fermanagh)
…Mág Uidhir; died February 1600) was an Irish lord and military commander, who was notably the first Gaelic chief to openly rebel against Elizabeth I's conquest of Ireland. He was a founding member of the confederacy of Irish lords which opposed English rule during the Nine Years' War (1593–1603). Maguire secured the…
Irish chieftain (left) receives a priest's blessing before departing to fight the English (right), who are shown in full armour and armed with muskets.
Irish Gaels in a painting from the 16th century
Irish Gaels, c. 1529
16th century Irish warriors, Gallowglass (left) and Kern (right). Drawing by Albrecht Dürer, 1521.