Ath an Chip

Battle of Áth-an-Chip
Date 1270 Location near Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland Result Ó Conchobair victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Connacht	Lordship of Ireland Earl of Ulster
Commanders and leaders
Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair	Robert d'Ufford, Walter de Burgh
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

Lordship of Ireland

The Battle of Áth-an-Chip was a battle fought in 1270 between armies of the Kingdoms of Connacht and England at county Leitrim in Ireland. The result was a decisive Irish victory. The battle site was probably Drumhierney townland near Battle-bridge at Leitrim village.

Fedlimid Ó Conchobair was King of Connacht in the middle of the Norman invasion of Ireland. He initially attempted to arrest the expansion of Norman settlements in Connacht he eventually capitulated to King Henry II. His son, Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair, did not favor the diplomatic approach. Even during his father's reign Aedh conducted raids on Norman settlements. In 1249 he ambushed Piers de Bermingham, who at the time held the wardship of the de Burgh lands. This ambush led to all out war and resulted in Fedlimid being deposed. He regained his throne in 1250, but was much weaker as a result.

Aedh became king after his father's death in 1265. He continued to raid settled lands in his kingdom. In 1269 Robert d'Ufford, the new justiciar in Ireland, began building a royal castle in Roscommon. D'Ufford sent his deputy across the River Shannon to join his ally, Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. The combined forces met with Aedh to negotiate, but to no avail. The forces under de Burgh retreated and attempted to forde the Shannon at Áth-an-Chip. Aedh routed the army and destroyed the castle at Roscommon.

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