Porthall
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Porthall Halla an Phoirt
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 Porthall
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| Coordinates: 54°52′20″N 7°27′55″W / 54.872123°N 7.465267°WCoordinates: 54°52′20″N 7°27′55″W / 54.872123°N 7.465267°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
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| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal South-West |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 253 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Porthall (Irish: Halla an Phoirt) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located on the west bank of the River Foyle, in The Laggan district of East Donegal, on the R265 linked to the R236 regional road. Its nearest town is Lifford the capital of Donegal.
The Battle of Binnion Hill was fought in 1557 just a short distance from Porthall, approx. 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) North West. The battle came about when John O’Neill, the Grandson of Con O’Neill assembled an army to attack Tirconnell, modern day County Donegal. O’Neill’s plan was to defeat Manus O'Donnell from the Kinel-Connell and thus be the only King in Ulster. On the O’Neills side were people from Oriel, modern day Counties Armagh, Louth and Monaghan and from Dundalk, County Louth, also part of O’Neill’s army was Hugh O’Donnell (brother of Calvagh) and his followers.
The Kinel-Connell was in turmoil at this time as Calvagh O'Donnell had his father locked up for two years so that he himself could be ruler of the O’Donnells and O’Donnell lands. Calvagh, unsure of what to do in the event of an attack from the O’Neills consulted with his father who advised not to attack the O’Neills but to wait until they crossed the river and then to attack their camp at Carraig Laith (Carrickalee, Strabane, County Tyrone). Carraig Laith is close to where the two rivers meet to create the River Foyle.
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