The bogs and woods of Leix and west Offaly, where the English castles of Dunamase, Timahoe, Lea and Geashill stand among the Ui Mordha and the Ui Chonchobair Failge.
How things stand that morning
Raided.
Who raids here
Ua Mordha and Ua Conchobair Failge against the castle-holders (the Marshal, Meiler FitzHenry, Gerald FitzMaurice).
Anchor castles
- English
- Dunamase
- Timahoe
- Lea
- Geashill
- Irish
- Daingean
- Croghan
- the Leix woods
Last campaign
No named campaign in 1199; the Geashill-Lea dispute of 1199 shows the English still taking ground.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Inferred from the castle-building.
Sources and studies
- G. H. Orpen, Ireland under the Normans, vols 1-2 (1911), Internet Archive
- Wikipedia: Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.