- 1600 – HUGH O’NEILL THREATENS ATHLONE
Hugh O’Neill, the great Ulster rebel, burning and spoiling nearby Dillon’s country, approaches Athlone with 1,500 men, but the townsmen remain loyal to the government and he withdraws.
Hugh O’Neill, the great Ulster rebel, burning and spoiling nearby Dillon’s country, approaches Athlone with 1,500 men, but the townsmen remain loyal to the government and he withdraws.