Qualla: Battle of Binnion Hill https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:12 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Binnion Hill https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill Battle of Binnion Hill: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill/ On the summit of Binnion Hill in 1557, two scouts climbed back up to deliver their report to Calvagh O'Donnell. The O'Neill camp was where the spies said it would be - down by the banks of Lough Swilly at Baile-aighidh-chaoin, settled in for the night after a long march from Strabane. John O'Neill, grandson of Conn O'Neill, had brought an army from Oriel and Dundalk to crush the O'Donnells once and for all and claim the kingship of all Ulster. He thought he had the initiative. He was about to lose it, and his prize stallion the Son of the Eagle, in the worst surprise attack of his career.

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/f/8/battle-of-binnion-hill-wp/gcf8-battle-of-binnion-hill-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Binnion Hill: A Kingdom Locked in a Tower https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill/ The O'Donnell dynasty entered 1557 in a state of dysfunction. Calvagh O'Donnell had imprisoned his own father, Manus O'Donnell, for two years - locked him up in order to seize the rule of Tirconnell, the lands roughly equivalent to modern County Donegal. Now, with John O'Neill ma...

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/f/8/battle-of-binnion-hill-wp/gcf8-battle-of-binnion-hill-a-kingdom-locked-in-a-tower.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Binnion Hill: The March https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill/ John O'Neill had heard that Calvagh was hiding the cattle of Tirconnell in the wilds where they could not be plundered. He declared that even if Calvagh got past him with his animals, he would follow until the O'Donnells submitted to his authority. So the O'Neill army left its Ty...

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/f/8/battle-of-binnion-hill-wp/gcf8-battle-of-binnion-hill-the-march.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Binnion Hill: Slipping Out the Back https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill/ When the two scouts returned with the location of the O'Neill camp, Calvagh decided to abandon his father's advice. He would not wait. He would attack now. Two battalions descended on the camp at Baile-aighidh-chaoin, killing and slaughtering before O'Neill's men could form a def...

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/f/8/battle-of-binnion-hill-wp/gcf8-battle-of-binnion-hill-slipping-out-the-back.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Binnion Hill: The Son of the Eagle https://qualla.com/battle-of-binnion-hill/ By morning, Calvagh and his men were dividing the spoils. The haul was extraordinary. Con O'Donnell, Calvagh's son, received eighty horses as his portion. The prize of the lot was a single stallion, the personal mount of Shane O'Neill - John's son and one of the most formidable w...

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