The above painting shows the culmination of centuries of the fight by Gabhall Raghnall against , firstly the Angol Norman invaders, then the Anglo Saxon colonisers to retain their land, their Irish culture and language. In 1580 Feaghe mac Hugh O'Byrne, Lord of Glenmalure defeated the forces of England decisivly but unfortunately led eventually to the almost total suppression of the Irish clans of Leinster. The History of this famous Byrne clan spans from the Ui Faelain dynasty in 1014 to the death of Feaghe mac Hugh in May 1597. Link to Emmett O'Byrnes definitive history for a fascinating read of the Byrnes of Glenmalure.