Battle of Aura

Battle of Aura
Part of the Irish clan wars
Date At some date between 11–29 April 1583 Location Slieve-na-Aura, near Loughguile Northern Ireland. D1327 55°5′N 6°13′W / 55.083°N 6.217°W / 55.083; -6.217 Result MacDonnell victory
Belligerents
MacDonnells of Antrim	MacQuillans of the Route O'Neills of Clandeboy
Commanders and leaders
Sorley Boy MacDonnell	Rory 'Oge' MacQuillan † Hugh O'Neill †
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Aura (Battle of Slieve-na-Aura), was fought in the middle of the sixteenth century between the MacDonnells, led by Sorley Boy MacDonnell, against the McQuillans and O'Neills, in which the MacQuillans and O'Neills were defeated.^[1] Translated, Slieve-an-Aura means Hill of Battle – the modern spelling is Slieveanorra.