13 Facts About Gaelic warfare

Gaelic warfare was the type of warfare practiced by the Gaelic peoples, in the pre-modern period.

Irish warfare was for centuries centered on the Ceithearn, or Kern in English, light skirmishing infantry who harried the enemy with missiles before charging.

Indeed, from 1593 to 1601, the Gaelic Irish fought with the most up-to-date methods of warfare, including full reliance on firearms and modern military tactics.

Gaelic warfare Irish preferred hit-and-run tactics and shock tactics like ambushes and raids, which involved catching the enemy unaware.

The Gaelic warfare term creach righ, or "king's raid", was used to describe the event, implying it was a customary tradition.

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Gaelic warfare was anything but static, as Gaelic soldiers frequently looted or bought the newest and most effective weaponry.

Gaelic warfare shields were usually round, with a spindle shaped boss, though later the regular iron boss models were introduced by the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans.

Champion Gaelic warfare was an important aspect of Irish mythology, literature and culture, particularly in the Ulster cycle with Cu Chulainn and the Tain Bo Cuailnge, where the hero from Ulster defeats an entire army from Connacht one by one.

Many of the towns in Gaelic warfare Ireland had some type of defense in the form of walls or ditches.

Many towns and dwellings in Gaelic warfare Ireland were often surrounded by a circular rampart called a "ringfort".

Indeed, from the 16th century on, the Gaelic Irish fought with the most up-to-date methods of warfare, including full reliance on firearms and modern tactics.

Gaelic warfare forces were so frequently at sea, weaponry had to change.

Scottish swords continued to use the more traditional "V" cross-guards that had been on pre-Norse Gaelic warfare swords, culminating in such pieces as the now famous "claymore" design.