The Laggan Army, sometimes referred to as the Lagan Army, was a militia formed by Protestant settlers in the fertile Laggan district in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, during the time of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

The Battle of Clones occurred on 13 June 1643 during the Irish Confederate Wars, when Irish Confederate forces commanded by Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill (Owen Roe O'Neill) were decisively defeated near Clones in County Monaghan by the Protestant Laggan …

As the war progressed, the Laggan Army became the most dominant Royalist militia in Ulster, defending and relieving Protestant strongholds; escorting refugees to safe havens; conducting reprisal attacks on the Confederates; and supporting other Royalist militias in numerous conflicts.

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One valuable primary source for Scots-Irish family historians is the 1642/43 muster rolls for the Laggan Army. This muster roll includes the many Scottish families settled in east Donegal from Lifford, north into Inis Eogháin.

The Laggan Army became the most dominant Royalist militia in Ulster, defending and relieving Protestant strongholds, escorting refugees to safe havens, conducting reprisal attacks on the Irish rebels, and supporting other Royalist militias in numerous conflicts.

Dec 13, 2005 · The Laggan Army in Ireland, 1640-1685 The Landed Interests, POlitical Ideologies and Military Campaigns of the North-West Ulster Settlers (Four Courts History Classics) by Kevin McKenny

The Laggan Army, sometimes referred to as the Lagan Army, was a militia formed by Protestant settlers in the fertile Laggan district in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, during the time of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

For nine years it acted as a protective force to the colonists of North-West Ulster, without meeting with a single reverse. Its unbroken record of victories, its astonishing mobility and...