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He was the finest horseman in Ireland
and commanded the cavalry in the last days of
the sixteenth century.
Tall, fun-loving and brave, he was the first
into the Nine Years War.
He summed up the situation in the north
and said that he and his must be regarded
"as hungry and rapacious wolves."

Related to O'Donnell and O'Neill,
the three Hugh's formed an unbroken alliance that
brought the whole British Army to a standstill.

The Battle of Enniskillen

Hugh Maguire was being besieged by
British troops.
Supplies were being carried to the British
by re-enforcement's when they were attacked
by O'Donnell and O'Rourke.
Food was scattered over
the area during the chaos of battle.
From that time, the locals called the area, the
Ford of the Biscuits.

The battle was the first signal that
the chieftains of Ireland had formed
a formidable alliance.
The Nine Years War had begun.

The Maguire Crest

The ancient spelling Mag Uidhir means,
son of the brown-(haired) one.
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Motto: Justitia et Fortitudo Invincibilia Sunt
(Justice and fortitude are invincible)
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They were rulers of County Fermanagh
and were closely connected to the
O'Neill's. The summit of Cuilceagh
Mountain was the inaugural place
for the chieftainship of their clan.
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The decent of the Maguire chieftainship
remains intact. The current bearer
of the title, is Terence Maguire,
inaugurated in 1991.

Enniskillen Castle is positioned
as a gateway into Ulster, between
Upper and Lower Lough (lake) Erne.
It was built in the fifteenth century.

In fourteen ninety three, the Maguires
commissioned the making of a
'Mighty Cup' a family chalice now
owned by The MacLeod of the
Isle of Sky.
Sir Walter Scott immortalized it in
The Talisman and
The Lord of the Isles.

Click here to read more about the
Maguire Clan and history

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This page is dedicated to my eldest son, Jim,
whose deep love of nature and all living creatures
has given him the wisdom to understand humans as well.
A devoted, dedicated and beloved son, brother,
husband, father, and grandson.
He is friend to all who know him.