The Battle of Kinsal

The battle of kinsal is a remarkably significant event in irish history because it effectively marks the end of gaelic ireland. And its aftermath goes a long way in explaining why things in ireland developed as they did, to this very day. O'neil was unable to rally or regain the level of military might that he had before and never managed to surrender to queen elizabeth. The english eventually reconquered much of ireland but o'neil remained behind with his army trying to drum up support for his campaign against england. But after being pardoned by james london who was king of both scotland and england,  he didn't