The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the arrival of a portion of the Spanish fleet on the Irish coast in 1588. The fleet was part of an attempt to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I.
A storm blew the Spanish fleet off course.
Many ships were shipwrecked on the west coast of Ireland.
Up to 9,000 Spanish soldiers and sailors died.
The English government ordered the execution of Spanish invaders and Irish who helped them.
I believe my ancestors may have killed some of those Spainards, They hail from the SW coast of Ireland
Season 3, Episode 4: In their first underwater excavation, the Team examine the remains of a ship wrecked 400 years ago off the Devon coast. Does enough of it remain to identify it? Was it part of the Spanish Armada?Wreck of the Spanish Armada | FULL EPISODE | Time Team | 50:13
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Similarly, my grandfather on my mother’s side was from County Cork.
