Above : Castle Of Bunratty, Storage Of Arms & Ammunitions

Now, when the peace had been concluded, it was thought that some military enterprise should be attempted againsl the Parliamentarians, and especially against Munroe, who had madfl preparations to march southward and invade Leinster. He hoped to effect a junction at Glasslough (Co. Monaghan) with his brother George’s forces, and subsequently with those of Sir Robert Stewart. This junction O’Neill resolved to prevent. He marched his troops from Cavan, pitched his tents at Benburb on the Blackwater, and there awaited the enemy. Munroe hurried south from Armagh, and early in the morning of June 5th (1646), the two armies were face to face on the same side of the river. O’Neill had selected his position with care.