History
The league was founded with the goal of restoring Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, Gerald FitzGerald to the earldom of Kildare. The movement ultimately grew to encompass the goal of expelling the English from Ireland, and in the fall of 1539 the League invaded and looted The Pale. After sacking the towns of Ardee and Navan, the League withdrew from Pale and were caught by surprise by the forces of Lord Deputy of Ireland, Lord Deputy Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane, Leonard Gray, who ultimately routed them at the Battle of Belahoe. The League gradually dissolved over the course of the next few years with the arrival of a new Lord Deputy, Anthony St Leger (Lord Deputy of Ireland), Anthony St. Leger, who was able to restore order to English-controlled Ireland.References
{{Reflist 1539 in Ireland