of Scotland's King Robert the Bruce, as never again were the English able to use a base in Ireland to mount an attack on the western seaboard of Scotland. Notes Sources Primary Barbour, John, The Bruce, ed. A.A.M. Duncan, 1964 The Lanercost Chronicle. ed. H. Maxwell, 1913 Secondary McNamee, C., The Wars of the Bruces. Scotland, England Ireland, 1306–1328, 1997 Sayles, G.O. The Battle of Faughart, in Robert Bruce's Irish Wars, ed. S. Duffy, 2002 Scott, Raold McNair Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots, 1987 References Conflicts in 1318 Faughart Faughart Faughart 1318 in Ireland Faughart History of County Louth