 Ó Corráin refers to it as a "crushing defeat" of Leinster and Dublin, while "The dictionary of English history" says the battle effectively "quelled" the "desperate revolt" of Leinster and Dublin.Most importantly, the defeat left the road to Dublin "free and unimpeded for the victorious legions of Brian and Mael Sechlainn".The system of alternating succession between the various Uí Néill branches was ended by Brian Boru's so-called overthrow of Máel Sechnaill in 1002.