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Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle

Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle was a siege conducted in 1580 at Carrigafoyle Castle, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Second Desmond Rebellion, which ran from 1579 to 1583. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: ~600 against 66.

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Fought1580
WhereCarrigafoyle Castle, United Kingdom52.569N, 9.495W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstIrish Rebels
Part ofSecond Desmond Rebellion1579 to 1583

Where it sits in Second Desmond Rebellion

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Record

Date1580 (year precision)
PlaceCarrigafoyle Castle, United Kingdom
52.569N, 9.495W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength~60066
Commanders
  • William Pelham (lord justice)
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Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q474052, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle, revision 1370740062, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.