battle, medieval

Battle of Cathair Cuan

Name: Battle of Cathair Cuan
Location: Ireland

Battle of Cathair Cuan was a battle fought in AD 977 in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Dalcassian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 977

WhereIreland52.500N, 8.750W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDalcassian victory

BelligerentsUí Fidgenti; Kingdom of LimerickagainstDalcassians

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	AD 977 (year precision)
Place	Ireland 52.500N, 8.750W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Donnubán mac Cathail	Brian Boru

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Limerick 1690, 20 km NE
Siege of Limerick 1691, 20 km NE
Siege of Limerick 1651, 20 km NE
Siege of Limerick 1642, 20 km NE
Battle of Liscarroll 1642, 27 km S

Battle of Cathair Cuan is one of 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q538947, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cathair Cuan, revision 1370436565, 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.