battle, early modern

Battle of Kilmacrennan

Name: Battle of Kilmacrennan
Location: Ireland

Battle of Kilmacrennan was a battle fought in 1608 in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the O'Doherty's Rebellion. The recorded result: Crown victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,000.

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Fought1608

WhereIreland55.030N, 7.779W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCrown victory

BelligerentsKingdom of IrelandagainstRebels

Part ofO'Doherty's Rebellion

Record

Date	1608 (year precision)
Place	Ireland 55.030N, 7.779W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	Unknown	1,000
Commanders	Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt (first creation)	Cahir O'Doherty

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

Battle of Farsetmore 1567, 10 km SE
Battle of Scarrifholis 1650, 11 km S
Battle of Glenmaquin 1642, 16 km SE
Battle of Binnion Hill 1557, 23 km SE
Battle of the Bogside 1969, 29 km E

In the same war

Before: Siege of Tory Island 1608

Elsewhere in 1608

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Capture of Daugavgrīva Latvia
Siege of Mozambique Mozambique
Battles on the Khodynka river (1608–1609) Russia
Battle of Zaraysk Russia

Battle of Kilmacrennan is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19562961, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kilmacrennan, revision 1370445379, 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.