Atlas of Battles

country, 76 engagements

Battles in Ireland

76 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Ireland: 56 battles and 20 sieges between AD 634 and 1922. The wars with most engagements here: Irish Confederate Wars (19), Irish Rebellion of 1798 (15), Williamite War in Ireland (7), First War of Scottish Independence (5).

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Battle of Loch TrethinBattle of BellaghmoonBattle of IslandbridgeBattle of TaraBattle of GlenmamaBattle of ClontarfSiege of WexfordFirst Battle of AthenryBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of Creadran CilleBattle of CallannBattle of Áth an ChipBattle of KellsBattle of SkerriesSecond Battle of AthenryBattle of Lough RaskaBattle of Dysert O'DeaBattle of FaughartBattle of PiltownBattle of Binnion HillBattle of AffaneBattle of FarsetmoreSiege of Cahir CastleBattle of Curlew PassSiege of DonegalSiege of KinsaleSiege of DunboySiege of Tory IslandBattle of JulianstownSiege of DroghedaSiege of LimerickBattle of KilrushBattle of GlenmaquinBattle of LiscarrollBattle of New RossBattle of CloughleaghBattle of ClonesBattle of PortlesterSiege of DuncannonBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of KnocknanussSiege of DublinBattle of RathminesSiege of DroghedaSack of WexfordBattle of ArklowSiege of KilkennyBattle of MacroomSiege of WaterfordBattle of TecroghanBattle of Meelick IslandSiege of LimerickBattle of KnocknaclashyBattle of the BoyneSiege of AthloneSiege of LimerickSiege of CorkSiege of LimerickSiege of AthloneBattle of AughrimBattle of ProsperousBattle of CarlowBattle of Tara HillBattle of Oulart HillBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of RathanganBattle of Three RocksBattle of New RossBattle of ArklowBattle of Vinegar HillBattle of BallinaBattle of CastlebarBattle of CollooneyBattle of BallinamuckBattle of KillalaBattle of DublinDublinBelfastCorkLimerickLondonderry/DerryGalwayDundalkDroghedaDouglasDumfries200 km53.331N, 7.802W
76 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 8 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 634Battle of Loch TrethinCounty Westmeath
13 September AD 908Battle of Bellaghmoon
14 September AD 919Battle of IslandbridgeIsland Bridge
AD 980Battle of TaraHill of Tara
30 December AD 999Battle of GlenmamaArdclough
23 April 1014Battle of ClontarfClontarf
May 1169Siege of WexfordWexfordNorman invasion of Ireland
15 August 1249First Battle of AthenryAthenry
1256Battle of Magh Slecht
1257Battle of Creadran CilleSligo
July 1261Battle of CallannKilgarvan
1270Battle of Áth an ChipCarrick-on-Shannon
November 1315Battle of KellsKellsFirst War of Scottish Independence
26 January 1316Battle of SkerriesFirst War of Scottish Independence
10 August 1316Second Battle of AthenryAthenryFirst War of Scottish Independence
15 August 1317Battle of Lough RaskaCounty Clare
10 May 1318Battle of Dysert O'DeaO'Dea CastleFirst War of Scottish Independence
14 October 1318Battle of FaughartFaughartFirst War of Scottish Independence
1462Battle of PiltownPiltownWars of the Roses
1557Battle of Binnion HillLifford
January 1565Battle of AffaneAffane
8 May 1567Battle of Farsetmore
26 May 1599Siege of Cahir CastleCahir CastleNine Years' War
15 August 1599Battle of Curlew PassBoyleNine Years' War
1601Siege of DonegalDonegalNine Years' War
2 October 1601Siege of KinsaleKinsaleNine Years' War
5 June 1602Siege of DunboyDunboy CastleNine Years' War
1608Siege of Tory IslandTory IslandO'Doherty's Rebellion
29 November 1641Battle of JulianstownJulianstownIrish Confederate Wars
December 1641Siege of DroghedaDroghedaIrish Rebellion of 1641
1642Siege of LimerickLimerick
15 April 1642Battle of KilrushKilrushIrish Confederate Wars
16 June 1642Battle of GlenmaquinIrish Confederate Wars
July 1642Battle of LiscarrollLiscarrollIrish Confederate Wars
18 March 1643Battle of New RossIrish Confederate Wars
4 June 1643Battle of CloughleaghFermoyIrish Confederate Wars
13 June 1643Battle of ClonesIrish Confederate Wars
7 August 1643Battle of PortlesterIrish Confederate Wars
20 January 1645Siege of DuncannonDuncannonIrish Confederate Wars
August 1647Battle of Dungan's HillIrish Confederate Wars
13 November 1647Battle of KnocknanussIrish Confederate Wars
1649Siege of DublinDublinWars of the Three Kingdoms
2 August 1649Battle of RathminesRathminesIrish Confederate Wars
3 September 1649Siege of DroghedaDroghedaIrish Confederate Wars
2 October 1649Sack of WexfordWexfordIrish Confederate Wars
November 1649Battle of ArklowArklowIrish Confederate Wars
22 March 1650Siege of KilkennyCounty KilkennyIrish Confederate Wars
10 May 1650Battle of MacroomMacroomCromwellian conquest of Ireland
June 1650Siege of WaterfordWaterfordIrish Confederate Wars
19 June 1650Battle of TecroghanIrish Confederate Wars
25 October 1650Battle of Meelick IslandMeelickCromwellian conquest of Ireland
June 1651Siege of LimerickLimerickIrish Confederate Wars
July 1651Battle of KnocknaclashyCromwellian conquest of Ireland
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDroghedaWilliamite War in Ireland
17 July 1690Siege of AthloneAthloneWilliamite War in Ireland
August 1690Siege of LimerickLimerickWilliamite War in Ireland
September 1690Siege of CorkCorkWilliamite War in Ireland
1691Siege of LimerickLimerickWilliamite War in Ireland
June 1691Siege of AthloneAthloneWilliamite War in Ireland
22 July 1691Battle of AughrimAughrimWilliamite War in Ireland
24 May 1798Battle of ProsperousProsperousIrish Rebellion of 1798
25 May 1798Battle of CarlowCarlowIrish Rebellion of 1798
26 May 1798Battle of Tara HillHill of TaraIrish Rebellion of 1798
27 May 1798Battle of Oulart HillOulartIrish Rebellion of 1798
28 May 1798Battle of EnniscorthyEnniscorthyIrish Rebellion of 1798
28 May 1798Battle of RathanganRathanganIrish Rebellion of 1798
30 May 1798Battle of Three RocksCounty WexfordIrish Rebellion of 1798
5 June 1798Battle of New RossNew RossIrish Rebellion of 1798
9 June 1798Battle of ArklowArklowIrish Rebellion of 1798
21 June 1798Battle of Vinegar HillWexfordIrish Rebellion of 1798
24 August 1798Battle of BallinaBallinaIrish Rebellion of 1798
27 August 1798Battle of CastlebarCastlebarIrish Rebellion of 1798
5 September 1798Battle of CollooneyCollooneyIrish Rebellion of 1798
8 September 1798Battle of BallinamuckBallinamuckIrish Rebellion of 1798
23 September 1798Battle of KillalaKillalaIrish Rebellion of 1798
28 June 1922Battle of DublinDublinIrish Civil War

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