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Siege of Donegal

Siege of Donegal was a siege conducted in 1601 at Donegal, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1593 to 1603. The recorded result: English/Loyalist victory.

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Donegal Friary, County Donegal, Ireland East and south windows of the choir.
Donegal Friary, County Donegal, Ireland East and south windows of the choir.. Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1601
WhereDonegal, Ireland54.650N, 8.117W
OutcomeEnglish/Loyalist victory
BelligerentsEngland; Irish loyalistsagainstGaelic Irish alliance
Part ofNine Years' War1593 to 1603

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Battle of Belleek, 1593Siege of Enniskillen, 1594Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits, 1594Battle of Clontibret, 1595Battle of Carrickfergus, 1597Battle of the Yellow Ford, 1598Siege of Cahir Castle, 1599Battle of Curlew Pass, 1599Battle of Moyry Pass, 1600Battle of Lifford, 1600Siege of Donegal, 1601Siege of Kinsale, 1601Battle of Castlehaven, 1601Siege of Dunboy, 160215931602Siege of Donegal, 1601
14 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1601 (year precision)
PlaceDonegal, Ireland
54.650N, 8.117W
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Niall Garbh O'Donnell
  • Conn Oge O'Donnell
Siege of DonegalSiege of DonegalBattle of BelleekBattle of ScarrifholisBattle of GlenmaquinBattle of FarsetmoreBattle of Creadran CilleBattle of BelleekBattle of ScarrifholisBattle of GlenmaquinBattle of FarsetmoreBattle of Creadran CilleBelfastDundalkDroghedaSligoMuineachanRos Comain100 km54.650N, 8.117W
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Elsewhere in 1601

Siege of Donegal is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22084257, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Donegal, revision 1370740777, 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.