siege, medieval

Siege of Dublin

Name: Siege of Dublin
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Siege of Dublin was a siege conducted in 1171 at Dublin, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dublin. The recorded result: Norman victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 to 60,000 (dubious claims) against 500.

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Fought1171

WhereDublin, Ireland53.350N, 6.260W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNorman victory

BelligerentsHigh King of Ireland's forcesagainstNormans

Casualties and losses1,500 killedand1 wounded

Record

Date	1171 (year precision) to 1171
Place	Dublin, Ireland 53.350N, 6.260W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	30,000 to 60,000 (dubious claims)	500
Casualties and losses	1,500 killed	1 wounded
Commanders	Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair	Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Placed at Dublin; 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 Dublin 1922, 0.9 km SW
Siege of Dublin 1649, 0.9 km SW
Battle of Rathmines 1649, 2.8 km S
Battle of Islandbridge AD 919, 3.2 km W
Battle of Clontarf 1014, 4.5 km E

Elsewhere in 1171

Siege of Ayla Jordan
Siege of Santarém Portugal

Siege of Dublin is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85801088, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dublin (1171), revision 1370740844, 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.