battle, medieval

Battle of Sulcoit

Name: Battle of Sulcoit
Location: County Tipperary, Ireland

Battle of Sulcoit was a battle fought in AD 968 at County Tipperary, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at County Tipperary. The recorded result: Irish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,000+.

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FoughtAD 968

WhereCounty Tipperary, Ireland52.667N, 7.833W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIrish victory

BelligerentsDalcassiansagainstKingdom of Limerick

Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy

Record

Date	AD 968 (year precision)
Place	County Tipperary, Ireland 52.667N, 7.833W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	1,000+
Casualties and losses	Light	Heavy
Commanders	Mathgamain mac Cennétig Brian Boru	Ivar of Limerick

Placed at County Tipperary; 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 Knocknanuss 1647, 17 km S
Siege of Cahir Castle 1599, 33 km S
Siege of Clonmel 1650, 36 km S
Siege of Kilkenny 1650, 40 km E
Battle of Piltown 1462, 49 km SE

Elsewhere in AD 968

Battle of Sulcoit is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636628, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sulcoit, revision 1370590089, 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.