battle, medieval

Battle of Thurles

Name: Battle of Thurles
Location: Thurles, Ireland

Battle of Thurles was a battle fought in 1174 at Thurles, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Thurles. It was part of the Norman invasion of Ireland, which ran from 1169 to 1175. The recorded result: Irish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1174

WhereThurles, Ireland52.679N, 7.814W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIrish victory

BelligerentsIrish CoalitionagainstKingdom of England

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,700

Part ofNorman invasion of Ireland1169 to 1175

Record

Date	1174 (year precision)
Place	Thurles, Ireland 52.679N, 7.814W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1,700
Commanders	Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair Domnall Mór Ua Briain	Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Placed at Thurles; 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, 18 km S
Siege of Cahir Castle 1599, 35 km S
Siege of Clonmel 1650, 37 km S
Siege of Kilkenny 1650, 40 km E
Battle of Piltown 1462, 49 km SE

In the same war

Before: Siege of Wexford May 1169

Elsewhere in 1174

Battle of Thurles 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 Q47005395, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thurles, revision 1370275462, 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.