Atlas of Battles

country, 120 engagements

Battles in Ireland

120 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Ireland: 95 battles, 23 sieges and 2 campaigns between AD 561 and 1922. The wars with most engagements here: Irish Rebellion of 1798 (22), Irish Confederate Wars (19), Williamite War in Ireland (8), First War of Scottish Independence (6).

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Battle of Cúl DreimhneBattle of Loch TrethinBattle of BellaghmoonBattle of ConfeyBattle of IslandbridgeBattle of SulcoitBattle of Cathair CuanBattle of Belach LechtaBattle of TaraBattle of GlenmamaBattle of Móin MhórBattle of ClashacrowSiege of WexfordSiege of DublinBattle of ThurlesBattle of the CurraghBattle of BallyshannonFirst Battle of AthenryBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of Creadran CilleBattle of CallannBattle of Áth an ChipBruce campaign in IrelandBattle of KellsBattle of SkerriesSecond Battle of AthenryBattle of Lough RaskaBattle of Dysert O'DeaBattle of FaughartBattle of Fiodh-an-ÁthaBattle of ArdnocherBattle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-EleBattle of Ros-Mhic-ThriúinBattle of Cluain ImmorraisBattle of PiltownSiege of WaterfordBattle of KnockdoeBattle of Binnion HillBattle of AffaneBattle of FarsetmoreBattle of GlenmalureSiege of Cahir CastleBattle of Curlew PassBattle of LiffordSiege of DonegalSiege of DunboySiege of Tory IslandBattle of KilmacrennanBattle 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 RathminesSack of WexfordBattle of ArklowSiege of KilkennyBattle of MacroomSiege of WaterfordBattle of TecroghanBattle of Meelick IslandSiege of LimerickBattle of KnocknaclashyBattle of CavanSiege of AthloneSiege of LimerickSiege of CorkSiege of LimerickSiege of AthloneBattle of AughrimBattle of the Big CrossBattle of ProsperousBattle of Ballymore-EustaceBattle of KilcullenBattle of NaasBattle of CarlowBattle of Tara HillBattle of the HarrowBattle of Oulart HillBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of RathanganBattle of NewtownmountkennedyBattle of Three RocksBattle of BunclodyBattle of New RossBattle of ArklowBattle of FoulksmillsBattle of Vinegar HillBattle of BallinaBattle of CastlebarBattle of CollooneyBattle of BallinamuckBattle of KillalaBattle of AshbourneSiege of TraleeBattle of BallinaleeFriary Street AmbushCrossbarry AmbushRathcoole ambushIrish Free State offensiveBattle of KilmallockBattle of NewportBombing of Dublin in World War IIBattle of ClontarfNorman invasion of IrelandSiege of KinsaleSack of BaltimoreSiege of DroghedaBattle of the Boynesinking of the RMS LusitaniaBattle of DublinBattle of ClontarfNorman invasion of IrelandSiege of KinsaleSack of BaltimoreSiege of DroghedaBattle of the Boynesinking of the RMS LusitaniaBattle of DublinBelfastCorkLimerickLondonderry/DerryDundalkDouglasKilkennySligoLisburnKillarney200 km53.307N, 7.818W
120 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

AD 550: 1 engagementsAD 600: 1 engagementsAD 900: 3 engagementsAD 950: 5 engagements1000: 1 engagements1150: 6 engagements1200: 3 engagements1250: 4 engagements1300: 9 engagements1350: 2 engagements1400: 1 engagements1450: 2 engagements1500: 1 engagements1550: 6 engagements1600: 25 engagements25 in 16001650: 15 engagements1750: 23 engagements1900: 11 engagementsAD 5501900
119 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 14 with pages

Contested ground 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 561Battle of Cúl DreimhneCounty Sligo
AD 634Battle of Loch TrethinCounty Westmeath
13 September AD 908Battle of Bellaghmoon
AD 917Battle of ConfeyConfey
14 September AD 919Battle of IslandbridgeIsland Bridge
AD 968Battle of SulcoitCounty Tipperary
AD 977Battle of Cathair CuanCounty Limerick
AD 978Battle of Belach LechtaMunster
AD 980Battle of TaraHill of Tara
30 December AD 999Battle of GlenmamaArdclough
23 April 1014Battle of ClontarfClontarf
1151Battle of Móin MhórIreland
1169Norman invasion of IrelandIreland
1169Battle of ClashacrowClashacrow
May 1169Siege of WexfordWexfordNorman invasion of Ireland
1171Siege of DublinDublin
1174Battle of ThurlesThurlesNorman invasion of Ireland
1234Battle of the CurraghCurragh
1247Battle of BallyshannonBallyshannon
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
1315Bruce campaign in IrelandIrelandFirst War of Scottish Independence
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
1327Battle of Fiodh-an-ÁthaFinnea
1329Battle of ArdnocherCounty Westmeath
1385Battle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-EleCroghan
1394Battle of Ros-Mhic-ThriúinNew Ross
1406Battle of Cluain ImmorraisIreland
1462Battle of PiltownPiltownWars of the Roses
1495Siege of WaterfordWaterford
1504Battle of KnockdoeLackagh
1557Battle of Binnion HillLifford
January 1565Battle of AffaneAffane
8 May 1567Battle of Farsetmore
1580Battle of GlenmalureGlenmalureSecond Desmond Rebellion
26 May 1599Siege of Cahir CastleCahir CastleNine Years' War
15 August 1599Battle of Curlew PassBoyleNine Years' War
1600Battle of LiffordLiffordNine 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
1608Battle of KilmacrennanKilmacrenanO'Doherty's Rebellion
1631Sack of BaltimoreBaltimoreBarbary slave trade
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
1690Battle of CavanCavanWilliamite War in 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
1798Battle of the Big CrossCounty Cork
24 May 1798Battle of ProsperousProsperousIrish Rebellion of 1798
1798Battle of Ballymore-EustaceBallymore EustaceIrish Rebellion of 1798
1798Battle of KilcullenKilcullenIrish Rebellion of 1798
1798Battle of NaasNaasIrish Rebellion of 1798
25 May 1798Battle of CarlowCarlowIrish Rebellion of 1798
26 May 1798Battle of Tara HillHill of TaraIrish Rebellion of 1798
1798Battle of the HarrowCounty WexfordIrish 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
1798Battle of NewtownmountkennedyNewtownmountkennedyIrish Rebellion of 1798
30 May 1798Battle of Three RocksCounty WexfordIrish Rebellion of 1798
1798Battle of BunclodyBunclodyIrish Rebellion of 1798
5 June 1798Battle of New RossNew RossIrish Rebellion of 1798
9 June 1798Battle of ArklowArklowIrish Rebellion of 1798
1798Battle of FoulksmillsFoulkesmillIrish 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
1915sinking of the RMS LusitaniaCeltic SeaWorld War I
1916Battle of AshbourneAshbourneEaster Rising
1920Siege of TraleeTralee
1920Battle of BallinaleeBallinaleeIrish War of Independence
1921Friary Street AmbushFriary Street
1921Crossbarry AmbushCorkIrish War of Independence
1921Rathcoole ambushCounty CorkIrish War of Independence
1922Irish Free State offensiveIrelandIrish Civil War
28 June 1922Battle of DublinDublinIrish Civil War
1922Battle of KilmallockKilmallockIrish Civil War
1922Battle of NewportNewportIrish Civil War
date unknownBombing of Dublin in World War IIDublinWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.