Irish Confederate Wars

The Irish Confederate Wars were fought in Ireland between 1641 and 1653. The Wars were the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms - a series of civil wars in Kingdoms of Ireland, England and Scotland (all ruled by Charles I of England) that also included the English Civil War and Scottish Civil War. The conflict in Ireland essentially pitted the native Irish Roman Catholics against the Protestant British settlers and their supporters in England and Scotland.

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PEOPLE associated with the period include;

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Soldiers: Owen Roe O'Neill, Thoma Preston, Alasdair MacColla, Hugh Dubh O'Neill, Henry Ireton, George Monck, Oliver Cromwell, Garrett Barry, Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Murrough O'Brien, Earl Inchiquinn, Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel.

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Owen Roe O'Neill - Thoma Preston - Alasdair MacColla - Hugh Dubh O'Neill - Henry Ireton - George Monck - Oliver Cromwell - Garrett Barry - Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery - Murrough O'Brien, Earl Inchiquinn - Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel

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Political figures: Phelim O'Neill, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Patrick Darcy, Richard Martin fitz Oliver, Ulick de Burgh, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, Richard Bellings, Nicholas French, Nicholas Plunkett, Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Charles I, Charles II Mountgarret Viscount Gormanstown.

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Phelim O'Neill - James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde - Patrick Darcy - Richard Martin fitz Oliver - Ulick de Burgh, 5th Earl of Clanricarde - Richard Bellings - Nicholas French - Nicholas Plunkett - Giovanni Battista Rinuccini - Charles I - Charles II - Mountgarret - Viscount Gormanstown

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others: Piaras Feiritear and Daibhi O Bruadair - poets William Petty (geographer)

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Piaras Feiritear - Daibhi O Bruadair - William Petty

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Places associated with the period include;

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Drogheda, Limerick, Dublin, Cork, Galway, Clonmel, Derry, Rathfarnham Castle, Trim Castle, Cahir Castle, Narrow Water, Bunratty Castle, Derry, Portadown, Ross Castle

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Drogheda - Limerick - Dublin - Cork - Galway - Clonmel - Derry - Rathfarnham Castle - Trim Castle - Cahir Castle - Narrow Water - Bunratty Castle - Portadown - Ross Castle

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See Also

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• Irish Rebellion of 1641
• Confederate Ireland
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
• Wars of the Three Kingdoms
• British Military History
• History of Ireland
• Early modern warfare
• Irish battles
• Wars of the Three Kingdoms