Battle of Scarrifholis
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The Battle of Scarrifholis, also spelt Scariffhollis was fought on 21 June 1650, near Letterkenny in County Donegal during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. A force loyal to the Commonwealth of Eng
River Swilly, at Letterkenny
Eoghan Ó Néill; his refusal to support the Alliance in Ulster undermined its ability to resist Commonwealth forces
The Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland, 1649 to 1653, refers to the occupation of Ireland by Commonwealth forces, initially led by Oliver Cromwell. It concluded the 1641 to 1653 Irish Confederate Wars, a
Battle of Scarrifholis
…The Battle of Scarrifholis, also spelt Scariffhollis was fought on 21 June 1650, near Letterkenny in County Donegal during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. A force loyal to the Commonwealth of England under Charles Coote defeated the Catholic Ulster Army, commanded by Heber MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop…
Oliver Cromwell
Kilkenny Castle. The Irish Confederate capital of Kilkenny fell to Cromwell in 1650.
Henry Ireton. Cromwell passed the command of Parliamentarian forces in Ireland to Ireton in 1650. He died of disease at the Siege of Limerick in 1651.
King John's Castle and Thomond Bridge, Limerick city. Ireton took Limerick in 1651 after a long siege.