Confederate Ireland, also referred to as the Irish Catholic Confederation, was a period of Irish Catholic self-government between 1642 and 1652, during the Eleven Years' War. Formed by Catholic aristo
Replica of a Confederation flag found in Rothe House, Kilkenny; it depicts the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven by the Holy Trinity; an explicitly Catholic symbol.
Cathedral of St Canice, where members of the Assembly heard mass.
Charles I; the Confederates pledged him allegiance, but the two sides struggled to agree terms
The Papal Nuncio, Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
The Irish Confederate Wars took place from 1641 to 1653. The conflict began with the Irish rising of 1641 and evolved into a prolonged struggle over Ireland's future, as Irish forces sought to defend
Confederate Ireland
…Confederate Ireland, also referred to as the Irish Catholic Confederation, was a period of Irish Catholic self-government between 1642 and 1652, during the Eleven Years' War. Formed by Catholic aristocrats, landed gentry, clergy and military leaders after the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the Confederates controlled up to…
Engraving of alleged atrocities committed during the 1641 Rebellion
Kilkenny Castle, seat of the Confederate General Assembly
Inchiquin, commander in Munster, who defected to Parliament in 1644, then returned to the Royalists in 1648; an example of the complex mix of loyalties and motives
Bunratty Castle, besieged and taken by the Irish Confederates from an English Parliamentarian force in 1646