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Siege of Dunboy 1602

Siege of Dunboy: PacataHibernia Page220 Mid17thCenturyMap RepresentingSiegeOfDunboyOf1602
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Key facts

Date5 June 1602 – 18 June 1602Wikidata
Date (year)1602Wikidata P580 start time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodTudor & early Stuartderived
CountryIrelandderived
War / conflictNine Years' WarWikidata

About the battle

The siege of Dunboy took place at Dunboy Castle between 5 June and 18 June 1602, during the Nine Years' War in Ireland. It was one of the last battles of the war. An English army of up to 5,000 under Sir George Carew besieged the castle, which was held by a Gaelic Irish force of 143 loyal to Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare. The English took the castle after eleven days and hanged the majority of captured prisoners. The English also captured a fort on nearby Dursey Island.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.6330, -9.9240

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