Battle of Liscarroll

Battle of Liscarroll
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
Liscarroll Castle, captured by Muskerry the day before the battle
Date 3 September 1642 Location Liscarroll, County Cork, Ireland Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Catholic Confederates
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Inchiquin	Garret Barry
Strength
2,000 foot 400 horse[1]	7,000 foot 1,500 horse[1]
Casualties and losses
Low	600

Liscarroll

Belfast

Dublin

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Liscarroll in Ireland

The Battle of Liscarroll was fought on 3 September 1642 in northern County Cork, Munster, between Irish Confederate and Royalist troops. The battle was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which had started in the north in 1641 reaching Munster in 1642. The Confederates, about 8,500 strong, were led by Garret Barry, an Irish veteran from the Spanish Army of Flanders. The Royalist forces, about 2,400 strong, were commanded by Murrough O'Brien, 6th Baron of Inchiquin, an Irish Protestant. Despite his numerical disadvantage Inchiquin routed his enemies by the strength of his cavalry and the firepower of his musketeers.