Battle of Cloughleagh

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Battle of Cloghleagh
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars

Cloghleagh Castle
Date4 June 1643
Location
Cloghleagh, near Fermoy, County Cork
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
Royalists Irish Confederates
Commanders and leaders
Sir Charles Vavasour Earl of Castlehaven
Viscount Muskerry
Strength
c. 1700 c. 250
Casualties and losses
c. 600 dead Low
Battle of Cloughleagh is located in Ireland
Fermoy
Fermoy
Belfast
Belfast
Dublin
Dublin
Ireland and Fermoy

The Battle of Cloghleagh, also known as the Battle of Funcheon Ford or the Battle of Manning Water, was fought between a Royalist force and an Irish Confederate force during the Irish Confederate Wars. It took place south of Kilworth and north of Fermoy between the River Funshion and the River Blackwater in County Cork on 4 June 1643. The result was an Irish Confederate victory.


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