Sack of Cashel
52°31′N 7°53′W / 52.52°N 7.89°W
| Sack of Cashel | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish Confederate Wars | |||||||
The Rock of Cashel, the citadel in which the defenders of Cashel attempted to hold off the assault | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Irish Confederates | English Parliamentarians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt-Colonel Butler | Baron Inchiquin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 300 (excluding civilians) | c. 2,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| c. 500–800 (including civilians) | c. 300 | ||||||
The sack of Cashel, also known as the massacre of Cashel, took place on 15 September 1647 during the Irish Confederate Wars, when Cashel Castle in County Tipperary was taken by a Protestant Parliamentarian army commanded by the Baron of Inchiquin. In what is considered one of the most brutal incidents of the war, survivors of the Catholic garrison were executed along with a number of civilians and the castle was sacked.