Battle of Callan
| Battle of Callann | |||||||
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 A memorial at the site of the battle. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Kingdom of O'Donoghue
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 Norman Kingdom
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Fínghin Mac Carthaigh
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 John M. FitzGerald, son of 1st Baron of Desmond †
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| Soldiers of MacCarthy, O'Sullivan, and O'Donoghue | Strong Norman army (number unknown) | ||||||
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| Unknown | 15 knights, 8 barons and a large number of ordinary soldiers | ||||||
Kingdom of MacCarthy (Desmond)
John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond †
The Battle of Callann was fought in August 1261 between the Hiberno-Normans, under John FitzGerald, and the Gaelic forces of the three Irish Kingdoms of MacCarthy, O'Sullivan, and O'Donoghue under Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond, ancestor of the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty. It took place in the townland of Callann or Collon near modern-day Kilgarvan, County Kerry. MacCarthaigh was victorious.
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