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| Battle of Callann | |||||||
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 A memorial at the site of the battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Desmond | Lordship of Ireland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fineen MacCarthy | John FitzGerald † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Soldiers of MacCarthy [1] | Number unknown but high | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 15 knights, 8 barons and a large number of ordinary soldiers | ||||||
The Battle of Callann was fought in August 1261 between the Hiberno-Normans, under John FitzGerald, and three Gaelic clans: MacCarthy, who held the Kingdom of Desmond, 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.
- ^ The Desmond army consisted of its leading families (besides MacCarthy), namely O'Sullivan, O'Donoghue, O'Donovan, O'Mahony, O'Callaghan, O'Keeffe, and other military groups attached to them.