Sack of Cashel

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Sack of Cashel
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
The Rock of Cashel, the citadel in which the defenders of Cashel attempted to hold off the assault
Date 15 September 1647 Location Cashel, County Tipperary Result English victory
Belligerents
Irish Confederates	English Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Lt-Colonel Butler	Baron Inchiquin
Strength
c.300 (excluding civilians)	c.2,500 [1]
Casualties and losses
c.500-800 (including civilians) [2]	c.300 [2]

Rock of Cashel

Belfast

Dublin

Cork

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Ireland and Rock of Cashel

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.^[3][4]