| Massacre of Mullaghmast | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Tudor conquest of Ireland | |
  Massacre of Mullaghmast (Ireland) | |
| Location | Mullaghmast, Ballitore, County Kildare |
| Coordinates | 53°00′36″N 6°51′08″W / 53.009928°N 6.852224°W |
| Date | Late 1577 or 1 January 1578 |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 100-400 |
| Perpetrator | Henry Sidney and Kingdom of Ireland militia |
The massacre of Mullaghmast (Irish: ár Mhullach maistean) was the mass killing of between 100 and 400 members of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland by English forces under the command of Sir Henry Sidney in Mullaghmast, County Kildare in either late 1577 or 1 January 1578.[1] There is limited surviving documentation on the massacre, although documents have recently[when?] been made available at the National Library of Ireland.
- ^ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). "8: A Chronology of Irish History". A New History of Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.