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Battle of Callann

1261 in IrelandBattles involving the EóganachtaBattles of the Middle AgesConflicts in 1261FitzGerald dynasty
History of County KerryMacCarthy dynastyMilitary history of IrelandUse Hiberno-English from May 2021
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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.

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