Historical place archive

Kilkenny in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kilkenny in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1266–1650

Historical events in Kilkenny

1266

1266
Arrest of Gruffydd ap Rhys
Gilbert de Clare · England War

Transfers Gruffydd ap Rhys to Clare Castle in Kilkenny

1650

27 March 1650
Siege of Kilkenny
Oliver Cromwell · Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

Cromwell accepts Kilkenny's surrender after disease and bombardment weaken the Confederate garrison.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Kilkenny. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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