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Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army had taken control of the eastern part of Ireland, forcing the Irish Confederates west of the River Shannon to Athlone, Galway, and Limerick. Cromwell left Ireland in May 1650, leaving the army under the command of his son-in-law, Henry Ireton. After a failed attempt to take Limerick in October 1650, […]

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1651 – Surrender of Limerick.

27/10/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army had taken control of the eastern part of Ireland, forcing the the Irish Confederates west of the River Shannon to Athlone, Galway, and Limerick. Cromwell left Ireland in May 1650, leaving the army under the command of his son in law Henry Ireton. After a failed attempt to take Limerick […]

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