Battle of Curlew Pass

The Battle of Curlew Pass was fought on 15 August 1599 during the campaign of the Earl of Essex in the Nine Years' War, between an English force under Sir Conyers Clifford and a rebel Irish force led by Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill (Red Hugh O'Donnell). The English were ambushed and routed while marching through a pass in the Curlew Mountains, near the town of Boyle, in the west of Ireland. The English forces suffered heavy casualties. Losses by allied Irish forces were not recorded but were probably minimal.

Battle of Curlew Pass
Part of the Nine Years' War

The 'Gaelic Chieftain' statue overlooks the N4 bypass, but is 2 kilometers north east of the battlefield.
Date15 August 1599
Location
near Boyle, County Roscommon
53°59′51.000″N 8°18′43.999″W
Result Irish victory
Belligerents

England

 Irish Alliance
Commanders and leaders
Sir Conyers Clifford †
Sir Alexander Radcliffe †
Captain Ralph Constable
Sir Griffin Markham (WIA)
Sir Arthur Savage
Henry Cosby †		 Red Hugh O'Donnell
Brian Óg O'Rourke (WIA)
Conor MacDermott
Strength

~1,700

  • 1,500 infantry
  • 200 Cavalry

~2,500

  • 1,500 Infantry
  • 250 Light Cavalry
  • 600 musketeers
  • 160 Gallowglasses
Casualties and losses
1,200+ killed Low
Location within Ireland
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