BattlefieldsBattle of Piltown
Medieval

Battle of Piltown

1462
Kilkenny, Ireland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kilkenny, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrian Butler faction
Forces
Lancastrian Butlers c. 600–1,200; Irish pitched battle.
VS
Victor
Yorkist Geraldines (Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond)
Forces
Yorkist Geraldines c. 800–1,500
Outcome
Yorkist victory; Butler power in Munster broken
The Battle

History & Significance

The Wars of the Roses extended into Ireland. The FitzGeralds (Geraldines) of Desmond supported York while the Butlers of Ormond supported Lancaster. The Yorkist victory at Piltown confirmed Yorkist dominance in Ireland and the great FitzGerald ascendancy that would last until the Tudor conquest.

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