Burial in Barnankile

In 1643 when a party of Royalists under Sir Charles Vavasour was scouring the coutryside east of the Comeragh and Monavullagh mountains, they encountered a trench that was defended by a party from Barnakille castle (WA023-011001-). The dead from this skirmish are said to have numbered 800 and to have been buried where they fell, in a the fields SW of the castle (Anon 1906, 73-4). Such burials remain unlocated. Anon. (1906) Battle of Comeragh Mountain 1643, WAJ 9, 73-9. Date of upload: 26th April, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Royalist forces under Sir Charles Vavasour clashed with defenders from Barnakille Castle in 1643 during a campaign in southern Ireland. The skirmish, though minor, reflected the broader conflict of the Irish Confederate Wars and highlighted local resistance to Royalist incursions.