1649 in Ireland

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Events from the year1649 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch:Charles I(until 30 January), monarchy abolished.

Events

• 30 January
  • KingCharles I of England,ScotlandandIrelandis beheaded inLondon.
  • Prince Charles Stuart declares himself KingCharles II of England,Scotland and Ireland. At the time all three Kingdoms had not recognised him as ruler.
• 22 May–October –Robert BlakeblockadesPrince Rupert's fleet inKinsale.
• 2 August–Battle of Rathmines– a combined Irish Confederate and English Royalist forcetrying to besiege Dublinis routed by the English Parliamentarians with heavy casualties.
• 15 August–Oliver Cromwelllands inDublinwith theNew Model Armyto begin theCromwellian conquest of Ireland.
• 3 September–Siege of Droghedabegins.
• 11 September– Sack of Drogheda: Cromwell takes the town and put itsIrish Catholic Confederationgarrison to death.
• 2 October– siege ofWexfordbegins.
• 11 October–Sack of Wexford:Cromwell's forces take and sack the town, killing many of its defenders and several hundred civilians.
• 19 October–New Rossfalls to the English Parliamentarian forces.
• November (early) –Battle of Arklow:An Irish force attacks Cromwell's army as it marches south but is beaten off.
• 19 November–Carrick-on-Suirtaken by stealth by Cromwellian forces after they discover an undefended gate. An Irish counter-attack under Major Geoghegan on 24 November is repulsed with five hundred Irish Confederate soldiers killed.
• November 24– Cromwell's army arrives beforeWaterfordto besiege the city.
• 6 December–Battle of Lisnagarvey– a ScottishCovenanterforce is routed by the English Parliamentarian New Model Army.
• 10 December– Cromwell calls off thesiege of Waterfordand retires toYoughal:due to bad weather and disease, only 3,000 of his 6,500 besieging force are still fit for duty.

Deaths

• 11 September–Arthur Aston,Royalist commander (killed during the sack of Drogheda), (b.1590)
• 6 November–Owen Roe O'NeillIrish Catholic general (dies of disease), (b.1590)
• December –Michael Jones,English Parliamentarian general (dies of disease at the siege of Waterford).