What the records say
- When
- 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.00° N, 8.75° W
- Description
- 1798 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Big Cross
The Battle of the Big Cross was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between a force of United Irishmen rebels and a column of government troops. It was fought on 19 June 1798 on a spot on the Shannonvale-Ballinascarty road known locally as the "Big Cross", approximately four miles east of Clonakilty in West Cork. It was the only battle fought in the rebellion in County Cork.
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