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Confederate Ireland

1642–1649 · 17th century · Also known as Confederation of Kilkenny, Irish Catholic Confederation

Confederate Ireland was the self-governing Irish Catholic government established in 1642, during the Irish Confederate Wars, with its seat at Kilkenny. Led by a general assembly and a supreme council of Catholic nobles, gentry and clergy, it controlled most of Ireland and negotiated with Charles I while fighting Scottish Covenanters and English parliamentarians. Divided over peace terms, it dissolved itself in 1649, and its lands were overrun by Cromwell's conquest.

Confederate Ireland
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Confederate Ireland. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/confederate-ireland
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“Confederate Ireland.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/confederate-ireland. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Confederate Ireland.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/confederate-ireland.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Confederate Ireland’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/confederate-ireland (Accessed: ).

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