Battle of Knocknaclashy Boyle had inspired a mutiny among the English Royalist garrison in Cork, causing them to defect to the Parliamentarians. This had outflanked the defences of Irish Confederates and English Royalists, causing them to retreat behind the river Shannon into Connacht, where they held the fortified cities of Limerick and Galway. Henry Ireton went on to besiege Limerick. The only organised Irish forces remaining in south Munster were those of Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry, who held out in the mountainous area of west Cork and county Kerry – which was his clan’s native territory. In July 1651, Muskerry set out from
Rathmore, County Kerry Irish-English Dictionary) Rathmore also has a strong Football tradition and are frequent contributors to The Kerry Inter County Team. Rathmore Community School - Scoil Phobail Slaibh Luachra is a large feeder school for the Universities and other third level institutions in Ireland particularly for University College Cork and the University of Limerick Rathmore is a town in East Kerry, The Mallow-Tralee railway line passes through the town and offers frequent services to Cork, Dublin Heuston and Tralee via Killarney and Farranfore (for Kerry Airport) . It is particularly busy during the weekend and evenings and is the access point for