After the taking of Drogheda, Cromwell sent a column north to Ulster to secure the north of the country and went on to besiege Waterford, Kilkenny and Clonmel in Ireland's south-east.
Tras a caída de Drogheda, Cromwell mandou unha columna ao norte cara ao Ulster co fin de asegurar o norte do país, e procedeu a asediar Waterford, Kilkenny e Clonmel, no sueste de Irlanda.