Tag Archives: 1602

Ireland’s Wars: The End In Tyrone

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 by NFB

This is the second part of what was originally a single article, since split into two as part of a re-editing process. The first part can be found here. The English had routed the main Irish rebel armies and pacified … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The End In Tyrconnell

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 by NFB

This is the first part of what was previously a single post, now split as part of a re-editing process.  Having seen the last of the Nine Years War in Munster, and with the conflict long since wrapped up in Leinster, we … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: O’Sullivan’s March

Posted on Aug 21, 2018 by NFB

This is the second part of what was once a single post, that has since been split-up as part of an editing process. The first part is here. Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare was devastated by the loss and then destruction … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Dunboy

Posted on Aug 14, 2018 by NFB

This is the second half of what was originally a single post, that has since been split up as part of a re-editing process. The original is here. Hugh O’Neill had retreated back into Ulster, Hugh Roe was on his last … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: O’Sullivan’s March

Posted on Feb 6, 2013 by NFB

Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare was devastated by the loss and then destruction of Dunboy Castle, with the associated loss of most of the Beara peninsula to the troops of George Carew. Though O’Sullivan Beare continued his guerrilla campaign, he was operating on … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Kinsale

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by NFB

A note on dates: The English actually kept a slightly different calendar to the Spanish and Catholic Irish, for largely religious reasons. As such, I beg a little leeway if some dates seem a bit off kilter. The Battle of … Continue reading →

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