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Ireland’s Wars: Galway Secured

The winter of 1642/43 was a slow time for the rebellion. The colder months were, as ever, a bad time for campaigning. It should be noted that this period was within what is conventionally described as the “Little Ice Age” … Continue reading

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Ireland’s Wars: The Road To The Confederate Wars

So, we come to the Irish Confederate Wars, also sometimes known as the Eleven Years War or the 1641 Rebellion, one facet of the War of the Three Kingdoms, a flowery title for the English Civil War (all three of … Continue reading

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