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Ireland’s Wars: The Curlew Pass
While the Earl of Essex was marching through Munster, taking the long way back to Dublin and losing most of his army in the process, and before his final downfall, events in the Nine Years War elsewhere continued apace. As mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, clifford, curlew pass, essex, history, hugh roe, ireland, nine years war, o'donnell, o'rourke, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Essex’s Downfall
This was originally the second half of a larger entry, that I have decided to split as part of a revision/expansion. The first part can be found here. The first campaign that the Earl of Essex had led in Ireland … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, elizabeth, essex, history, hugh o'neill, ireland, nine years war, tudor, ulster, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Essex’s Munster Campaign
I mentioned last week that the internal court politics of Elizabeth I reign had enough intrigue and conflict related to Ireland to fill up their own entry, but only a brief summation is required to set up what occurred in Ireland throughout … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, essex, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, nine years war, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Curlew Pass
While the Earl of Essex was marching through Munster, taking the long way back to Dublin and losing most of his army in the process, and before his final downfall, events in the Nine Years War elsewhere continued apace. As mentioned in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged boyle, clifford, collooney, curlew pass, essex, history, hugh roe, ireland, o'connor sligo, roscommon, tyrconnell, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Essex’s Munster Campaign
I mentioned last week that the internal court politics of Elizabeth I reign had enough intrigue and conflict related to Ireland to fill up their own entry, but only a brief summation is required to set up what occurred in Ireland throughout … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, cahir, dublin]ulster, elizabeth, england, essex, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, nine years, thomas norris, tyrone, war
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