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Ireland’s Wars: Smerwick And The End Of The Desmond Rebellion
It was the Autumn of 1580, and one could be forgiven for wondering just how things were going to work out in Desmond. The area had been in revolt for some time now, the Geraldines of Munster facing off against … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged arthur grey, desmond, dun an oir, elizabeth, gerald, history, ireland, john, massacre, moriarty, munster, ormond, rebellion, smerwick, walter raleigh, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Carrigafoyle
As 1580 began, things were poised very delicately in Munster. The Geraldines, now under the leadership of Gerald, the Earl, had achieved some very notable success, not least the burning of Youghal. But they were still outnumbered by the kind … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, Limerick, War
Tagged carrigafoyle, castle, desmond rebellions, gerald, history, ireland, julian, julio, munster, ormond, pelham, war, william winter
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Ireland’s Wars: The Second Desmond Rebellion Begins
In 1579, the Tudor administration seemed to be on the up throughout Ireland. Leinster had been largely pacified, the Pale secured, the Earldom of Ormond onside. Connacht was in the process of being pacified, the MacWilliam Burkes and other rebels … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, Limerick, War
Tagged cork, desmond rebellions, drury, dun an oir, elizabeth, fitzmaurice, gerald, gort an tiobraid, gregory, greogry viii, history, ireland, james, john of desmond, kinsale, limerick, malby, manister, springfield, war, youghal
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Ireland’s Wars: The First Desmond Rebellion
In 1567, Henry Sidney, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, embarked on a tour of Munster and Connaught, seeking a lay of the land in order to have a better knowledge of his position in the country. What he found startled … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged desmond, edmund butler, first desmond rebellion, gerald, henry sidney, history, humphrey gilbert, ireland, james fitzmaurice fitzgerald, john perrot, kilmallock, ormond, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Surrey And The Inevitable Solution
Gerald, the Earl of Kildare, never really stopped campaigning after Knockdoe, involving himself frequently in the wars of the native Irish against others. With allies he marched to victories over the McCarthy’s of Kerry, was defeated by the O’Brien’s of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, Politics, War
Tagged earl of kildare, gerald, henry viii, history, ireland, o'neills, ormond, politics, surrey, tudors, war, wolsey
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