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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
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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 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: Munster Rises For Hugh O’Neill
The victory at the Yellow Ford had radically altered the strategic situation in Ireland. In the aftermath, with the northern confederation separating and returning home while the Pale waited with baited breath for a possible attack on its borders, both sides … Continue reading
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Tagged 1598, fitzgerald, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, limerick, munster, nine years war, norris, ormond, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Four Fronts From 1595 To 1597
As 1595 wound down and 1596 began, the Nine Years War continued in its haphazard manner, still yet to evolve into the all or nothing struggle it was later to be defined as. In truth, around this period, the Nine … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: O’Neill’s Declaration And Clontibret
In the aftermath of the victory outside Enniskillen, the combined forces of Hugh Roe O’Donnell and Hugh Maguire swept through northern Connacht, laying waste to all English settlements that they could find, enacting a slaughter that even pro-Irish sources are … Continue reading
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Tagged 1595, clontibret, england, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, monaghan, nine years war, russell, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Start Of The Nine Years War
Yes, we’re going back a bit. My series of posts on the Nine Years War, that most transformative of early-Modern Irish conflicts, has never satisfied me, looking back at them. The wording is sloppy, the conclusions simplistic, the research shallow … Continue reading
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Tagged 1590s, bagenal, enniskillen, fitzwilliam, history, hugh, hugh roe, ireland, maguire, nine years war, o'neill, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Kinsale
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
Ireland’s Wars: The Campaigns And Winter March of 1601
The Nine Years War had been a vicious conflict. But now, entering the final vortex, it would become even more devastating to Ireland, as massive armies from both sides came together and swept across the land. 1601 had dawned and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1601, ath crocha, donegal, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, kinsale, mountjoy, moyry pass, niall garv, tyrconnell, tyrone, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Lough Foyle Landings
Lord Mountjoy was not a man to sit back. The collapse of the rebellion in Munster and the securing of the Pale’s borders in Leinster were a good start to his time in Ireland, but he wanted to get more done, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1600, docwra, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, lifford, lough foyle, mountjoy, niall garbh, nine years, o'donnell, tyrconnell, tyrone, 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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