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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 Siege Of Kinsale
A note on dates: The English 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 Kinsale … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1600, 1601, del aguila, history, ireland, kinsale, mountjoy, nine years war, o'neill, rebels, tudor, war
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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
Ireland’s Wars: The Lusitania
With the start of the First World War, many were expecting a titanic clash of the German and British navies, the race between the two for sea supremacy being one of the myriad of factors that the war had begun … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Marlborough At Kinsale
John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, had, with the help of the Duke of Württemberg, brought Cork City to heel. But, with the campaign season rapidly approaching its end, he still had one more target he needed to hit. With … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1690, charles, civil wars, history, ireland, jacobites, james, kinsale, marlborough, scott, two kings, williamites
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Ireland’s Wars: Marlborough At Cork
The Jacobites had survived a bitter autumn, and had inflicted a defeat on the Williamite army at Limerick that was considerable. There was now no danger that the Jacobites would be totally defeated in 1690, but the campaigning season had … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1690, churchill, cork, history, ireland, jacobite, kinsale, marlborough, siege, two kings, war, williamite
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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The Nine Years War
The Nine Years War was a brutal contest, and I hope that I have done something to make that clear in the mind of the reader. Such a long and drawn out affair requires some reflection and more elaborated final … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1600s, england, history, hugh o'neill, ireland, kinsale, mellifont, mountjoy, nine years war, tudors, war, yellow ford
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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
Posted in History, Ireland's Wars, War
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 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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