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Ireland’s Wars: COIN In The Nine Years War
As with so much of Ireland’s military history, the Nine Years War was an insurgency war for the most part. Save for the handful of bigger engagements and the sieges that took place (mostly by the English side), the war … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged coin, counter insurgency, history, ireland, mountjoy, nine years war, o'neill, war
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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
Ireland’s Wars: The Flight Of The Earls
The Nine Years War was finished, the English triumphant and the Irish rebels defeated. What was left was the aftermath. In this postbellum period, we must first look to some bizarre happenings further south, a strange half-rebellion that erupted in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1603, 1607, flight of the earls, history, hugh o'neill, ireland, james, mountjoy, nine years war, rory, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Mellifont
The Nine Years War had reached its ninth year. The winter of 1602/03 had been a bitter one for the population of Ulster, and Ireland in general, who struggled to survive amidst the scourge of a famine, the weather and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1603, elizabeth, history, hugh o'neill, ireland, mellifont, mountjoy, nine years war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The End In Tyrone
This is the second part of what was originally a single article, since split into two as part of a re-editing process. The first part can be found here. The English had routed the main Irish rebel armies and pacified … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The End In Tyrconnell
This is the first part of what was previously a single post, now split as part of a re-editing process. Having seen the last of the Nine Years War in Munster, and with the conflict long since wrapped up in Leinster, we … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1602, docwra, elizabeth, history, hugh o'neill, ireland, mountjoy, niall garbh, nine years war, o'donnell, sligo, tudors, tyrconell, war
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Ireland’s Wars: O’Sullivan’s March
This is the second part of what was once a single post, that has since been split-up as part of an editing process. The first part is here. Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare was devastated by the loss and then destruction … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1602, beara, carew, history, ireland, nine years war, o'sullivan beare, tudors, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Dunboy
This is the second half of what was originally a single post, that has since been split up as part of a re-editing process. The original is here. Hugh O’Neill had retreated back into Ulster, Hugh Roe was on his last … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1602, beara, carew, dunboy, history, ireland, mountjoy, nine years war, o'sullivan beare, tudors, 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 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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