The Great O'Neill, a Biography of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, 1550-1616 |
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Seán O'Faoláin. struggle , in which Elizabeth lost army after army , money by the million , and honor every day , was one long , dazzling success . That picture of the Irish wars is repeated over and over again through the years . The ...
Seán O'Faoláin. struggle , in which Elizabeth lost army after army , money by the million , and honor every day , was one long , dazzling success . That picture of the Irish wars is repeated over and over again through the years . The ...
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... army to defend the Pale , for the very good reason that Tyrone's commandos had burned the Pale to the ground and it could support no army . If Tyrone should dodge behind Brough , then Brough would simply have to wheel about . By July 12 ...
... army to defend the Pale , for the very good reason that Tyrone's commandos had burned the Pale to the ground and it could support no army . If Tyrone should dodge behind Brough , then Brough would simply have to wheel about . By July 12 ...
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... army . ( " If the body of the army prove un- wieldy of joints I must desire to be freed from all imputa- tion . . . " ) He heard stories that he was being blackened already at the court . ( " Your lordships might rather pity me than ...
... army . ( " If the body of the army prove un- wieldy of joints I must desire to be freed from all imputa- tion . . . " ) He heard stories that he was being blackened already at the court . ( " Your lordships might rather pity me than ...
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1817 LIBRARIES adventure Armagh army attack Bagenal battle became began Bingham Bishop Blackwater bogs brother brought Burghley Burke Carew Catholic century CHIGAN coast colonists Connaught Cork Council Desmond Dowcra Dublin Castle Dundalk Dungannon Earl of Desmond Earl of Tyrone Elizabeth enemy England English Erne Essex fight Fitzmaurice force friends Gaelic Gaelic captains garrison guerillas horse Hugh O'Neill Ireland Irish John Norreys King Kinsale knew land later letter lived London Lord Deputy Lough Lough Foyle MacCarthy Maguire Majesty MICHIGAN miles mind Monaghan Mountjoy Munster never Newry Niall Garv Niall Garv O'Donnell night Norreys North O'Dogherty O'Neill's O'Rourke once Ormond peace Philip poet Queen raid rebel Red Hugh O'Donnell river Scots sent ships Sidney soldiers sons of Sean Spain Spaniards Spanish story thing tion took town traitor Turlough Tyrconnell Tyrone's Ulster whole winter woods