The Great O'Neill, a Biography of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, 1550-1616 |
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... remained closely bound until his death . Joan was the sister of his great ally Red Hugh O'Donnell . Yet even that marriage seems to have had its ups and downs . In the winter of " 79 - '80 he had ap- parently put his wife away , and was ...
... remained closely bound until his death . Joan was the sister of his great ally Red Hugh O'Donnell . Yet even that marriage seems to have had its ups and downs . In the winter of " 79 - '80 he had ap- parently put his wife away , and was ...
Page 138
... remained greening and rusting in the storms . Having seen his fill , he turned inland across the sodden Croaghgorm mountains to Turlough's castle at Strabane , and then southward beside the wooded mountain ranges to Tyrone's castle at ...
... remained greening and rusting in the storms . Having seen his fill , he turned inland across the sodden Croaghgorm mountains to Turlough's castle at Strabane , and then southward beside the wooded mountain ranges to Tyrone's castle at ...
Page 241
... remained - the entry into the fastnesses of Ulster . Here Brough drew back , for as he faced into that darkness he realized , for the first time , what these Irish wars entailed . All the passages had been plashed and counter- WAR ...
... remained - the entry into the fastnesses of Ulster . Here Brough drew back , for as he faced into that darkness he realized , for the first time , what these Irish wars entailed . All the passages had been plashed and counter- WAR ...
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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