NEW AND POPULAR HISTORY OF IRELAND1851 |
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Page 54
... seemed no prospect of ever extinguishing rebellion there , where it was endowed with a marvellous vitality and fecundity . But the King of Spain and the Pope were plotting against the English throne , and preparing another Armada , and ...
... seemed no prospect of ever extinguishing rebellion there , where it was endowed with a marvellous vitality and fecundity . But the King of Spain and the Pope were plotting against the English throne , and preparing another Armada , and ...
Page 73
... seemed no hope of rooting them out without extirpating the people . Now the struggle of 400 years had ended , and Ireland was at last conquered . It was at peace , but it was a desert . The brutal pas- sions of man had warred against ...
... seemed no hope of rooting them out without extirpating the people . Now the struggle of 400 years had ended , and Ireland was at last conquered . It was at peace , but it was a desert . The brutal pas- sions of man had warred against ...
Page 87
... seemed to twinkle , and her skin as white as snow ; which spirit seemed to stand straight up in the water , often repeating the word , ' Revenge ! revenge ! revenge ! ' whereat this de- ponent and the rest , being put into a strong ...
... seemed to twinkle , and her skin as white as snow ; which spirit seemed to stand straight up in the water , often repeating the word , ' Revenge ! revenge ! revenge ! ' whereat this de- ponent and the rest , being put into a strong ...
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agitation appointed Archbishop Armagh arms army battle became bill Bishop body British Castle church clergy command Connaught Cork Court Crown Danes Daniel O'Connell death defeated defended Dublin Dublin Castle Dundalk Dungannon Earl of Desmond effect enemy England English Government estates famine favour forces galloglasses garrison gave head Henry honour House inhabitants insurgents insurrection invasion Ireland Irish army Irish chiefs Irish Government John Kildare Kilkenny Kilmallock King King's kingdom land landlords leaders Leinster letter Limerick Lord Lord-Deputy Lord-Lieutenant marched Meath ment military monarch Munster murdered nation native night O'Brien O'Connell O'Connor O'Neill officers Ormond Pale party passed peace persons plundering Pope Prince prisoners proceeded Protestants Queen rebellion rebels received Reformation religion religious Repeal Roman Catholics Rome says sent slaughter soldiers soon spirit surrendered sword tenants tion took toparchs town treason troops Tyrone Ulster Union United Irishmen Viceroy Waterford Wexford