OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF IRELAND FOR FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS |
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... taken in 1174 ; and Sir John de Courcy , being sent over with a company of voluntaries , in number four hundred or thereabouts , betook himself to the conquest of Ulster . In four or five encounters ( 1176 ) , he so beat the Irishry ...
... taken in 1174 ; and Sir John de Courcy , being sent over with a company of voluntaries , in number four hundred or thereabouts , betook himself to the conquest of Ulster . In four or five encounters ( 1176 ) , he so beat the Irishry ...
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... taken . After this the Irish rose , not so much for independence as for plunder : they burnt the castles of Randown and Athlone , with three others belonging to the Earl of Ulster in Connaught . Feidlim also renounced the English , and ...
... taken . After this the Irish rose , not so much for independence as for plunder : they burnt the castles of Randown and Athlone , with three others belonging to the Earl of Ulster in Connaught . Feidlim also renounced the English , and ...
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... taken birth by the Scotch war ; it was called coigne and livery , the right to require of the inhabitants man's meat and horse - meat for the support of troops . The origin of the words is unknown , but the second continues in common ...
... taken birth by the Scotch war ; it was called coigne and livery , the right to require of the inhabitants man's meat and horse - meat for the support of troops . The origin of the words is unknown , but the second continues in common ...
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... taken against his securities , so that eighteen knights were totally ruined . By stratagem , the lord justice also successfully served a writ of arrest upon the earl of Kildare , and threw him into prison . He indicted and imprisoned ...
... taken against his securities , so that eighteen knights were totally ruined . By stratagem , the lord justice also successfully served a writ of arrest upon the earl of Kildare , and threw him into prison . He indicted and imprisoned ...
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... taken and imprisoned till he found sureties . Again , it was esta- blished and commanded that the English , in all their controversies , should be ruled and governed by the common law of England ; and if any did submit himself to the ...
... taken and imprisoned till he found sureties . Again , it was esta- blished and commanded that the English , in all their controversies , should be ruled and governed by the common law of England ; and if any did submit himself to the ...
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afterwards Armagh arms army attack battle besieged bill bishop Bourkes called castle Charles chief Church Clanrickarde Clare clergy commanded Commons Connaught Cork counties court crown declared defeated Dermot Derry Drogheda Dublin duke earl of Desmond earl of Ormond earl of Ulster Elizabeth enemy England English estates fled Galway garrison Geraldines Give an account granted Grattan Henry Henry VIII hundred Ireland Ireton Irish James John Kildare killed king king's kingdom Lagenians lands Leinster Limerick Lord Broghill lord deputy Lord Edward Lord Edward Fitzgerald lord lieutenant married Meath ment Milesian Munster native O'Connell oath Ostmen Owen O'Neill Papists parliament party passed Patrick patriots Peep o'day Boys penal persons Pope possession Protestant rebellion rebels received refused reign repeal Richard Roderic O'Connor Roman Catholics royal royalists seized sent Sept siege Sir Phelim Strafford surrendered Thomond thousand tion tithe took town troops Tyrconnel Tyrone United Irishmen Waterford Wexford William
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Page 55 - Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death, they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves...
Page 5 - ... and valiant enterprises ; that he did never eat his meat before he had won it with his sword ; that he lay not all night slugging in a cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives...
Page 3 - That they were designed to answer, at least, a twofold use, namely, to serve as belfries, and as keeps, or places of strength, in which the sacred utensils, books, relics, and other valuables were deposited, and into which the ecclesiastics, to whom they belonged, could retire for security in cases of sudden predatory attack.
Page 90 - Majesty that it is not by temporary expedients, but by a free trade alone, that this nation is now to be saved from impending ruin.
Page 98 - I do further declare that neither hopes, fears, rewards or punishments, shall ever induce me directly or indirectly, to inform on, or give evidence against any member or members of this or similar societies, for any act or expression of theirs, done or made collectively or individually, in or out of this society, in pursuance of the spirit of this obligation.
Page 120 - Does not a tremendous organization extend over the whole island ? Have not all the natural bonds by which men are tied together been broken and burst asunder ? Are not all the relations of society, which exist elsewhere, gone? Has not property lost its influence ; has not rank been stripped of the respect which should belong to it ? and has not an internal government grown up which, gradually superseding the legitimate authorities, has armed itself with a complete domination? Is it nothing that the...
Page 5 - ... cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives, and did light his candle at the flames of their houses to lead him in the darkness ; that the day was...
Page 91 - That the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland only are competent to make laws, binding the subjects of this realm ; and that we will not obey, or give operation to any laws, save only those enacted by the King, Lords, and Commons of Ireland, whose rights and privileges, jointly and severally, we are determined to support with our lives and fortunes.
Page 98 - In the awful presence of God, I, AB, do voluntarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland.
Page 5 - ... to their lovers; that his music was not the harp nor lays of love, but the cries of people and clashing of armour; and finally, that he died not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died, that dearly bought his death.