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Page 120
... Spanish right under Pelham's nose . The red Spanish wine came to be called " the King of Spain's Daughter " by the Gaels , and certainly they were enamored of her . Fynes Moryson described the typical courtship : " The Irish , when they ...
... Spanish right under Pelham's nose . The red Spanish wine came to be called " the King of Spain's Daughter " by the Gaels , and certainly they were enamored of her . Fynes Moryson described the typical courtship : " The Irish , when they ...
Page 162
... Spanish landing near Dingle , and ru- mors were abroad that within a fortnight more than 1000 foreign troops would be ashore . The long - awaited Spanish aid was arriving , and the first parties had moved into James Fitzmaurice's old ...
... Spanish landing near Dingle , and ru- mors were abroad that within a fortnight more than 1000 foreign troops would be ashore . The long - awaited Spanish aid was arriving , and the first parties had moved into James Fitzmaurice's old ...
Page 291
... Spanish force 4000 strong . Tyrone raced southward to join him , as Mountjoy bottled up the Spanish on the promontory at Kinsale , a spot reminiscent of Smerwick . In the dash South O'Neill defeated every attempt to block him , but in ...
... Spanish force 4000 strong . Tyrone raced southward to join him , as Mountjoy bottled up the Spanish on the promontory at Kinsale , a spot reminiscent of Smerwick . In the dash South O'Neill defeated every attempt to block him , but in ...
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