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Page 62
... passed his draconian measures , he seems to have realized that all of them were unen- forceable . In his own words , he was whistling into the wind . The Des- mond uprising raged on . Munster was ruined and desolate . Available forces ...
... passed his draconian measures , he seems to have realized that all of them were unen- forceable . In his own words , he was whistling into the wind . The Des- mond uprising raged on . Munster was ruined and desolate . Available forces ...
Page 87
... passed to the southwestward of Fitzmaurice and , coming about on the wrong tack , was several days ' voyage from the armada by the time it made land . Subsequently the English squadron was so battered by gales that it was driven into ...
... passed to the southwestward of Fitzmaurice and , coming about on the wrong tack , was several days ' voyage from the armada by the time it made land . Subsequently the English squadron was so battered by gales that it was driven into ...
Page 266
... passed to James at Tyrone's instigation , not the Crown's , and overnight the new Earl found himself the recipient of Geraldine loyalties . James was Gerald's nephew . He had re- mained loyal to the Crown during the Desmond Wars in hope ...
... passed to James at Tyrone's instigation , not the Crown's , and overnight the new Earl found himself the recipient of Geraldine loyalties . James was Gerald's nephew . He had re- mained loyal to the Crown during the Desmond Wars in hope ...
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Aherlow Alençon arms army Askeaton Awbeg Bagenal Baltinglas battle Blackwater Burghley Butler Captain Carew Carrigafoyle Cecil chieftains clans commanded Connaught Cork Countess Countess of Desmond countryside County Cork Crown Davells death defeat Drury Dublin Castle Earl of Desmond Earl of Ormond Edmund Spenser Eleanor Elizabeth enemy England English Essex fight force Gaelic gallowglass garrison Gerald Fitzgerald Geraldines Grey Grey's Hugh Ireland Irish James Fitzmaurice John of Desmond John Perrot Kerry Kilcolman Kildare Kilkenny Kilmallock Kilmore land Leger Leicester Limerick Loftus London Lord Deputy Lord Justice LOUGH Majesty Mallow Maltby marriage McSheehys Munster Plantation murder never Norris North O'Donnell O'Neill O'Neill's Pelham Perrot Peter Carew Queen Raleigh rebellion rebels Roche San Joseppi Sanders settlers Shane Sir Henry Sidney Sir John Sir Peter Smerwick soldiers South Spain Spanish surrender sword Thomas tion town traitor Tralee troops Tyrone Tyrone's Ulster Wallop Walsingham Waterford Whitehall wrote Youghal