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Page 36
... reason for the fighting was a dispute over rents ; the real reason , control of Munster , the vast sprawling province of the South . Elizabeth was of an opinion that Desmond Munster belonged to her realm , with the rest of Ireland , but ...
... reason for the fighting was a dispute over rents ; the real reason , control of Munster , the vast sprawling province of the South . Elizabeth was of an opinion that Desmond Munster belonged to her realm , with the rest of Ireland , but ...
Page 94
... reason why many of Gerald's men deserted Askeaton for the camps of the rebels and certainly a reason for James Fitzmaurice's violent disagreements with Sir John . Waterhouse , in his letter to Walsing- ham , is conscious of a ...
... reason why many of Gerald's men deserted Askeaton for the camps of the rebels and certainly a reason for James Fitzmaurice's violent disagreements with Sir John . Waterhouse , in his letter to Walsing- ham , is conscious of a ...
Page 264
... reason then that this metaphorical marriage takes place in daylight , before a multitude , sanctioned by the community and consecrated to the public good . The life at stake is not Spenser's or Elizabeth Boyle's , but posterity's , and ...
... reason then that this metaphorical marriage takes place in daylight , before a multitude , sanctioned by the community and consecrated to the public good . The life at stake is not Spenser's or Elizabeth Boyle's , but posterity's , and ...
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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