A.D.

O'Neil and Colonel Preston.

Synod at Kells.

Battle of Kilrush.

Confederation of Kilkenny.
Battle of Edgehill.

The King in winter quarters
at Oxford.

1643. Battle of Ross.

Ormonde made a marquis. Battle of Roundaway Down. Essex relieves Gloucester. Cessation agreed upon between Ormonde and the rebels.

First battle of Newbury. Parliament take the Covenant.

The war continued on behalf of the Parliament by the Scots in Ulster, by Broghill and Inchiquin in the south, and by Sir Charles Coote in Sligo.

1644. Ormonde Lord Lieutenant. The Irish Contingent cut off at Nantwich.

Deputations from the two par-
ties in Ireland to the King
at Oxford.

Battle of Marston Moor.
Second battle of Newbury.
Negotiations with the rebels.

1645. Negotiations between the King and the Parliament at Uxbridge.

Glamorgan despatched by
Charles to make terms
with the rebels.

Battle of Naseby.
Arrival

of Rinucini, the

A.D.

monde and the Confede-
rates.

Charles surrenders to the Scots.
Battle of Benburb.

Rinucini and Owen Roe seize
the government at Kil-
kenny.

1647. Presbyterianism established in England.

Conflict between the Parlia-
ment and the army.
The King seized at Holmby.
Ormonde surrenders Dublin
to the Parliament.
Battle of Dungan Hill.
Inchiquin takes Cashel.
Battle of Knocknanos.

1648. Inchiquin deserts to the Con

federates.

Rinucini takes refuge with
Owen Roe's army.
Strife amongst the Confede

rates.

Royalist risings in Kent,

Essex, and South Wales.
Return of Ormonde.
Rupert and his fleet arrive at
Kinsale.

The Scottish army invades
England, and is defeated
at Preston and Wigan.
Colonel Pride expels the Pres-
byterian majority from the
House of Commons.

1649. Peace published between the King and the Confede

rates.

Death of the King.

THE REPUBLIC, 1649-1653.

Prince Charles proclaimed at Cork.

Flight of Rinucini.

Ormonde besieges Dublin.
Battle of Rathmines.
Arrival of Cromwell.

Capture of Drogheda.
Capture of Wexford.

A. D.

1649. Death of Owen Roe. Campaign in the south. Revolt of the southern garrisons to Parliament.

1650. Capture of Kilkenny and Clonmel.

Cromwell returns to England.
Battle of Dunbar.

Surrender of Waterford.
Flight of Ormonde and In-
chiquin.

1651. Capture of Athlone.
Capture of Limerick.
Battle of Worcester.
Death of Ireton.

1652. Surrender of Galway.

Act for the Settlement of
Ireland.

Survey of Ireland.

Banishment of the Irish soldiery.

Conflict between the army and the Rump.

1653. Transplantation of the Irish beyond the Shannon. Cromwell expels the Rump.

William lands at Torbay.

Flight of James.

Closing of the gates of Derry and Enniskillen,

1689. Tyrconnel raises regiments for James.

War is declared against
France.

William proclaimed at Derry.
Siege of Derry and Ennis-
killen.

James lands at Cork.

Holds a Parliament at Dublin. Siege of Derry raised. Battle of Newtown Butler. Arrival of Schomberg. He is besieged at Dundalk. 1690. Charlemont captured.

William lands at Carrick-
fergus.

Battle of Beachy Head.
Battle of the Boyne.

Flight of James.

Abortive siege of Limerick.

William returns to England. Capture of Cork and Kinsale by Marlborough.

1691. Capture of Athlone.
Battle of Aughrim.
Surrender of Galway.

Second siege of Limerick.
Articles of Limerick.

WILLIAM III., 1691-1702.

1692. Emigration of Irish Roman Catholics.

A.D.

1749. Lucas stands for Dublin. Threatened with prosecution, he flies to England. Rivalry between Primate

Stone and Speaker Boyle. Contest in Parliament about the appropriation of surpluses.

1753. Prosecution of Nevill. Petition of the Earl of Kildare.

Death of Morty Oge O'Sullivan, the smuggler.

1755. Fall of Primate Stone.
1756. Commencement of the Seven
Years' War.

Henry Boyle created Earl
Shannon.

1757. Formation of the Roman Catholic Committee.

1759. Riots in Dublin on the ru mour of a contemplated union.

1760. Thurot's descent on Carrickfergus-His defeat and death,

1776. The embargo.

Declaration of American Independence.

1777. The Engtish occupy Philadelphia.

The surrender at Saratoga.

1778. France recognizes the independence of the American colonies.

First Roman Catholic Relief
Bill passed.

1779. Agitation in favour of freedom of trade.

Efforts in the English Par-
liament to open Irish trade.
Formation of the volunteers.
Spain declares war against
England.

1780. Freedom of trade granted to Ireland.

War declared against Holland.

1781. Agitation for legislative independence.

The Perpetual Mutiny Bill passed.