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... French ; with this distinction , that while the English and Germans were Teutons , the Irish , like the French , and like the earlier inhabitants of Britain , were Celts . Early Irish institutions were the same as the early institutions ...
... French ; with this distinction , that while the English and Germans were Teutons , the Irish , like the French , and like the earlier inhabitants of Britain , were Celts . Early Irish institutions were the same as the early institutions ...
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... French writer , from whose pen we have a description of MacMurrough as he appeared at the meeting : - ' From a mountain between two woods , not far from the sea , I saw MacMurrough descend , accompanied by multitudes of the Irish , and ...
... French writer , from whose pen we have a description of MacMurrough as he appeared at the meeting : - ' From a mountain between two woods , not far from the sea , I saw MacMurrough descend , accompanied by multitudes of the Irish , and ...
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... French were so eager about Calais , think what the Irish are about their whole island . I love not war ; but I had rather die than Ireland should be lost in my government . ' Sydney and Cecil now urged Elizabeth to de- clare war against ...
... French were so eager about Calais , think what the Irish are about their whole island . I love not war ; but I had rather die than Ireland should be lost in my government . ' Sydney and Cecil now urged Elizabeth to de- clare war against ...
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... French veterans . After a brilliant defence , the town was ultimately forced to capitulate , but the skill and prowess shown by O'Neil was recognised by the enemy , who permitted him to march out with all the honours of war . In 1642 ...
... French veterans . After a brilliant defence , the town was ultimately forced to capitulate , but the skill and prowess shown by O'Neil was recognised by the enemy , who permitted him to march out with all the honours of war . In 1642 ...
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... French general - Richard Hamilton being second in command . The operations then began in earnest . For several days the town was battered by heavy ordnance . ' It was soon on fire in several places . Roofs and upper storeys of houses ...
... French general - Richard Hamilton being second in command . The operations then began in earnest . For several days the town was battered by heavy ordnance . ' It was soon on fire in several places . Roofs and upper storeys of houses ...
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arms attack battle bayonet became besieged boreen Brian Captain carried Castle Catholic Emancipation chief Church Colonel Harvey colonists command Confederation Connaught declared defended Desmond Dr Hamilton Dublin Dublin Castle Earl enemy England English minister favour fell fight fire force fought French Galway garrison Geraldines Ginkel Grattan haggard hands Henry honour horse House of Commons Hugh O'Neil Ireland Irish army Irish parliament Kildare Kilkenny king land Lauzun Leinster Limerick Londonderry Lord lord-deputy lord-lieutenant MacMurrough marched ment Mountjoy Munster nation Norman Norsemen O'Connell O'Neil once organisation Ormond Owen Roe O'Neil Papists party passed peasants perished police priests Protestant rallied rebellion rebels refused regiments reign Repeal resolved retreat Sarsfield says Schomberg seized sent Shane Shane O'Neil siege SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY slanes soldiers St Ruth struggle sword tenants tion tithes Tone took town Treaty of Limerick troops Tyrconnell Tyrone Ulster Union victory walls William
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Page 256 - Though in her tomb she lies helpless and motionless, still there is on her lips a spirit of life, and on her cheek a glow of beauty : Thou art not conquered : beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there.
Page 220 - I am now to address a free people ! Ages have passed away, and this is the first moment in which you could be distinguished by that appellation.
Page 256 - Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty: Thou art not conquer'd; beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there.
Page 88 - My ancestors were kings of Ulster ; and Ulster is mine, and shall be mine. O'Donnell shall never come into his country, nor Bagenal into Newry, nor Kildare into Dundrum or Lecale. They are now mine. With this sword I won them — with this sword I will keep them.
Page 200 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 201 - It is true, indeed, that within the memory of man, the Parliaments of England have sometimes assumed the power of binding this kingdom by laws enacted there...
Page 241 - Mr. Sheriff, take the body of Tone into custody; take the provost-marshal and Major Sandys into custody, and show the order of the court to General Craig.
Page 161 - Even after the barricade had been passed, there was a terrible half-hour of suspense. It was ten o'clock before the ships arrived at the quay. The whole population was there to welcome them. A screen made of casks filled with earth was hastily thrown up to protect the landing-place from the batteries on the other side of the river; and then the work of unloading began. First were rolled on shore barrels containing six thousand bushels of meal. Then came great cheeses, casks of beef, flitches of bacon,...
Page 3 - Victorious, bearing innumerable epistles. And he gave me one of them, and I read the beginning of it which contained the words,
Page 138 - Being thus entered, we refused them quarter ; having, the day before, summoned the town. I believe we put to the sword the whole number of the defendants. I do not think thirty of the whole number escaped with their lives.