Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Flower of Restoration Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his sun Richard as lord protector. In England there was an obvious growing’ desire to restore the monarchy. In Ireland the two most powerful parliamentarians, Sir Charles Coote in Ulster, and Roger Boyle, lord Broghill, in Munster, son of the great earl of [...]

The Diaries In England the parliament had triumphed. The death of the king caused somewhat of a counter-move- ment in Ireland; and the royalist cause was now- 1649-sustained by the confederates, with Ormond the lord lieutenant, and Inchiqmn-now again turned royalist-at their head, and by the Scots of Ulster. 1 hey proclaimed the prince of [...]