Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

The new Deputy found Irish affairs in what appeared to him to be a dangerous condition. Several of the chiefs, and notably the new Earl of Tyrone and Manus O’Donnell, were looking abroad for help against the Irish Government, of which their fear rather than their affection or esteem had increased. Scotland was now governed [...]

A new English family now comes into Irish history—that of the Talbots. In 1414 Sir John Talbot, afterwards Lord Furnival and Earl of Shrewsbury, came to Ireland as Lord Lieutenant for six years, and on two other occasions (1423 and 1446-9) he occupied the same position. He was a famous soldier, and won great distinction [...]