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End of the Desmond Insurrection

Above: Map of Tralee, Ireland Desmond, with his brother John and Baltinglass, who had joined them, were encamped near Tralee, but they remained inactive ; though that, with the defeat of the foreign expedition, their last hope of success was bound to vanish, they must well have known. They may have intended marching to the [...]

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The Earl of Desmond forced into Rebellion

Above: The English Viceroy The Lord Deputy was somewhat uncertain what course the Earl of Desmond would adopt. In order to encourage him to persevere in loyalty, he sent to him two English officials named Davells and Carter. These men were resting for the night at an inn near Tralee, when the younger brothers of [...]

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