Ireland History

Above: Map of Northern Ireland including the counties.

THE year 1924 was not marked by any notable event. There was, however, a good deal of legislation of various kinds. The new police force, called the Civic Guard, was organised. Arrangements were made regarding Land Purchase, Courts of Justice were set up. A system of Trade Protection was inaugurated, by the imposition of heavy import duties on certain classes of goods. The large army, which the unsettled state of the country had rendered it necessary to maintain, was now reduced in numbers.

Posted on August 17th, 2008 under The Boundary Question. Tags: Civic Guard, Courts of Justice, Government, Irish Free State, Land Purchase, macneill, Minister of Education, Northern Ireland, Treaty of 1921. Comments: None

During these months O’Neill had been holding his own well. He knew, however, that he could not long remain in isolation, but must make terms with one or other of the parties. Both the Royalists—for the former Confederationists may now be justly described by this name—and the Parliamentarians, knowing his value, were eager to treat with him. Eoghan, on reflection, preferred to trust anyone rather than the perfidious Ormond, and he entered into negotiations with General Monk. Cromwell, however, would have no dealings with Irish Papists, and the Parliament, at his instigation, ordered Monk to cease all communications.
A short time previous to this (August 20th, 1649), Ormond had made an attack on Dublin, which was still held for the Parliament by General Jones. The Royalistforces were badly managed, and Jones won a complete victory, capturing gret quantities of ammunition and stores. Ormond now renewed his efforts to come to terms with O’Neill, and Eoghan, because no other e source remained to him, signed a peace on conditions which included lriberty of public worship for the Catholics (October 1649), and prepared to march to support his new ally.
It was too late, however, the Irish general’s life work was done. At the time of the conclusion of the treaty he was already very ill. He rapidly became worse, and on November 6th, 1649, he died at Clough-oughter Castle (Co. Cavan).   The assertion was current in his own day and has been repeated in ours that he had been poisoned. No reliable evidence, however, exists to show that his death was other than natural. He was probably between 60 and 65 years of age ; possibly indeed older.

Posted on August 12th, 2008 under The Confederation Of Kilkenny.—Part II. Tags: Eoghan, General Jones, General Monk, Government, ireland, Irish Papists, onfederationists, Parliamentarians. Comments: None