Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture Of Earl Strafford In 1639, Wentworth was created Earl of Strafford, and exchanged the title of Lord Deputy for the more honourable one of Lord Lieutenant. In Ireland he was not particularly unpopular with the masses of the populat ion ; nor was there any reason why he should be. His repression [...]

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 [...]