August
Hugh Ruadh’s first care was to strengthen his position at home. He brought his tributary chiefs into due subordination, using fair words to the obedient, and raiding the lands of those who questioned his authority.
By the good offices of the Earl of Tyrone he reconciled himself with the Deputy, who ” received him very kindly,” when he came to Dundalk to meet him. This was a wise move on Hugh’s part, for it discouraged his enemies. Since the overthrow of the Desmonds, the English, though as Jittie loved as ever, had begun to be feared throughout Ireland, and their friendship to be regarded as a valuable asset by the rival parties in clan disputes.
As O’Donnell did in Tirconnell, so did O’Neill in Tir Owen. Old Turloch Lynnach resigned to him the title of ” O’Neill,” but in his communications with the English authorities he still signed ” Tyrone.” Ulster was now united under the two chiefs, each supreme in his own territory, while outside the boundaries of both they were of co-equal authority. It was not a good arrangement, nor one that could have permanently endured, but all through the war it worked surprisingly well. The time had now come when an attempt should be made to draw
- Bookmark :
- Digg
- del.icip.us
- Stumbleupon
- Redit it
August
Failure of the Plantation
Posted by (0) Comment
Above:Picture of English peasants
laborate calculations were made of the rate at which the colony might be expected to increase, but these were all falsified by the event. It was found easy enough to induce a sufficient number of enterprising gentlemen to take up the lands, but a supply of English peasants willing to exchange the peace and security of their own country for the unknown perils of a ” barbarous ” land was not so easily forthcoming.
- Bookmark :
- Digg
- del.icip.us
- Stumbleupon
- Redit it
June
Above : Irish Family Map (Click for larger image)
Nothing was of greater importance to the clans of Ireland than the records of their ancestry. Until the time of the final destruction of the clan system itself, every tribe jealously preserved the tradition of its descent from some famous ancestor. In early times these records were of vital importance : they were the title deeds of the clan to the territory it occupied ; they formed the bond which united various clans into one great tribe ; they justified the tributes which the different Kings imposed upon their subordinate clans. The genealogies of the clans were,’therefore, carefully recorded, especially in the cases of those ” riding clans ” who imposed tribute upon their neighbours, and who afterwards supplied the Kings who ruled over the great divisions of the island.
- Bookmark :
- Digg
- del.icip.us
- Stumbleupon
- Redit it
