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Murderous end of the ” Brown Earl ” of Ulster

The most bitter quarrel of all, and one which had most important results, was that which ended in the assassination of the last De Burgh Earl of ” Ulster.” The ” Red Earl ” had died in 1326 in the monastery of AthaisilĀ He had been succeeded by his grandson, the ” Brown Earl.” William De [...]

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