Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Painting Of King Henry VII Reduced to this condition of impotence, the Crown officials could only display a futile malevolence by further anti-Irish enactments. Some of these declarations against the adoption of Irish customs border on the ridiculous. In 1447 it was enacted that ” every man must keep his upper lip shaved [...]

Above : Painting Of James Butler The attempt to govern Ireland without Kildare was a failure. When he had been dismissed from office, the Geraldine had withdrawn his protection from the Pale, with the result that the Irish continually raided the settlers in Meath. Kildare’s brother had attacked the English at Carlow, and when the [...]