Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

The view of Fox had more adherents in Ireland than that of the Tory party. To allow to the English Houses the choice of a ruler for Ireland would have seemed to the Irish Parliament unbearably humiliating. Still, to proceed on one theory, while England proceeded on another, would involve them in many difficulties, as [...]

Although, as has been seen, the chiefs of Munster had not supported Bruce, yet they had availed themselves of the opportunity his invasion gave them. A few months before the battle of Faughart the O’Briens, aided by Mac Carthy, had defeated another attempt of De Clare to secure a footing in Thomond. Led by Muirkertach—who [...]