Richard's fleet had scarcely left the Irish coast when the hollow nature of the submissions was displayed. An act of treachery caused another rising when the English endeavoured to capture Mac Murrough while their own guest at a banquet; an attempt from which he escaped by the ingenious warning of his bard. The O'Tooles defeated the English near Dublin ; while Art himself surpassed his capture of New Ross by taking the strong town and castle of Carlow (1397). This was the greatest ... Read More

When Garrett Og, Earl of Kildare, was permitted by Henry VIII to return to Ireland (1529), he was not, as has already been stated, restored to his office of Deputy. This was conferred on Sir William Skeffington, an elderly English knight of no great ability. The new Viceroy was directed to be guided in his administration by the advice of Kildare. This dual arrangement, however, worked so badly that, in 1532, Skeffington was recalled, and Kildare became Deputy once more. The haughty Geraldine had ... Read More