The Struggle Renewed and Slaying of Earl of March
Categories: The Absorption of the Normans
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 [...]
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
