retired to an inacceffible fortrefs, and being returned to Dublin, fent him an absolute fubmiffion, though at the fame time it is faid, that he wrote to O'Con nor Sligo, intreating that he would by no means make a separate peace, Sir Oliver Lambert, in the mean while, had driven the Burks out of their country, and coming to Athloan in December, O'Connor, Sligo, and Rory O'Donnel fubmitted; and the deputy keeping his Christmas at Galway, he received the O'Flaharty's and Mac Dermods, O'Connor Roe, and others into favour. -But O'Rourk, being amongst those who still remained in rebellion, three feparate divifions of troops were ordered to attack him. The fpirit of revolt was now almost extinguifhed; the infurgents were almost every where reduced to fuch want, as that they died more by famine than by the fword, and it is even reported that mothers killed their children in order to feed upon them, and that in the province of Munfter three children were feen devouring the intrails of their dead mother. Though the caftles of Dunboy, Castlehaven, and Baltimore were agreed to have been delivered up by the Spaniards; yet the Irish under O'Sullivan Bearre, had furpifed the former of thefe, which however the English re-took after the most obstinate refiftance from the garrison that ever had been known in Ireland, the commander, though defperately wounded, as foon as he faw the English entering the caftle, endeavouring to blow up them and himself together, by throwing a lighted match into a barrel of gunpowder.- -This atchievement was followed by the defeat and flight of many of the Irish, and by the fubmiffion of many more of the lord of Lixnaw's whole force was mastered, the province of Munfter reduced to obedience, obedience, and the whole island kept in awe by the victorious army of the English. As to the earl of Tyrone, after having made a public fubmiffion, he received a pardon from queen Elizabeth, which was iffued by advice of her council, fo much against her will, that the granting it, is faid to have been one of the caufes of her death, though, in effect, she never enjoyed herfelf after the execution of Effex, and after long fuffering the utmost dejection of fpirits, this princes expired on the twenty-fourth day of March, in the year fixteen hundred and three, having appointed James the Sixth of Scotland for her fuc ceffor on the throne of England. END of the FIRST VOLUME. Acher, King of Leinfter's, duplicity the caufe of great commotions Art, King of the Irish, flain by Lucad Ancient method of the Irish to dress their meat Articles ratified between Roderic O'Connor and Henry Page 13 10 65 7t 83 II. King of England. 131 Acts paffed in Ireland in the reign of Henry VIII. 379 Armagh, Archbishop of, recalled 410. Bel, the God of Fire, facrificed to by the Irish the people 64 154 Bishops ... Bishops in parliament denounce excommunication against Brian, character of Page 309 379 162 Bedford (Duke of) appointed Regent by the parliament 336 at Carrickfergus and joined by the Irish Brian (the great King) murdered Burk (Ulin) created Earl of Clanrickard. 290 292 293 172 394 C. Columb Kill (the Monk) his arrival at the Court of Hugh the firft -his requifitions denied Cafhel (bifhop of) accufed before the parliament Cormac, difgraced by Fergus, applies to Lugad, who Counties and chief towns Callackan, (King of Munfter) treacherously imprisoned by Sitricis miraculously releafed ;-gains fignal 143 Charter granted to the inhabitants of Dublin, by Hen. II. of England 237 309 56 Clarence (Duke of) appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ire- Conor, (King of Ulfter) his death Connought (king of) flain in battle with Mac Dermot 275 316 Connought Connought (Queen of) treacherously flain by Forb- D. Page 52 Dublin (Archbishop of) murdered by the fervants of 503 Donogh (fon of King Brian) proclaimed King of Munster 182 (fon of King Brian) his bravery 176 Dublin (citizens of) obtain leave to build a bridge over the Liffey 266 Donogh fucceeds to the throne 135 Danish fleet beat by the Irish 141 Dong (death of) 148 Diftrefs of Brian's party after their victory at the battle of Clontarf 176 Dermod, (King of Leinster,) implores the affiftance of Hen. II. of England 191 Dermod (King of Leinster) his death 208 Defmond and Dungannon, brought over to England, and Dermod, of the line of Hermon fucceeds to the throne Dungannon (Hugh Baron of) created Earl of Tyrone, -foon after appears in open rebellion De Courcey (John) gains a signal victory over the Irish of London gains his liberty, and is amply rewarded by King make an other defcent on the coaft; re-eftablish |