The Fate and Fortunes of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O’Donel, Earl of Tyrconnel; Their Flight from Ireland, their Vicissitudes Abroad, and their death in Exile.
Author: MEEHAN, (Rev.) C. P.
Dublin: Duffy, 1870. Second Edition. xx, 651 [4] pages. Illustrated. Green decorated cloth. Hardback.
A comprehensive account of the flight and exile of the two earls.
CONTENTS:-
CHAPTER I.
Position of O’Neill after defeat of Kinsale—Hugh O’Donel and Florence Conry despatched to solicit succors from Philip III.—Death of O’Donel—Instructions received by Mountjoy from Elizabeth—Death of the queen—Surrender of Tyrone—His submission before Mountjoy—Conditions of his pardon—Proclamation of James in Dublin—Famine in Ulster—Account of the O’Cahans—Donald Ballagh O’Cahan opens communications with sir Arthur Chichester to betray Tyrone—Stipulation between O’Cahan and sir Henry Docwra—Interview between Mountjoy and Docwra on behalf of O’Cahan—Retribution on Nial Garve O’Donel—Conduct of Catholics on news of James’ accession—Mountjoy’s controversy with father White—Manifesto of O’Neill to Catholics of Ireland.
CHAPTER II.
Mountjoy created lord-lieutenant, with sir George Carey as lord deputy—Proceeds to London, accompanied by Tyrone and O’Donel—Wanstead—Sir John Harington’s jealousy—Reception of Mountjoy and the Ulster chieftains by the king—Powers granted to Tyrone and O’Donel—Suspicions of Tyrone’s fidelity—Report of Atkinson—Plot against Tyrone’s life—Tyrone and O’Donel return to Dublin—O’Donel invested with the title of earl of Tyrconnel—His marriage— Social condition of Ireland—Sir Arthur Chichester appointed lord deputy—His antecedents, character, &c.—His mode of extending English influence—Disarming of natives of Ireland—Revival of the penal laws—Remonstrances of Tyrone and Tyrconnel—Intrigues to prevent the promotion of Tyrone’s son, Henry—Outrages on Tyrone and Tyrconnel—Cuconnaught Maguire—Means employed by Chichester to procure evidence to found an indictment of treason against the earls—Chichester’s relation of sir Toby Caulfield’s interviews with countess of Tyrconnel and Bartholomew Owen.—Chichester and sir J. Davies’ “visitation” of Ulster—Arrest of Cuconnaught Maguire—Bishop Montgomery espouses O’Cahan’s quarrel—Tyrone and Montgomery—Altercation between Tyrone and O’Cahan before privy council—Petition of O’Cahan—Tyrone’s answer and letter to the king.
CHAPTER III.
Report of privy council on O’Cahan’s petition—Resolution of Tyrone to appeal to the king in person—Application of Chichester for presidentship of Ulster—Letter from Chichester to earl of Salisbury on anonymous letter and Howth’s revelations—Anonymous letter to sir William Usher— Antecedents and informations of Christopher St. Lawrence, twenty-second baron of Howth—Character of the informations—Escape of Cuconnaught Maguire—Warnings received by the earls of James’ purpose to arrest them—the ship arrives in Lough Swilly.
CHAPTER IV.
Controversy of Tyrone with primate Usher—Refusal of Chichester to pardon Tyrone’s nephew—False report communicated to Tyrone of Chichester’s appointment as president of Ulster—Interview of John Bath with Tyrone and Tyrconnel—Tyrone’s farewell to sir Garret Moore—Travels from Mellifont to Lough Swilly, and embarks with Tyrconnel for Spain—List of persons who accompanied the earls—O’Keenan’s “Narrative”—Sufferings of the exiles from tempestuous weather—Driven to land in France— Generous conduct of Henry IV. to the fugitives—Their journey to Brussels, and their reception there by the archdukes—Banquet given to Tyrone in Brussels—Departure for Louvain—Letter of Chichester to privy council on flight of the earls—Salisbury’s reply to—Sir John Davies’ letter—Remarks on.
CHAPTER V.
Ovations to Tyrone throughout Belgium—Excitement at court of England on report of his reception on the continent— Letter of sir Charles Cornwallis, enclosing particulars of an interview with Philip’s secretary—Letter of earl of Salisbury to sir C. Cornwallis, directing manner of introducing James’ proclamation—Proclamation of James touching the earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnel—Notice of—Letter from James to archbishop Bancroft, soliciting a grant of money from the clergy—Letter of Daniel O’Carroll—Letters from archbishop Lombard to Maguire, O’Donel, and Florence Conry—Successful intriguing of Cornwallis at Spanish court —Determination of the earls to send James a justification of their conduct—A brief collection of the exactions, wrongs, and grievances, by which the earls found themselves “grieved and abused “—Character of James.
CHAPTER VI.
Privy council at Rathfarnham—Proclamation from—its effects—Arrest of Delvin—Chichester’s summary of Delvin’s informations—Committal of Howth to the Tower—Treatment of Delvin by the peasantry on his escape from the castle of Dublin—Proclamation of Chichester on seizure of lands of the fugitives—Letters of countess of Tyrconnel and countess dowager of Kildare to Chichester—Examination of father Thomas Fitzgerald—Countess of Tyrconnel—Character and number of informations about this period—Examinations of James Roche and father John Cronin—Letter of sir Geoffry Fenton, suggesting confiscation of Ulster.
CHAPTER VII.
Narrative of Tyrone’s journey from Louvain to Rome—Cornwallis’ letter to privy council on his reception at Milan, and extract from Salisbury’s reply to—Distinguished honors conferred on the earls by the Holy See—Death of Tyrconnel—Montorio—Death of Caffar O’Donel and the baron of Dungannon—Sympathy evinced by Irish exiles in Spain— Death of Matthew O’Multully and O’Carroll of Moydristan— Death of MacMahon and Cuconnaught Maguire at Genoa— Grief of O’Neill.
CHAPTER VIII.
Possession taken by the crown of the earls’ estates—Caulfield’s account of the manner followed by Irish chieftains in levying their rents—Chichester’s forecastings of the ends aimed at by the fugitive chieftains—Frames bill of indictment of treason—Description of sessions held at Lifford and Strabane—Sir John Davies’ “rhetoric” to the jurors—Persons included in the bill—Rebellion of sir Cahir O’Doherty— State of Ulster—Arrest of O’Cahan and Nial Garve O’Donel—Chichester’s “progress” of Ulster—His precautions against return of Tyrone—Original documents relating to O’Doherty’s rebellion.
CHAPTER IX.
Fate of O’Cahan and Nial Garve O’Donel—Anecdote of duchess of Buckingham—Chichester’s persecution of the Catholic clergy—Father Drea’s informations—Vigilance of Adams, bishop of Limerick and Kilfenora—Reports submitted to privy council of Tyrone’s projected invasion of Ireland— Martyrdom of bishop O’Devany and father O’Loghran— Rich’s account of their execution—Remarks on.
CHAPTER X.
Death of Cecil—Sketch of Carr, earl of Somerset—Tyrone’s letter to—State of Irish on the continent—Betrayal of Tyrone by captain John Bath and Robert Lombard—Kindness of the archdukes to the families of the exiles.
CHAPTER XI.
Object of parliaments held in Ireland—Chichester summons a parliament to pass bill of attainder against the earls—Remonstrance of nobles of the pale against—How the parliament was formed—Scene at election of sir J. Davies as speaker— Deputation of Catholic members to James to protest against the election—James’ answer to—The bill introduced by sir John Everard—Florence Conry’s remonstrance—Copy of bill of attainder—Sir J. Davies’ letter to privy council on course of procedure in the parliament—Episodes connected with.
CHAPTER XII.
Resolve of Tyrone to win back his lands—Rinuccini’s impressions of Celtic character—Watchfulness of Chichester—Tyrone’s prospects of success—Supplemental informations of Lombard —Chichester summoned to London to confer with privy council on state of Ireland—Persecutions continued—Retirement of Chichester from the deputyship—Jones and Denham, lords justices—Account of Tyrone’s courtship and marriage with Mabel Bagnal—Fears of England—System of espionage maintained by—Cause of failure of Tyrone’s design—Specimen of his table-talk, in a letter from Dr. Doyne—Letter of Chichester to privy council on conspiracies in Ulster—Illness and death of O’Neill—Burial of—Death of Henry O’Hagan—Efforts made to effect release of Tyrone’s son, Con—Father Mooney’s account of murder of Bernard O’Neill—Sketches of after-life of Henry and John O’Neill and Hugh O’Donel—Owen Roe O’Neill—Brief account of career of—Conclusion.
APPENDIX.
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