The Geraldines, Earls of Desmond, and the Persecution of the Irish Catholics |
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... noble race of the Geraldines , who , under the shadow of Tuscan banners , penetrated regions whither Roman cohorts did not dare to venture . Well nigh five hundred years did the Florentine plant bloom and flourish on our soil . And fame ...
... noble race of the Geraldines , who , under the shadow of Tuscan banners , penetrated regions whither Roman cohorts did not dare to venture . Well nigh five hundred years did the Florentine plant bloom and flourish on our soil . And fame ...
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... noble house of Lixnaw . * Truly these are names which must be immor- tal ; but that I may not prove prolix ( for it is not my object to write a concise history ) , they landed at Wexford , and many were the battles which they fought ...
... noble house of Lixnaw . * Truly these are names which must be immor- tal ; but that I may not prove prolix ( for it is not my object to write a concise history ) , they landed at Wexford , and many were the battles which they fought ...
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... noble retinue of a hundred youths , all of honourable birth , he proceeded to do homage to the queen , by whom he was gra- ciously received , and restored to all his ancestral honours by a new patent . Castle - Connell , county Limerick ...
... noble retinue of a hundred youths , all of honourable birth , he proceeded to do homage to the queen , by whom he was gra- ciously received , and restored to all his ancestral honours by a new patent . Castle - Connell , county Limerick ...
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... noble origin . And here let me speak of these noble youths . In the king's court and in the presence of his Majesty , did their innate humour move to mirth , whilst the character of nobility stamped upon them ex- cited the compassion of ...
... noble origin . And here let me speak of these noble youths . In the king's court and in the presence of his Majesty , did their innate humour move to mirth , whilst the character of nobility stamped upon them ex- cited the compassion of ...
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... noble birth , and great military experience . When his ships were tossed upon the rocky coast that renders navigation so perilous on the western shores of Ireland , seeing that he could not ride out the furious gale , his crews took to ...
... noble birth , and great military experience . When his ships were tossed upon the rocky coast that renders navigation so perilous on the western shores of Ireland , seeing that he could not ride out the furious gale , his crews took to ...
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aforesaid ancient Archbishop arms Askeaton assertion bishop blood brother Butlers called Cardinal castle Catholics CHAPTER Christ church command convent county Limerick crown dare daughter Desies Diarmid died Dominican Dublin Earl of Desmond Elizabeth enemies England English exhort faith father Fitz-Thomas Fitzgerald Florence Garret Gerald Geraldines Gherardini glorious hands heaven Henry heretics holy honour illustrious Ireland Irish James Fitzmaurice Jesuits John justice Kerry Kilmallock King of Leinster King of Spain kingdom kingdom of Ireland land liberty Limerick Majesty Maurice mond Munster narrate never nobility noble O'Brien O'Daly oath oath of supremacy Ormond passed perished persecution person Pontiff Pope Pope Gregory XIII possessions princes put to death queen received reign religion Rome ruin Seminary Priests sent slain statute Stukely suffered sword ther tholics Thomas Rua tion Tralee treason valour Viceroy Viceroy of Ireland Wherefore whilst word
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