People of the Irish Confederate Wars - Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, Manus O'Cahan's Regiment, Donal III O'Donovan, Robert Monro, Patrick D'Arcy, Richard Oge Martyn, Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Richard Bellings, John Lambert of Creg Clare, Felim O'Neill of Kinard, Alasdair Mac Colla, Redmond O'Hanlon, Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim, Tomas Laidir Mac Coisdealbhaigh, Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven, Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret, James Dillon, Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath, Heber MacMahon, Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, Nicholas Plunkett, Malachy O Caollaidhe, Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford, Peter Valesius Walsh, Michael Jones, Hugh Dubh O'Neill, Philip O'Reilly, Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, Benjamin Chapman, Sir George Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Donalong, Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim, Robert Phayre, Geoffrey Browne, Rory O'Moore, Mary Hammond, Piaras Feiritear, Terence Albert O'Brien, Sir Valentine Blake, 3rd Baronet, Sir Dominick Browne, Oliver Oge French, Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan, Dominick Kirwin, Garret Barry, Walter Lynch, Donogh Dall O Derrig, Elizabeth Dowdall, Sir Thomas Blake, 2nd Baronet, Tomas Lynch, James Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Strabane, Donnchadh Mac an Caoilfhiaclaigh, Sir Richard Blake, David Synnot. Excerpt: Murrough McDermod O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin and 6th Baron Inchiquin (1614-1674), was known as Murchadh na dToitean ("of the conflagrations"). O'Brien studied war in the Spanish service and fought against the confederate Catholics on the outbreak of the Irish rebellion. He was made governor of Munster in 1642 and had some small success, but was hampered by lack of funds. Sidney Lee states that he...