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Post by groundhog on Aug 13, 2011 19:52:37 GMT
Hugh O'Neill AKA Aodh Mór O'Neill, The Great Earl or The O'Neill Born; Tyrone about 1550 Died; Rome, 20th July 1616 Wars; The Nine Years War Famous For; Surviving to become Earl of Tyrone despite the best efforts of his half-Uncle Shane, Queen Elizabeth I and the English government in Ireland. Beating the English in several battles, notably The Battle of the Yellow Ford in August 1598. Eloping with Mabel Bagenal, sister of his arch-enemy, Henry Bagenal. Notorious For; Allying himself with the English when it suited his purposes. Losing the Battle of Kinsale. The Flight of the Earls en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_O%27Neill,_2nd_Earl_of_Tyrone |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 14, 2011 18:27:29 GMT
Robert Devereux AKA; 2nd Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (April- Sept 1599) Born; 10th November 1565 in Bedfordshire Died; 25th February 1601. Executed in the Tower of London Wars; Dutch Revolt, Spanish Armada, Capture of Cadiz, Nine Years War Famous For; Besieging Cahir Castle and leaving two cannon balls in the wall for the tourists. Commanded the largest army sent to Ireland by the Tudors. Notorious For; Failing to defeat the Ulster rebels and being forced into a humiliating truce with Hugh O'Neill. Leading a rebellion against the Queen in England in 1601. www.britannia.com/bios/lords/essex2rd.html |
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Post by TallyhoBob on Aug 15, 2011 21:18:44 GMT
Patrick Sarsfield AKA:: 1st Earl of Lucan BORN: Circa 1650 DIED: Huy France(then Belgium) 1st August 1693(Battle of Landen) WARS: Williamite Wars, Flanders Wars FAMOUS FOR: Siege of Limerick, Kidnapping Elizabeth Herbert, the widowed daughter of Lord Chandos to get her to marry him(She Refused) Giving his name to a whole host of Bridges,GAA Clubs and the Military Barracks in Limerick NOTORIOUS FOR: Flight of the Wild Geese en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sarsfield
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Post by groundhog on Aug 17, 2011 12:17:56 GMT
Gearóid Mór Fitzgerald [/img][/center] AKA The 8th Earl of Kildare or The Great Earl Born; January 1455 or 1456 Died; Kildare, 3rd September 1513 of wounds sustained in battle with the Carrolls Wars; Various Irish Rebellions against the English Crown. Famous For; Forcing King Edward IV to reinstate him as Lord Deputy of Ireland. Retaining his position after the Tudors won the Wars of the Roses despite having been a Yorkist and supporting Lambert Simnel's rebellion against Henry VII. Surviving a trial for treason in 1496 and being re-instated a second time as Lord Deputy. Putting down rebellions in Munster, Connacht and Ulster and hanging the Mayor of Cork in 1500. Notorious For; Defeating in battle his own son in law, Ulick Burke, at Knockdoe in 1504. |
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Post by TallyhoBob on Aug 17, 2011 21:45:56 GMT
Good Kildare Man
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Post by groundhog on Sept 1, 2011 17:31:34 GMT
Jean Joseph Humbert Born; 22 August 1755, France Died; 3 January 1823, Louisiana, USA Wars; French Revolution, 1798 Rebellion, War of 1812 Famous For; Leading a French Army to foment a rebellion in the west of Ireland in 1798 Having a street named in his honour in Ballina Notorious For; Being defeated and captured by the British at Ballinamuck. Fleeing to America under suspicion of treason. He opposed Napoleon's making himself Emperor. |
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Post by groundhog on Sept 1, 2011 17:50:48 GMT
Charles Cornwallis AKA; Earl Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Born; 31 December 1738, London Died; 5 October 1805, India Wars; Seven Years War, American War of Independence,1798 Rebellion Famous For; Being Commander in Chief in Ireland during the 1798 Rebellion. Notorious For; Losing the American Colonies. He surrendered Yorktown to the American Rebels in 1781, claiming to be ill on the day and sening Brigadier Charles O'Hara to surrender his sword in his place. |
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Post by groundhog on Jun 13, 2012 12:01:52 GMT
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Post by groundhog on Aug 2, 2012 12:21:19 GMT
Colonel Michael Jones Michael Jones was born about 1608, the second son of Lewis Jones, a Welshman who became Bishop of Killaloe. He trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the King's Inns in Dublin in 1640 but became a soldier in the Earl of Kildare's regiment on the outbreak of the Confederate War, rising to the rank of major. As a staunch Protestant, Jones was suspicious of the King's negotiations with the Confederates and refused to fight for the Royalists when the Cessation of Arms was signed in 1643. He defected to the Parliamentarian army and served with Sir William Brereton's forces in Cheshire, participating in the siege of Chester and the battle of Rowton Heath in 1645. Jones was appointed governor of Chester after its surrender in February 1646. In April 1647, Jones was appointed governor of Dublin and commander of Parliament's forces in Leinster. Unfortunately for Jones, when he returned to Ireland in June 1647 Dublin was in the hands of the Royalists, luckily for him, the King's lord-lieutenant, the Marquis of Ormond, preferred to surrender the city to Parliament rather than allow it to fall into the hands of the Catholic Confederates. In August, Jones marched relieve Trim, which was besieged by the Confederates under General Thomas Preston. Jones won a major victory over Preston on 8th August at Dungan's Hill, where the Confederate army of Leinster was virtually annihilated. In October 1647, Jones co-operated with Colonel Monck, commander of Parliament's Ulster forces, in a bold campaign to drive Owen Roe O'Neill out of northern Leinster and to establish garrisons at strongpoints along the River Boyne. By the end of 1647, they had secured Leinster for Parliament. During 1648, an internal civil war broke out within the Confederacy when Archbishop Rinuccini and Owen Roe O'Neill refused to accept a truce with Lord Inchiquin. Jones negotiated a separate truce with O'Neill in August 1648 that allowed him to consolidate his control of Dublin and the Pale while the Confederates were preoccupied with their internal struggle. Jones' example of negotiating with O'Neill was followed the following year by Monck at Dundalk and Sir Charles Coote at Londonderry. Early in 1649, the Marquis of Ormond succeeded in forming a coalition of Royalist and Confederate forces under the Second Ormond Peace. The Ulster Scots also joined the coalition after the execution of King Charles. Ormond was determined to recapture Dublin and initially attempted to persuade Jones to abandon the regicide Parliament and surrender the city. Upon Jones' refusal, Ormond besieged Dublin in June 1649. Jones conducted a vigorous defence that culminated in a spectacular victory over Ormond at the battle of Rathmines in August 1649. Jones attempted to follow up his victory by immediately marching against Drogheda but the garrison rejected his summons and he did not have enough forces to besiege or storm the town. Jones' victory at Rathmines enabled Cromwell's army to land unopposed in Ireland in mid-August 1649. Appointed lieutenant-general to Cromwell, Jones served on the Irish campaign at the sieges of Drogheda and Wexford, where he captured Rosslare. Jones became ill on the march from the unsuccessful siege of Waterford in November 1649 and he died of fever in Dungarvan on 10th December. |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 14, 2012 22:54:48 GMT
Henry Bagenal Born; 1556. Geencastle, County Down. Died; 14th August 1598, Battle of the Yellow Ford, Co. Armagh Wars; Desmond Rebellion, Nine Years War Famous For; Being Marshal of Royal Forces in Ireland Notorious For; His sister Mabel eloped with his arch enemy Hugh O'Neill |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 18, 2012 16:51:35 GMT
James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald Who was he? Son of Maurice Fitzjohn and Julia Mulryan of Solohead, Co. Tipperary. Nephew of the 14th Earl of Desmond and Cousin of the 15th Earl. Captain of Desmond while his Cousin was trying to talk his way out of a date with a wooden block and a headsman's axe. Born; Unknown Died; 18th August 1579 in a skirmish with the Burkes between Kilmallock and Thurles. Wars; Desmond Rebellions Famous For; Leading the Desmond Rebellion against the English and their Irish allies. Managing to land a small Spanish army in Kerry in 1579. Notorious For; Heading off on a pilgrimage to Holy Cross Abbey and leaving the Spanish to get slaughtered at Dun an Oir near Smerwick. |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 18, 2012 23:01:01 GMT
Francis Ledwidge Born; 19th August 1887, Slane, Co. Meath. Died; 31st July 1917, Boesinghe, Belgium during The Battle of Passchendaele Wars;World War One Famous For; Trade Unionism, Nationalism, Poetry |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 20, 2012 13:44:18 GMT
Bernardo O’Higgins AKA; Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme, Supreme Director of Chile. Born; August 20, 1778, Chillán, Chile Died; October 24, 1842, Lima, Peru Wars; Chilean War of Independence, Peruvian War of Independence Irish Connection His father, Ambrose O’Higgins, was from Sligo and was the Military Governor of Chile. Bernardo was his illegitimate son. Famous For; Being one of the leaders of the Chilean independence movement from 1810. Notable Quote;Live with honor, or die with glory! He who is brave, follow me! |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 20, 2012 23:05:15 GMT
Frederick Crawford AKA; Director of Ordnance, HQ Staff , Ulster Volunteer Force Born; Belfast, 21st August 1861 Died; 1952 Wars; Boer War Famous For; Organiser of the Larne gun running in April 1914. |
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Post by groundhog on Aug 21, 2012 23:23:20 GMT
Sean McEntee AKA; Seán Mac an tSaoi Born; 22nd August 1889, Belfast Died; 10th January 1984, Dublin Wars; 1916 Rising, War of Independence, Civil War Famous For; Last surviving member of the First Dáil. He was a member of every Fianna Fáil Cabinet from 1932 to April 1965. |
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