This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...proposed rising was that no blood was to be shed unless an armed resistance on the part of the English compelled it. The Opening of the War.--Parsons and Borlase, the lords justice, had been advised of the rising, but they either did not believe its possibility or they desired to have it take place, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...proposed rising was that no blood was to be shed unless an armed resistance on the part of the English compelled it. The Opening of the War.--Parsons and Borlase, the lords justice, had been advised of the rising, but they either did not believe its possibility or they desired to have it take place, for they made no effort to stop preparations. The day appointed for the 1641 war to begin was October 23, 1641. The night before the event Owen O'Connolly, to whom the secret had been confided in good faith by MacMahon, informed Parsons. MacMahon and MacGuire were arrested at once. O'More, O'Byrne and Plunkett, other leaders of the rising escaped. The North, however, was more successful. Several towns and forts were captured in many instances without bloodshed, for wherever the garrisons surrendered the lives of the soldiers were spared. In districts where the Protestants had been more than usually brutal and cruel to them, it was impossible for the leaders to prevent the people from taking revenge. The forts of Charlemont, Mount joy and Dungannon were seized by Phelim O'Neill and his lieutenants on the night of October 22nd; on the 23rd Con MaGennis and his men became occupants of the town of Newry; the MacMahons seized Garrickmacross and Castleblaney; Philip O'Reilly leveled Cavan to the ground; Roger MaGuire did the same with Fermanagh and the O'Hanlons took possession of Tandragee. On the third day of the rising Con MaGennis wrote to the English commander at Down, declaring that it was not the desire of the insurgents to shed blood, but that, should English resistance compel them to do so, they were nothing loath. A few days earlier a proclamation had been issued at Dungannon giving the motive of the rising, couched in these words, ...
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