Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 1 (of 3)
CHAPTER X.
THE GERALDINE REBELLION--SKEFFINGTON'S ADMINISTRATION, 1534-1535.
The Geraldine rebellion 163 Loyalty of the Butlers 164 Geraldine siege of Dublin 166 Failure of the rebellion 169 Surrender of Kildare 177 The Desmonds and MacCarthies 180 Desmond intrigues with France 181 The Butlers and the Desmond Geraldines 182 Desmond intrigues with Charles V. 184 State of the South of Ireland 189 Modern spirit of the Tudor monarchy shown by promoting new men 194