Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 1 (of 3)
CHAPTER XIV.
1541 TO THE CLOSE OF THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII.
St. Leger Lord Deputy 262-287 O'Donnell abjures the Pope 262 O'Neill abjures the Pope 264 Other chiefs follow suit 266 The Munster nobles do likewise 267 O'Neill made Earl of Tyrone 268 O'Brien made Earl of Thomond 270 MacWilliam Burke made Earl of Clanricarde 271 The MacDonnells in Antrim 271 Financial dishonesty 274 An Irish contingent in Scotland 276 And in France 277 Dissensions between St. Leger and Ormonde 278 An English party in Scotland 279 The Lord of the Isles in Ireland 280 Abortive attempt to invade Scotland from Ireland 281 Intrigues of Irish officials--St. Leger and Ormonde 282 Ormonde is murdered in England 285 Permanent causes tending to weaken Irish Governments 286