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Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of the English Parliament in 1649. Since the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Ireland had been mainly under the control of the Irish Confederate Catholics, who in 1649, signed an alliance with the English Royalist party, which had been defeated in the English Civil War. Cromwell defeated the Confederate and Royalist coalition in Ireland and occupied the country - bringing to an end the Irish Confederate Wars. He passed a very harsh series of Penal laws against Catholics and confisca ...

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• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes
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Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: /ˈkuːgʲ ˈulu/) is one of the four provinces of Ireland. Ulster - Geography and demographics. Ulster has a population of just under 2 million people and an area of 24,481 square kilometres (8,952 square miles). Its biggest city is Belfast (Béal Feirste). Six of Ulster's nine counties, Antrim (Aontroim), Armagh (Ard Mhacha), Down (An Dún), Fermanagh (Fear Manach), Lond ...

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• Ulster - History and politics
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• Ulster - Plantations and civil wars
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Ulster - Early history. Ulster is one of the four Irish provinces. Its name derives from the Irish language Cúige Uladh (pronounced "KOO-gi OO-lah"), meaning "Province (literally 'fifth') of the Ulaid," named for the ancient inhabitants of the region.[1] The Irish Uladh with the addition of the Old Norse ster, meaning "province," yields "Uladh Ster" or, in English, "Ulster." The province's early history extends further back than written records and is known only by legends such as the ...

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Ulster, Ulster - Geography and demographics, Ulster - History and politics, Ulster - Early history, Ulster - Plantations and civil wars, Ulster - Republicanism rebellion and communal strife, Ulster - Industrialisation home rule and partition, Ulster - Current politics, Ulster - Sport

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In the 6th century a Christian monastery was founded on the hill of Derry to the east of the River Foyle. The site was allegedly granted by a local king who had a fortress there. A similar kind of fortress can be seen at the spectacular Grianan of Aileach, a few miles west of the city in County Donegal. According to legend the monastery of Derry was established by the great Irish saint Colmcille/Columba (521-597). Colmcille founded many important monasteries in Ireland and Scotland, including Durrow in the Irish midlands and Iona on an islan ...

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History of Derry, History of Derry - Early History, History of Derry - Plantation of Ulster, History of Derry - Civil Wars and Sieges, History of Derry - 18th and 19th centuries, History of Derry - The Troubles

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Irish battles - Bruce Wars in Ireland. 1316 - Second Battle of Athenry 1318 - Battle of Dysert O'Dea 1318 - Battle of Faughart 1328 - battle of Thomond. Battle of Devlin (Delbhna Bethra); the MacGeoghegan kills three thousand English. 1330 - battle of Fiodh-an-atha; Ualgarg O'Rourke defeated by the English. Ath-Disirt-Nuadan. Berna-an-Mhil; Tomaltagh Mac Dermot and Mac William were defeated by the Brown Earl and Tomalta ...

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Irish battles, Irish battles - Pre-Historic Era, Irish battles - Early Medieval Battles, Irish battles - Late Medieval Battles, Irish battles - Bruce Wars in Ireland, Irish battles - Early Modern Era, Irish battles - Desmond Rebellions, Irish battles - Nine Years War Ireland, Irish battles - Irish Confederate Wars/Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Irish battles - Williamite war in Ireland/War of the Two Kings, Irish battles - Modern Times, Irish battles - 1798 Rebellion, Irish battles - Tithe War 1831-36, Irish battles - 20th Century

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See also Confederate Ireland King Charles I sent a large army to Ireland in 1642 to put down the rebellion, as did the Scottish Covenanters. These armies quickly drove the Irish out Ulster and from around Dublin. In self-defence, Irish Catholics formed their own government, the Catholic Confederation, with its capital at Kilkenny and raised their own armies. The Confederates also held important port towns at Waterford and Wexford, through which they could recieve aid from Catholic powers in Europe. Almost all Irish Catholics jo ...

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Irish Confederate Wars, Irish Confederate Wars - The Plot - October 1641, Irish Confederate Wars - The Rebellion - 1641-42, Irish Confederate Wars - The Confederate’s war - 1642-48, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cromwellian War 1649-1653, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cost, Irish Confederate Wars - Sources, Irish Confederate Wars - See Also, Irish Confederate Wars - External link

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However, in common with many Irish Catholics, and especially Gaelic Irishmen, O'Neill felt threatened by the Protestant English government of Ireland. In particular, they were aggrieved at Catholic exclusion from Public Office and the continual confiscations of Catholic owned land. This fear reached its high point in the late 1630s and early 1640s, when Thomas Wentworth, a minister of Charles I, was known to be planning widespread new plantations. A crisis point was reached in 1641, when the Scottish Covenanters and English Long Parliament threatened t ...

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Felim O'Neill of Kinard, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Background, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Rebellion, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Civil War career, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Execution

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By the end of the period known as Confederate Ireland in 1649, the only remaining Parliamentarian outpost in Ireland was in Dublin, under the command of Colonel Michael Jones. A combined Royalist and Confederate force under James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde gathered at Rathmines, south of Dublin, in order to take the city and deprive the Parliamentarians of a port in which they could land. Jones however launched a surprise attack on the Royalists while they were deploying on August 2, putting them to flight. Around 3000 Royalist or Confedera ...

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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The fall of Galway saw the end of organised resistance to the Cromwellian conquest, but fighting continued as small units of Irish troops launched guerrilla attacks on the Parliamentarians. These men were known as "tories" (from the Irish word toraidhe meaning, "pursued man"). They operated from difficult terrain such as the Bog of Allen, the Wicklow Mountains and the drumlin country in the north midlands. and within months, made the countryside extremely dangerous for all except large parties of Parliamentarian troops. Henry Ireton a ...

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford, Waterford and Duncannon, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare, famine and plague, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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The Mac an Iarla Wars 1572 - sack of Athenry 1573 - Beal an Chip 1577 - sack of Athenry 1577 - siege of Loughrea 1580 - sack of Loughrea 1579 - Lisdalon 1580 - Cill Tuathail Irish battles - Desmond Rebellions. 1579 - Aenachbeg 1580 - battle of Glenmalure 1580 - siege of Dun an Oir 1580 - Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle 1581 - sack of Smerwick ...

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Irish battles, Irish battles - Pre-Historic Era, Irish battles - Early Medieval Battles, Irish battles - Late Medieval Battles, Irish battles - Bruce Wars in Ireland, Irish battles - Early Modern Era, Irish battles - Desmond Rebellions, Irish battles - Nine Years War Ireland, Irish battles - Irish Confederate Wars/Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Irish battles - Williamite war in Ireland/War of the Two Kings, Irish battles - Modern Times, Irish battles - 1798 Rebellion, Irish battles - Tithe War 1831-36, Irish battles - 20th Century

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PEOPLE associated with the period include; Soldiers: Owen Roe O'Neill, Thoma Preston, Alasdair MacColla, Hugh Dubh O'Neill, Henry Ireton, George Monck, Oliver Cromwell, Garret Barry, Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Murrough O'Brien, Earl Inchiquinn, Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel. Political figures: Phelim O'Neill, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Patrick Darcy, Richard Martin fitz Oliver, Ulick de Burgh, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, Richard Bellings, Nicholas French, Nicholas Plunkett, Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Char ...

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Irish Confederate Wars, Irish Confederate Wars - The Plot - October 1641, Irish Confederate Wars - The Rebellion - 1641-42, Irish Confederate Wars - The Confederate’s war - 1642-48, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cromwellian War 1649-1653, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cost, Irish Confederate Wars - Sources, Irish Confederate Wars - See Also, Irish Confederate Wars - External link

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In Rugby union, the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union plays as a professional club in the Celtic League, along with clubs from Wales, Scotland and the professional clubs from the other Irish Provinces (Leinster, Munster and Connacht). Association football (soccer) is divided by the border since 1921: there is a Northern Ireland (international) team, but not an Ulster team; there are separate football championships (Irish League in Northern Ireland, League of Ireland in the rest of Ulster). Anomalously, Derry City F.C. has played in t ...

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Ulster, Ulster - Geography and demographics, Ulster - History and politics, Ulster - Early history, Ulster - Plantations and civil wars, Ulster - Republicanism rebellion and communal strife, Ulster - Industrialisation home rule and partition, Ulster - Current politics, Ulster - Sport

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The rebellion quickly spread to the rest of Ireland. By the spring of 1642 only fortified Protestant enclaves, around Dublin, Cork and Derry, held out. King Charles I sent a large army to Ireland, which would probably have put down the rebellion, had the English Civil War not broken out. As it was, the Irish Catholic upper classes had breathing space to form the Irish Catholic Confederation, which acted as a de facto independent government of Ireland until 1649. Phelim O'Neill was a member of the Confederate's parliament, named the General A ...

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Felim O'Neill of Kinard, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Background, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Rebellion, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Civil War career, Felim O'Neill of Kinard - Execution

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The death toll of the conflict was huge. William Petty, a Cromwellian who conducted the first scientific land and demographic survey of Ireland in the 1650s, concluded that at least 400,000 people and maybe as many as 620,000 had died in Ireland between 1641 and 1653. The true figure may be lower, but the lowest suggested is about 200,000. And this in a country of only around 1.5 million inhabitants. It is estimated that about two thirds of the deaths were civilian. The Irish defeat led to the mass confiscation of Catholic owned land and the British Prote ...

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Irish Confederate Wars, Irish Confederate Wars - The Plot - October 1641, Irish Confederate Wars - The Rebellion - 1641-42, Irish Confederate Wars - The Confederate’s war - 1642-48, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cromwellian War 1649-1653, Irish Confederate Wars - The Cost, Irish Confederate Wars - Sources, Irish Confederate Wars - See Also, Irish Confederate Wars - External link

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Ulster has a population of just under 2 million people and an area of 24,481 square kilometres (8,952 square miles). Its biggest city is Belfast (Béal Feirste). Six of Ulster's nine counties, Antrim (Aontroim), Armagh (Ard Mhacha), Down (An Dún), Fermanagh (Fear Manach), Londonderry (Doire) and Tyrone (Tír Eoghain), form Northern Ireland, and remained in the United Kingdom after the rest of Ireland seceded. Some unionists refer to Northern Ireland as "Ulster", but that usage is contr ...

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Ulster, Ulster - Geography and demographics, Ulster - History and politics, Ulster - Early history, Ulster - Plantations and civil wars, Ulster - Republicanism rebellion and communal strife, Ulster - Industrialisation home rule and partition, Ulster - Current politics, Ulster - Sport

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In 1921, with the partition of Ireland, Londonderry unexpectedly became a border city, with much of its natural economic hinterland in County Donegal cut off. Amelia Earhart gave the city a much needed boost when she landed here in 1932 becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Her connection with the city is reflected in a display at the Amelia Earhart Cottage at Ballyarnett. During the Second World War the city played an important part in the Battle of the Atlantic with a substantial presence from the British Royal ...

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History of Derry, History of Derry - Early History, History of Derry - Plantation of Ulster, History of Derry - Civil Wars and Sieges, History of Derry - 18th and 19th centuries, History of Derry - The Troubles

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The fall of Galway saw the end of organised resistance to the Cromwellian conquest, but fighting continued as small units of Irish troops launched guerrilla attacks on the Parliamentarians. These men were known as "tories" (from the Irish word toraidhe meaning, "pursued man"). They operated from difficult terrain such as the Bog of Allen, the Wicklow Mountains and the drumlin country in the north midlands. and within months, made the countryside extremely dangerous for all except large parties of Parliamentarian troops. Henry Ireton a ...

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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Ormonde was discredited by the constant stream of defeats for the Irish and Royalist forces and no longer had the confidence of the men he commanded, particularly the Irish Confederates. He fled for France in December 1650 and was replaced by an Irish nobleman Ulick Burke of Clanricarde as commander. The Irish and Royalist forces were penned into the area west of the river Shannon and placed their last hope on defending the strongly walled cities of Limerick and Galway on Ireland's west coast. These cities had built extensive modern defences ...

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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The following Spring, Cromwell mopped up the remaining walled towns in Ireland’s south east – notably the Confederate Capital of Kilkenny, which surrendered on terms. The New Model Army met its only serious reverse in Ireland at the siege of Clonmel, where its attacks on the towns walls were repulsed at a heavy cost. The town nevertheless surrendered the following day. Cromwell's behaviour at Kilkenny at Clonmel contrasted sharply with his conduct at Drogheda and Wexford. Despite the fact that his troops had suffered heavy casualties att ...

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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Upon landing, Oliver Cromwell proceeded to take the other port cities on Ireland’s east coast, in order to secure an efficient supply of reinforcements and logistics from England. The first town to fall was Drogheda, about 50km north of Dublin. Drogheda was garrisoned by a regiment of 3000 English Royalist soldiers, commanded by Arthur Aston. When Cromwell’s men took the town by storm, the entire garrison and some civilians were massacred on Cromwell’s orders. Arthur Aston was famously beaten to death by the Roundheads with his own woo ...

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links, Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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