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In 1564, the peace of Queen Elizabeth II was thrown into chaos in the south as two of the most influential of the Old English families began to quarrel when at the same time Shane (the Proud) O'Neill was forcing his neighbouring clans in Ulster to accept his dominance...

In 1542, the most powerful Gaelic leader in Ulster, Conn Bacach O'Neill, the Lord of Tír Eóghain had submitted to Queen Elisabeth I of England and she had re-granted him his lands and presented him with the English title Earl of Tyrone. O'Neill promised to introduce...

From 1541, with Henry VIII, supported by the Irish parliament, claimed kingship over all of Ireland and introduced the Crown of Ireland Act of 1542. Many of the Irish Lords, Gael and Anglo-Irish alike made submissions to him and were re-granted their holdings with an...

From the earliest times, there has always been a lot of movement between the people of Ireland and Scotland. Indeed, it is highly probable that the very first people to live in Ireland entered the country across the North Channel from Scotland. The Scottish people,...