Jim O'Neillさんのイラストまとめ

@claiomh_ireland @Proudplaid @DIB_RIA @RIAdawson @HerstoryIreland @thewildgees @ColemanDennehy @ThorEwing @Library_RIA @hiramjmorgan @legacy_irish @Donegalcomuseum Aye those are Scots serving in Sweeden, 1631 redshank would be better

If I could get Seán Ó’Brógáin to do the art that would be full-metal-awesome

Many experienced officers considered Burgh's northern campaign a disaster, losing thousands of troops to sickness, disease and combat. Worse, the fort Burgh was so proud of resulted in the greatest defeat of English arms by the Irish the following year at the Yellow Ford

OTD'ish 1595 Turlough Luineach O'Neill breathed his last in Ardstraw Church. Tyrone wasted no time in travelling to the inauguration site at Tullaghogue to be made 'the O'Neill'. Thereafter Tyrone signed off his correspondence with his preferred Irish title. #nineyearswar

@noelle_nole1 These are cadgehouses, small wooden framed sentry posts

A large trace italienne rampart was built to accommodate an expansion of the garrison but the first troops occupied MacBaron's island/crannog. Note the cadgehouses and plank reinforced wattle walls with firing loops. Though strongly fortified the position fell without resistance

OTD 1607 Hugh O'Neill with Rory O'Donnell, their families and adherents left Rathmullan for Europe never to return and what has become known as the Flight of the Earls. O'Neill never stopped trying to return but he would die exiled in Rome 9 years later #nineyearswar

OTD 1599 Essex marched for Ulster- 'I am even now putting my foot into the stirrup, to go to the rendezvous at the Navan & from thence I will draw the army so far, & to do as much as duty will warrant me & God enable me'-loving the enthusiasm (spoiler-it won't end well for Essex)

OTD 1599 Sir Thomas Norreys, president of Munster, joined his brother John in the afterlife. He was speared in the neck/face in June but lingered for another 2 months. Thomas' other brother Henry, (who was shot in the leg) died of his wounds just 4 days earlier #nineyearswar

OTD 1602 Chichester took Tyrone's stronghold at Inishloughan. Held by 42 shot and 20 swordsmen, it had '2 deep ditches both compassed with strong palisades...high and thick rampeire..well flanked with bulwarks'. It had little chance against well-placed artillery #nineyearswar