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OTD 1601 Mountjoy's army received a bloody repulse as they stormed Capt Tyrrell's island fortress in Westmeath. 'Strong as nature could make it' and reinforced with earth and timber fortifications, the English retreated under heavy fire suffering 16 dead, 45 wounded #nineyearswar

OTD 1594 O'Donnell planned to bring over 4,000 Scots redshanks into Loughs Foyle and Swilly. Plan fails and Scots troops have small role in war. Tyrone doesn't like using them because of indiscipline but powerful shock element missing from Irish army for rest of war #nineyearswar

OTD 1594 Dowdall re-edified Enniskillen and placed 30 men in garrison. The castle was isolated at the end of a vulnerable supply line, but assured by his spies that Hugh Maguire has 'not 8 horse and 20 foot' & all in Fermanagh loyal ' saving 1 or 2', hmm🤔 #nineyearswar

OTD 1595 report from Scotland that Tyrone and James MacSorley MacDonnell bought £500 of gunpowder in Glasgow and shipped to Ireland. Glasgow merchants were key to providing war material to the Irish, helped by James VI turning a blind eye for most of the war #nineyearswar

‘It is time,’ said the black one, ‘for us to put the finishing touch to our plans.’ ‘I don't wish to do it, until we have wound up the Irish war.’ ‘On no account,’ said the other,‘will I wait longer than the appointed day which is now come.’ Sudden uproar and Norreys found dead

OTD 1595 L. Dep Russell raised fort at Ballinacor (Co. Wicklow), discovered Feagh MacHugh O'Byrne is allied to Tyrone, as he is included in their petitions. So close to Dublin, O'Byrne bridled the crown's operations for years- The #nineyearswar was not just an Ulster thing

OTD 1600 Recommendations made to bring over Scots 'who of all others are fit for Irish service..if good security might be had for their faithful service and safe withdrawing'. 4,000 could be shipped and well-maintained for the price of 1,000 English troops-bargain #nineyearswar

OTD 1597 As Norreys gathered forces to break through to the garrison in #Armagh, Tyrone suddenly relented, allowing the English to pass. The earl had deliberately drawn the English out of the west, clearing O'Donnell's path to raid all the way to #Galway suburbs #nineyearswar

OTD (ish) 1598 Tyrone had compromised Crown security 'there is nothing done or almost concluded upon in Council [in Dublin]...which may import to the enemies, but straight-ways some of them [Tyrone] have notice & intelligence of it'-many 'intelligencers' were women #nineyearswar

Shen embezzled 100 marks of linen and household stuff to her brother 'my bringing up was far unmeete to have matched with her, saving that God had appointed it for my punishment...now in my misery is laid upon me with which patience I must bear till God shall provide otherwise'