# nineyearswar otd irelandsstory armagh belfast newry northernireland ireland portadown derry craigavon lurgan

OTD 1597 news of Tyrone's proclamation in for the raising of 3,000 troops for 3 months. They would receive 1 month up front and be paid 12d per day. Morgan Kavanagh, a veteran of the Low Countries arrived to take up a command in the earl's army.

11 94
2023-03-22

While in Dungannon Fitzgarret noted Tyrone’s stores; £2,000 of gunpowder and munitions. He also reported 'Scottish men making calivers and fowling pieces' These workmen had been sent by Alexander Stewart, a merchant of Glasgow, who also facilitated Tyrone's arms shipments

0 21
2022-08-12

20 July 1616, Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Baron Dungannon and 2nd Earl of Tyrone, died in Rome. He led an unsuccessful rising against the English, and was eventually forced into exile as part of the "Flight of Earls."

0 8
2022-07-20

A formidable fortification built to defeat Tyrone was Charlemont Fort (Co. Armagh) on the R. Blackwater. Built to the modern trace Italienne design. Lord Mountjoy built it in 1602 to secure the route to Dungannon & sidestep Tyrone’s well-nigh impregnable defences further up river

9 72
2022-05-24

OTD 1587 Hugh O'Neill was confirmed as the 2nd earl of Tyrone. Should have secured Tyrone's loyalty but a year later with the survivors of the Armada arriving in Dungannon, ties were fostered with Philip II of Spain that were key to the outbreak of war in 1593

2 42
2022-05-11

OTD 1597 news of Tyrone's proclamation in for the raising of 3,000 troops for 3 months. They would receive 1 month up front and be paid 12d per day. Morgan Kavanagh, a veteran of the Low Countries arrived to take up a command in the earl's army.

4 55
2022-03-22

OTD 1601 Scots merchant Thomas Douglas watched a Spanish officer drill Tyrone's pikemen in Dungannon. Surprised that experienced troops didn't use tight formation the Spanish officer replied that close order would 'avail them nothing' in constricted Irish terrain

1 34
2022-03-17

OTD 1602 Tyrone in Dungannon after a harrowing retreat north. Many deserted to shift for themselves while others drowned in swollen rivers. Worse, many Irish took their opportunity to exact their revenge & prove their loyalty to the Crown by attacking the Ulstermen

6 54
2022-01-10

Louise Lennon
‘The High Ground’
Oil on Pastel
12” x 17.2”

https://t.co/fAl9MRooRo

PM For Further Enquiries
Free Postage Throughout the UK
Buy Now Pay Later Options Available

0 1
2021-09-17

While in Dungannon Fitzgarret noted Tyrone’s stores; £2,000 of gunpowder and munitions. He also reported 'Scottish men making calivers and fowling pieces' These workmen had been sent by Alexander Stewart, a merchant of Glasgow, who also facilitated Tyrone's arms shipments

1 22
2021-08-12

OTD 1602 Mountjoy started building Charlemont fort & bridge as a springboard for taking Dungannon. Often called an artillery fort it was not designed to mount cannon. Demi-bastions & sconce on far bank only provided firing steps and loopholes for defence by firearms

4 27
2021-06-21

OTD 1597 news of Tyrone's proclamation in for the raising of 3,000 troops for 3 months. They would receive 1 month up front and be paid 12d per day. Morgan Kavanagh, a veteran of the Low Countries arrived to take up a command in the earl's army.

8 59
2021-03-22

OTD 1601 Scots merchant Thomas Douglas watched a Spanish officer drill Tyrone's pikemen in Dungannon. Surprised that experienced troops didn't use tight formation the Spanish officer replied that close order would 'avail them nothing' in constricted Irish terrain

7 51
2021-03-17

OTD 1602 Tyrone in Dungannon after a harrowing retreat north. Many deserted to shift for themselves while others drowned in swollen rivers. Worse, many Irish took their opportunity to exact their revenge & prove their loyalty to the Crown by attacking the Ulstermen

13 60
2021-01-10

While in Dungannon Fitzgarret noted Tyrone’s stores; £2,000 of gunpowder and munitions. He also reported 'Scottish men making calivers and fowling pieces' These workmen had been sent by Alexander Stewart, a merchant of Glasgow, who also facilitated Tyrone's arms shipments

5 11
2020-08-12

OTD 1602 Mountjoy started building Charlemont fort & bridge as a springboard for taking Dungannon. Often called an artillery fort it was not designed to mount cannon. Demi-bastions & sconce on far bank only provided firing steps and loopholes for defence by firearms

5 18
2020-06-21