Munster and Geraldine Rebellions
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- Created on: 08-06-20 09:47
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- Munster Rebellion and Gerladine's Rebellion
- Fitzgerald's Munster Rebellion 1569-73
- Key Events
- FitzMaurice attacked the English at Cork - 4,500
- Went on to besiege Kilkenny
- Forced by the Englihs into the mountains of Kerry
- Used guerrilla attacks on the English - for three years
- Submitted on 23 Feb 1573 - negotiated a pardon for his life
- 1575 - went to France to seek help from Catholics to start a new rebellion
- FitzMaurice attacked the English at Cork - 4,500
- Aftermath
- desmonds' Military forces limited to 20 horsemen
- Sideny executed up to 800 rebels
- 20 castles were captured
- Causes
- Resented attempts to colonise Ireland
- calim that Elizabeth wanted to introduce 'another invented type of religion' a rallying point
- Anger at growing presence of the English on the Irish plantations
- Key Events
- The Gerladine Rebellion 1579-83
- Key Events
- 10 Spet 1580 - 600 Papal troops landed at Kerry to support the rebellion
- Besieged and surrendered after two days of bombardment
- English used scorched-earth tactics
- Earl of Desmond pursued by English forces
- Nov 1583 - killed by the O'Moriarty family
- Summer of 1580 - English retook the south coast
- Destoryed the lands of the Desmonds
- Some success defeating the English at Glenmalure
- Rising had spread into Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connaught
- 10 Spet 1580 - 600 Papal troops landed at Kerry to support the rebellion
- Causes
- FitzMaurice returned from Rome
- Argued Irish Catholics did not owe loyalty to a heretic monarch
- Pope gave his backing with 600 spanish troops sent
- Main greivance with the English settlers and Dublin administration
- FitzMaurice returned from Rome
- Key Events
- Fitzgerald's Munster Rebellion 1569-73
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