The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-23
THE OMNIBUS.
Letter of King Donal O'Neill.


In the Scotic Chronicle of John of Fordun, which
written in the fourteenth century, there given in Latin
long letter which sent by Donald, Donal ONei
king of Ulster, Pope John XIII, complaining to his
Holiness of the excessive tyranny exercised by the English
in Ireland This the Donal ONeill prince of Tyrone,
who at the year 1319 mentioned by the Four Masters
have been twice deposed by the power of the English and
whose DEATH at the year 1926 recorded in these Annals
ONe and other Irish princes at this time invited
his arrival in 1916, with army of Scots he
crowned king of Ireland at Dundalk the Irish princes and
chiefs considering he had fair claim to the of this
kingdom the ancient Scottish kings and the House of
Bruce of Mlesan descent This remonstrance dated
from Dungannon sent to Rome by ONeil in 1916, in
the reign Of Edward IL, shewn by Lanigan volume
p 1851 and not in the reign of Edward ILL., enormously
stated by Mae Geohegan and many other writer's There is
passage the letter. which states that the Milesans
from Spain $500 years before that time; but this appears
be mistake of transcriber, and should be $500 to
$500 years. which about the period that had elapsed
since the arrival of the Mesans in Ireland to the time of
Donal ONeil These and other passages have not been
correctly translated BEFORE but reced, by literal
translation in the present article it is mentioned in the
letter. that Ireland uninhabed at the arrival of the
Mlesan but this must be mistake being contrary the
ancient history of Ireland and may therefore be omitted.
1t is mentioned in the remonrance that the English
punished for killing any of the Irsh which agrees with
the statements of Sir John Davis who says in his Tracts
that in the of the law it considered kill
sma in time of peace the Irish being reputed
aliens and enemies. Curry in his "Cvil Wars" confirms
statement and that of English descent
only punished by paying fine of one mark 13 ADJ
for killing any of the Irish. Pope John, moved by the
remonsrance of ONe and the grievances of the Irish,
check the tyranny exercised against the people of Ireland
in consequence of which, the Ponti says they
strained throw off Edwards dominion and appoint another
king to reign them, thus abiding to Edward Bruce
The of NELL given in Latin in the French
edition of MacGeohegan, and is translated follows
ITO Most Holy Father the Lord John, by the
Soyereign Pontfi his faithful children in Christ, Donald
the ne g e a a e be neb nd ga aa h tho TO
vouty cast themselves at his feet ETC.
From the sharp and calumnes and false and
unjust representations made against and the defenders of
rights by the English mind may have been excited
against us thing to be much depored and influenced by
such asehoods and misrepresentation which you might
receive undoubted truth, you might visit with your
dspeasure. We have therefore resolved inform you of
origin and the of country if country it be
called and of the cruel INJURIES inflicted and
ancestors by the kings of England and their niqu
GUS ministers and by the English barons born Ireland
cees nhumany commenced and continued to the present
tme and loud cries having reached your in these
communications you may proceed to examine and be enabled
perceive which side the complaints founded truth
and therefore that being diligently and fully informed in
such the real state of the requires the
severity of your judgment shall fall the guilty party and
punish the denquents Be it therefore known to YOU most
Holy Father that from the time when forefahers who
Spaniards namely the three Milesus or Miceus
directed by Providence with feet of thirty ships from
Cantabria, country of Spain the banks of the river
Hiberus the Ebro from which have received our NAME
into HERNIA 1900 years and upwards have elapsed and
descended IRON them, without any admixture of foreign
blood hundred and thry-sx kings have eigned
the monarchy OF Ireland to the time of King Leogrus,
from whom the aforesaid Donald am descended in direct
line 1t in his days that our chief apostle and patron
SAINT Patrick sent by your predecessor Ceesne through
the inspiration OF the Holy Ghost in the year of the lca
nation 436 most ehcaciousy taught fathers the trtn OF
the Cahoc faith. From the time of his MISSION ana Tic
reception OF the faith under humble obedience to the Curc
OF Rome, sxyone kings of the race unconnected WIN
any foreign blood exceenty instructed in the 1altn u