The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-18

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servitude, and no distinction made between the
friend of the foreigners and the who had resisted them
all became equal in the eyes of the foreigners they
had longer need anyone In the kingdom of Leinster
we'll elsewhere nothing left to the inhabitants in
either land vauabes except what not worth the
trouble of taking away Those who had called in the Nor
and fought their epented and against them
but wanting organization they unable to sustain their
revolt and the strangers accused them of Inconsistency and
pry These interested repoaches passed into contempor
history which charges them in prouson all men
of the Irish (No in the Latin of Gradus Cambrenss
-" constant in fckleness steadfast in perfdy!"]
Towards the year 1177, the natives of Connaught and
Ulster with defending the entrance to their
countries resolved attempt the liberation of the invaded
territory They advanced far Dublin but having little
experience in the art of sege they could not make them
selves masters of this city, lately fortified and thus
arrested in their march, Then the Normans in order to
obge them to by powerful diversion entered Ulster
under the command of John de Courcy This maneuvre
compelled the King of Connaught TO quit the southeastern
country and direct his force towards the north many ancient
chiefs and Irish bishops of the territory
united themselves to him and followed his army.
About this time cardinal named VIVIAN by the Pope
Scotland for the purpose of raising money having
ceeded in his mission disembarked in the north of Ireland
in that part of the country which the had been just
transferred Despite of all the evil which the Roman Church
had inflicted upon Ireland the legate welcomed with
the chiefs of the Irish army they besought him
with Difference to advise them and say it not law
full for them oppose with all their force the usrpaton of
the King of England Either through fear through cal
cuation the poncal envoy made they desired
and exhorted them combat to the death in defense of
their country. These words excited universal joy and
lively friendship for the cardinal who without loss of time
announced that he desired make collection for the Church
Rome In their satisfaction the officers of the army and
the troops gave much they abe and the legae
continuing his route entered the territory of the Anglo
Normans.
Arrived Dublin he was badly received by the barons
and judiciary of the king, who reproached him keeny for
having encouraged the Irish to resistance he notified
take himself off Immediately else publicly reract his
language The cardinal, without hesitation proclaimed
King Henry H. sovereign and legitimate lord of Ireland and
Illuminated in the of the Church decree of
muncation against every native who did not acknowledge
him. The Normans elaed by this sentence their
adversares had been by the appreciation accorded to their
patriotic DEVOTION and the gae succeeded at his leisure
in filling his Golfers in all the subugaed portion of the island
Afterwards he visit the Norman army which had
invaded the province of Ulster This army suffered much
for want of food BECAUSE at its approach the inhabitants
concealed burned their provisions stored them in the
churches in order to arrest the agng propenstes of the
strangers by the fear of sacrege If such scpes did not
entirely restrain the soldiers they produced in them certain
remorse which, added to physical prvaton had the effect
of retarding the campaign The leader of the expedition
John de Courcy, demanded of the cardinal if those who
combated for the rights of King Henry could not without
sim force the doors of the churches for purpose of getting
at the provisions "In such responded the Roman
he sole parties guilty of acregewil be the Iish who for
the purpose of sustaining their rebellion dare transform
the house of God into granary and store-house."
*The results of the earlier encounters Of the Irish and
of the contendng parties be taken placing the
Irish and Roman the Alps elsewhere the
Of If the had opportunity
Roman order of there in Tactus which
to the Briton exciting
to revol@t was only the of individuals The erudite
tend their eonquests Ireland " was her fate to hearhe
the Roman civilization Would such an inermixure have
ton and selsacr6ce than that which fought
against and sided the Normans Most likely for there was