The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-08

771185 THE invasion of Ulster succeeded though incom
pletey and low country fell into the
of the but the mountainous region remained Free and
there the natives rallied and carried partisan warfare
While John de Courcy busted himself in fortfying his
conquest the Norman Milo who styled himself Milo de Cog
ham, because he possessed in England estate of that
crossed the river Shannon with six hundred horsemen and
entered the kingdom of Connaught He was followed by
Hughes de Lacy who accompanied by greater forces
AT their approach the inhabitants withdrew into their forests
driving their cattle before hem carrying off everything they
could and burning the rest their houses This
system of defense would have probably succeeded if the
King of Connaugh who had far shown himself to be
of the braves of Ireland had not consented to capuate
and acknowledge himself the liege of the King of
England His detection enervaed the spirit of independence
of the of Connaugh but the nature of this territory
nrected by lakes and Marshes and the most rugged the
entire island hindered the AngloNormans from completing
their conquest They made themselves masters of but little
territory established themselves there but scany numbers
and the sole bond of by which they could assert
their claim of sovereignty that part of the island
the oath of vassaage of the chief who had become their
friend.
Hughes Lacy married one the daughters of this chief
and his companions in victory dispersed among the native
population married him, the country. Whether
by instinct of imitation natural to man, through policy
and in order to excite less jealousy they abandoned little
by little the fashions and manners of their Norman ancestors
for those of the Irish; giving fete without having
harper at the board and preerrng music and poesy to
and warlike ousts This change of
especially dspeasng the barons established in the South
and East where the natives reduced to ervude and despsed
by these segneur could inspire ambition in the latter for
imitation They treated degenerate and installed those
who adopted the married the of the country
and the children born of these marriages regarded
very inferior in nobility to the men of pure Norman
They dsrusted them fearing that the tie of blood would
day attach them the of the vanquhed people
which, however, did actually take place until many
turtles afterwards. .#
On the other hand the King of England dreaded the
power of the barons established in Ireland and eted him
self with the thought that late of them might
undertake to found in this island empire. In order
obviate this peril Henry H. resolved to send of his
to represent him. under the title of King of Ireland
but the three eldest alone capable of fulfilling this mission
inspired him with much dsrus, that he chose John, the
youngest of ALL being scarcely arrived at fifteen years age
Q185 The day which this prince received his first
of chvalry at Westminster his father made all the
invaders of the isle of Erin him the oath of vassa
age Hughes de Lacy and Milo de Cogham paid him
homage for the province of Connaugh and John de Courcy
for Ulster The southwest of the isle yet subdued
it offered in ef to two brothers, Herbert and Josseln
de la Pommeraye the sole condition that they should
acquire its possession and they refused gift which seemed
too But Philip de Brause accepted it, and paid
homage for it to the king of Ireland declaring that he
held of the king vassa this country where Norman
foot had not yet penetrated
The fourth of Henry II embarked in the month of
April ofthe 1885, and landed at Waterford accompanied
by Robert lie Pauvre his marshal and great number of
young brought up in the English court who had
seen Ireland and who strangers alike the invaders
this country well to the natives followed the king
the hope of making speedy fortune the expense of BOTH
From the place of his debarkaon John proceeded Dublin
where he received with great pomp by the archbishop
and by all the AngoNormans of the country. Many of the
Irish chiefs who had fidelity to King Henry and
the foreign barons salute the prince according
to the customary ceremony of their country.
This ceremonial much less refined than that of the
Norman court 1t left every free to give such mark of
his disnosition habit