The Irish standard., 1900-04-14
another English king, in the person Of

all Leinster trembled at the might and
puissance" of the heir OF its ancient
sovereigns, Art MacMurrough. After
various successful efforts in war and
diplomacy Richard returned to Eng
land, and again came back to ireland
on June 2, 1890, landing at Waterford.
He was at the head of one OF the largest
armies ever seen in Europe, for it num-
bered fully 10000 men. He COM
menced a. campaign against MacMur-
rough, in which the Irish chief foiled,
wore and defeated him. He went back
to England to lose both his crown and
life. The queen is, of course, the lineal
descendant of King Richard H., while
in the person of Mr.. MacMurrough Ka
vanagh the lineal descendant of the
Irish prince lives and hourishes. In
King Richards train in Ireland was a
young prince of the blood who was
knighted by the king, and afterwards
reigned as the famous victor of Agin-
Soul l, Mig henry v.
Cromwell was not king, but he was
a sovereign ruler of England. His visit
to Ireland may be disposed of in a
couple of lurid sentences He landed
ron Aug. IS, 164o, at Ringsend. He
sailed from Youghal on May 2o in the
following year. He slaughtered the gar
risons and poulation of Drogheda and
Ross; he murdered every priest he laid
hands on; he killed hundreds of women
and children; he burned towns, levelled
fair castles, destroyed churches, ordered
the people OF Ireland to the bogs OF
Connaught under pain OF death, and
kidnapped thousands OF children for
West Indian slavery. Englishmen are
greatly astonished that Cromwell is not
popular in Ireland.
James II. and William Ill, claimants
to the throne, were pleased in the end
OF the seventeenth century to make Ire
land the cockpit in which to decide their
quarrel. King James landed in ireland
in the year 1858, King William two
years afterwards. They met at the
Boyne, where William proved himself
brave and skilful commander; and
King James was disgraced, and soon
afterwards fled to France Most inter-
esting relics Of King Williams CAM
paign are to be found in the city Of
Limerick. There, though in other
hands, is the stately. cathedral in which
Sarsfeld and his brave followers heard
their daily mass. There is the gray old
tower from which the Irish cannonecrs
did such deadly work. There are
few remnants of the old walls which
the French officers said could be beaten
down with roasted apples but from be-
fore which the great Dutchman was
driven pell nell. Lastly, there is the
large boulder on which was signed tho
treaty, broken ere the ir' was dry.
Two of the queens, es we're in
Ireland-onc, Wilia;; mo- Clar-
ence afterwards w 1v.); the
other, George w. Wi, i. ~. was the
"sailor prince" and it was in this capa-
city ne came to Ireland, being the first
of the house of Guelph ever to set his
foot on Irish shore. When MILDLY"
his vessel touched at Cove, now Queens
town, and he stayed several weeks in
Cork, lodging at the house Of Quaker
gentleman named Penrosc, who lived
in a district called "The Marsh," then
a good part of the town. These we're
the days of hard drinking, and, of
course, Cork loyalty toasted Prince
William. The prince used to come home
very late and very gay, and old Mr.
Penrose always sat up to let him in,
thus demonstrating: "Friend William,
thou art late again tonight, and not
too sober. If thou dost not amend
will write to thy father, Friend George
at Windsor" 1t is now no years since
this visit to Cork, and it is touching to
recall the connection between the old
king in his closing days and our present
sovereign. King Williams two children
died in infancy, and the Princess Vic
toria became heir to the throne. Con-
trary to all tradition, the old king posi-
lively adored the young princess, his
destined successor The Queens mo-
ther, the Duchess of Kent, also passion
ately loved her daughter, and the little
jealousies of the old king and the
Duchess of Kent were at once touching
and amusing.
All the world knows that George ".
resided in ireland in August, 1921, and
stayed few weeks in the country. He
was the first English sovereign who
ever landed in ireland on mission of
peace. He landed at Howth and was
received with a wild outburst of en-
thusiasm. He was in splendid humor,
and he was surrounded by his usual
corps OF buffoons and panders, and he
had just received the glorious news Of
his wife's death. He was never quito
sober during his entire visit to ireland,
and he poured out a stream of soft
speeches full of promise and drink. His
hosts went mad with enthusiasm. The
Lord Powerscourt of the day spent
thousands upon new road through the
Dargle, and scheme OF penning back