The Ordway new era., 1916-06-02

HG)J ciiivalrous old Gaelic war
wv riols, with their fighting
W. ranks interspersed with
bards and brehons, strug-
cling to save the landmarks of the ma.
tive civilization. On the other hand |
we're the astute Tudor diplomatists
with their deputies and sheriffs. striv- |
ing to cast tn" imperial net about the
fair hill and wooded morasses OF Ul-
ster. For both sides the times we're
critical and each fought for its very
existence In Ireland. One defeat In
battle was always liable to throw the
native or the castle cause out of reck-
oning for a generation.
The appearance OF Shane O'Neill in
history was in opposition to Mathew.
the son of the carl OF Tyrone. whom
the government had nominated to rule
| Ulster. In those days there were
castle chiefs Just as In latter days
there were castle bishops. There was
the queens O'Reilly" and the royal
candidate for the O'Neillship-the su-
preme OF all Irish titles. Shane
claimed it on his merits as n free
man of the ruling house and the clan
rallied round him. Upon the sacred
stone OF his race at Tullyoge in the
County Tyrone ut Is now an Orange
hamlet and the stone OF Inaugural
tOn has been hammered into frag-
ments) Shane was solemnly declared
to be the O'Neill par excellence. The
Oiagan. his brehon, read out his
claim and title. while the O'Kane, his
Inauguration, placed a white wand in
his hand as the scepter of O'Neill-
land.
So firmly was Shane settled in pop
ular support and military strength that
Sidney the deputy was unwilling to ad-
venture an attack. For the time Shane
was left to fortify his castles at Dun
cannon and Ardglass and to recruit his
clansmen. In the following year Sus-
sex was made deputy with directions
to restore Mathew O'Neill and to COM
pei obedience from Shane "either by
fair means or foul" Sussex had not
the troops to venture on an Ulster
campaign. which in those days was a
'Snpihhtioh VI oiCol anu 6hti iiio
warfare. Ulster was England's Mex
leo. There was rivalry of chiefs
and English policy was to recognize
one against the other. Sussex endeav-
ored to rouse the O'Reilly and the
0'Donnell against O'Neill. Shane was
not unprepared He crushed O'Reilly
with the help of Scotch mercenaries
mr. nJu Lo
doubtless they wore kits and showed
raw. wind-bitten knees). O'Donnell
he carried of with his wife into cap
tivity. The deputy had no course left
but to essay military adventure HIM
self. The effect was disastrous. His
dispatch from the field is still extant
in the state papers and has a quality
Of the frank and personal note not dis
coyerable in the ambiguous dispatches
Of modern warfare.
Never BEFORE" wrote Sussex,
burst Scot or Irish look an English
man In the face in plain or wood. and
how Shane hath with 100 horses, and
few Scots and gallowglass charged
cne whole army-the fame OF the Eng
ish army. so hardly gotten is now
vanished and : wrecked and dishon-
Dred by other mems deeds"
The deputy's next step was to dis
iohor himself even more signally by
lis own deed. He bribed Shane's mes
pehger to slay his lord, but the plan
n'scarried. The fidelity of the clan
1000 like Furnished cuirass between
ne oNeil' End the enemies OF O'Neill.
oreisn or native. By this time, the
annals Of the Four Masters" tell us,
name had assumed the sovereign
FOmmand of all Ulster from Drogheda
Inc Erne, so that he might be called
ae provisional king Of Ulster" Eliz-
oe'h was bound to treat him as an
iuai and when he suggested parley
London. safe-conduct was for
arded undes the royal sign-manual.
uane set forth with his retinue of
a, orehon. and gallowglass and en-
S'ea the English capital in semi
ea' state. much to the wonder of
an London. He was perfectly will
10 recognize Elizabeth as SOW
e,sn OF Ireland, but he would not be
,s.e.ed s, by her deputies and he in
.eu on being recognized himself as
oNeill in all privileges and trib-
u. 80 'hereto appertaining. The cour.
a W. made great play of his preten-
'A' and dubbed him "O'Neill the
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