Part 7 of A Treatise of Ireland

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A Treatise of Ireland (Author: John Dymmok)

section 6

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A Perticular of the Rebells Forces of Horse and Foote ordinarilye imployed in the Rebellion, 28 April 1599.

In the province of Leinster

Dublin. The mountayne rebells, viz. the O'Birnes, O'Tooles and ye Cavenaghs within the county of Dublin . . . 480 foote; 20 horse
Kildare. James Fitzpierce a Geraldine. The Bastard Geraldines, 2 base brothers to the late erle of Kildare. One of the De la Hides. Glasne O'Dempsie. Lisagh O'Dempsi with the rest of the O'Dempsies. Certein of the Eustacies⁵⁹ of kindred with the late vicount Baltinglass attaynted . . . 230 foote; 20 horse
Caterlogh and Wexforde. The Cauenaghs the chief of which is Donell Spaniagh⁶⁰ with his followers . . . 750 foote 50 horse
Quee. County. The O'Mores with their sept and followers . . . 570 foote; 30 horse
Kings County. The O'Connors, the O'Moloyes, the O'Donies.⁶¹ 440 foote; 12 horse
Kilkenny. The vicount Montgarret with his bretheren and followers, the O'Carrolls . . . 130 foote; 20 horse
Summa totalis in Leimster, foote 2600, horse 152, in all 2752.
There are of strangers within Leinster adherents to the rebells,
With Pheag mac Hughes sonnes ye Clamoles with . . . 80 foote
With Murrogh ma Edmonds sonnes of Scotts under Donogh Ganco 30 foote
Of Vlster men under Con the bastard . . . 800 foote

In Meath

The O'Molaughlines, some Nugents, some Giraldines . . . 140 foote; 20 horse
Capten Tyrrell⁶² . . . 200 foote
The O'Reilies with their sept, and strangers . . . 100 foote; 20 horse
Summa in Meath, foote 440, horse 40, in all 480.

In Munster

The lo: Barren of Cayre, James Butler his brother, with their followers . . . 300 foote; 12 horse
Tipperary. Edmund Fitz Gibbon alias the white knight⁶³ with his followers . . . 400 foote; 30 horse

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Richard Pursell,⁶⁴ baron of Laughline with his followers . . . 200 foote 60 horse
Calluc Mac Shane,⁶⁵ Glassi O'Mulrean and his sept . . . 300 foote; 60 horse
Keidagh O'Magher . . . 60 foote; 30 horse
Edmund Buck⁶⁶ pretending himselfe Baron of Leighgranen and his bonaghs . . . 300 foote; 20 horse
Ormond. Bryan og O'Keneday, Hugh O'Keneday, with the rest of ye O'Kenedaies in Ormond . . . 500 foote; 20 horse
William Burke Fitz John with ye rest of the Burkes of Clanwillim . . . 200 foote; 40 horse
James Fitzthomas,⁶⁷ calling himself erle of Desmond . . . 250 foote; 30 horse
The Lord Roche,⁶⁸ Patrick Condon . . . 200 foote; 28 horse
Cork. Donogh mac Cormok⁶⁹ lo: of Dowallogh. O'Kyff, Ball O'Hane . . . 200 foote; 80 horse
Barry Og and the barrons brother John in the Muskry . . . 120 foote; 30 horse
Kerrye. In Carebeg with David Burk 500 foote
The lo: Fitzmorrice,⁷⁰ Thomas Og, John Delahide Toghe, with his followers and strangers . . . 500 foote; 30 horse
Desmond. O'Swilly man Beare,⁷¹ Dermond Mac Owen, calling himselfe Mac Arty More⁷² . . . 500 foote; 60 horse
Of strangers assistants with horse . . . 100
Summa in Munster, foote 4730, horse 568, in all 5298.

In Connaght

Roscomon. O'Connor Dun, mac Dermon, O'Brien, O'Hanlye, O'Flamergan, the mac Swynes, mac Hugh, Duff Dalie, O'Kellye . . . 500 foote; 30 horse
Mac Lanigh, O'Doole,⁷³ O'Harry Buy, O'Harte, mac Donogh, O'Garrye . . . 300 foote; 30 horse
O'Rurk⁷⁴ with his followers in Leitrim . . . 600 foote; 60 horse
Mayo. Mac William and his followers . . . 600 foote; 60 horse
Gallway. The sonnes of Edward Scobe, uncle to the erle of Clanricchard . . . 300 foote;
Sligo. The 4 sonnes of Owen O'Madden⁷⁵ whose father was killed lately in action . . . 50 foote;
The Joyes, mac Donogh, O'Flaherties⁷⁶, in Terconnell . . . 140 foote;
Clare. Teig the erle of Thomonds brother, with other of the O'Briens, mac Nemekawes⁷⁷ and their followers . . . 600 foote; 50 horse
Summa in Connaght, foote 3090, horse 230, in all 3220.

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In Vlster

Neil mac Bryan Ferto of the Upper Clanneboy . . . 80 foote; 30 horse
Shane Mac Bryan of the lower Clanneboy . . . 80 foote; 50 horse
The Whites cuntry, called the Duffrye . . . 20 foote;
Mac Artens cuntry, and Sleught mac O'Neils . . .100 foote; 20 horse
Mac Rory of Killwarlen . . . 60 foote; 10 horse
Hugh mac Murtogh of the Feagher beyond the Mynwater . . . 40 foote;
Shane mac Bryan Carragh, and his cuntry joynyng on the Bansyde . . . 50 foote; 10 horse
James mac Surly buy,⁷⁸ and his 2 brothers Neece and Randoll in the cuntry of Towany (being the Route) together with ye Glimes . . . 400 foote; 100 horse
Mac Mahon⁷⁹ with Ferny and Glancarvell, Patrick Macarty Moyle, being a competitor to ye county of Monahan . . . 500 foote; 160 horse
Edmund Reagh of ye Breny . . . 500 foote; 100 horse
O'Chane⁸⁰ with his cuntrye . . . 500 foote; 200 horse
Sleught Art, Sr. Art O'Neiles cuntry . . . 300 foote; 60 horse
Henry Og mac Shane . . . 200 foote; 40 horse
Turlogh mac Henry of ye Fewes brother to ye erle of Tyrone . . . 300 foote; 60 horse
O'Haggan and his cuntry . . . 100 foote; 30 horse
The Donnelaghs cuntry betwixt the ryver of Fin and Lough Swilly possessed by Con O'Donnell's sonnes and mac Hugh Duff . . . 100 foote; 60 horse
Mac Connagh . . . 100 foote; 12 horse
Lord Savadg⁸¹ of litle Ardes . . . 30 foote; 10 horse
Mac Guyre in the county of Fermanagh . . . 500 foote; 80 horse
O'Hanlan . . . 200 foote; 40 horse
O'Quin . . . 80 foote; 20 horse
The erle of Tyrone hath for his own retynew commonly attending about him. . . 700 foote; 200 horse
Cormoc mac Barron, the erls brother . . . 300 foote; 60 horse
Iragh mac Guynies⁸² . . . 300 foote; 40 horse
Sr. John O'Dogherty and his cuntry joyning vpon Lough Foyle . . . 300 foote; 40 horse
In the Mac Swynes cuntry . . . 500 foote; 30 horse
O'Boyle and his cuntry . . . 100 foote; 20 horse
O'Donell and his cuntry of Dunegall . . . 200 foote; 60 horse

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O'Gallogher . . . 200 foote; 40 horse
Sleught Rories cuntry . . . 100 foote; 50 horse
Summa in Ulster, foote 6940, horse 1652, in all 8592.
Summa totalis of the Rebells whole forces in Irelande, foote 17800, horse 11552, in all 29352.⁸³