IRELAND.  
OR A BOOK: Together with an Exact Map of the most principal Towns, great and small, in the said Kingdom.  
Wherein the Longitude, Latitude, and distance of one Town from another, as also the County or Province such place is in, Alphabetically set down.  
Very useful for all sorts of people, that have or may have any interest in that Kingdom.  
LONDON, Printed for john Rothwell, at the sign of the Sun and Fountain, in Paul's Church yard. 1647.   



Ireland is situate under the .10. th' and .12. th' Climates the longest day being .16. hours and more, it standeth to the west of Britain being of length from South to North near .400. and in breadth .200. miles, it is jnvironed on all sides with the Sea, having on the South part the Vergivian Sea on the west the Main Western Ocean on the North the Deucalidonian Sea, and on the east the Irish sea; which divides england and Scotland from Ireland, is divided into .4. provinces .1. Munster .2. Connaght .3. Ulster .4. Lemston and these into 32 Counties.   top section of detailed map of Ireland and the western edge of Scotland and Wales  
 bottom section of detailed map of Ireland and the western edge of Wales and England 
BRITANNIA quae olim Albion, insula est totius orbis celeberrima, Germania Galleque figura triquetra obiacet, haber a Septentrione Devealidomum ab ortu Gormanicum, ab Austro Britamnicum, et ab occasu verginum mare. Nomine verò nunc mutato in duo duasa est regna, Anglian et Scotian. Anglia coeli●solo felicissimo utitur; coelum enī ita mi●e temperatunque est ut aestates minus feruidae, et hyemes clementissimae sint, calores enī miti●ant perennes aurae et frigoris vim frequentes et sedarae plwiae, dissoluunt. Solum fertile est, maxim pecoribꝰ. alendis aptum, unde et lanisicijs abundat man ut lupos non habet, ita oves plurimos alit Stannum et plumbum mittit, habet, metallorum fodinas et salis fontes, gemmis quoque non caret, et gagarem lapidem abundè profert, demque ex omnibus mundi plagis, mercium huc allatarū copia affluit, modis omnibus munitissima et ubique habitatissima Huius urbes, oppida mercatoria, castella et loca celebriora, hac tabula delineavimus. Caeterum admonendus es benign inspector, no● differentiae causa, veteribus nominibus Asteriscum prou●locus tulit, vel praeposuisse, vel alioqui postposuisse    

DIRECTIONS TO KNOW where any Town you desire to find out lies in the Map immediately.  
IF you desire to find out in the Map, the Town of Knockfergus I look in the Alphabet, and I find the Town, and finding the Town, I see in the Book, it lies in longitude 16. degrees, and 24. minutes in latitude, 54. degrees, and 36. minutes: bring with one of your fingers a straight line from the degree and minutes of the longitude, and with another of your fingers, a straight line from the degree and minutes of the latitude till these two lines meet in a square, and there you shall see the Town of Knockfergus: this is a rule for all other Towns that you desire to know where they lie in the Map.  

Directions to find the distance from one Town to the other in the Map.  
IF you would know how fare Dublin is from Knockfergus, take a pair of Compasses, and put them to the Scale of Miles at the foot of the Map, extend them as long as the Scale is, which is 40 miles: every black, and every white being a mile: Then measure from the Town of Knockfergus to the City of Dublin, and so many times as it is the length of the Scale, so many times 40 miles it is from one Town to the other: Or if you would see any other Town that is not so much as 40 miles distant from Dublin, then take the measure from Dublin to the Town you would know, and then set your Compasses to the Scale of miles, and you shall see how many miles it is by the Compass, counting every black a mile, and every white a mile, and that is the distance: by this you may know the distance of any one Town to another.  
If you would know by the Book what Province any Town you look for is in: the name of the Province is set down by the Town in the Book.   

How to know the longitude, and the latitude, and the degrees, and the minutes.  
ON the top of the Map of Ireland, you shall find written longitude, and on the side of the Map of Ireland, you shall find written latitude, the degrees are marked with figures, the minutes are the black and the white: that you see every black is 4. minutes, and so is a white; at every twentieth minute there is a small stroke: there is three of them small strokes between every degree, which is 60 minutes, which makes a degree, every black and white being 4. minutes.    

IRELAND.  
IRELAND is situate under the tenth and twelfth climates: The longest day being 16. hours and more: It standeth to the west of Britain, being of length from South to North near four hundred miles, and in breadth two hundred miles: the most usual name amongst writers is Jernia, ●he modern Hibernia, the English Ireland, the Inhabitants Eryn-land, which in their language signifieth Western land: It is environed on all sides with the sea, having on the South part the Virginian sea; on the west, the main western Ocean; on the North, the Deucalidonian sea; and on the East, the Irish sea, which divideth England and Scotland from Ireland.  
This Island or the soil, it is full of mountains, hills, woods, bogs and lakes, but abundantly fruitful, as may be seen where the industry of man playeth the Midwife with the Earth, in helping her to bring forth.  
It nourisheth no venomous beasts, so that a man may sleep securely under a hedge, and in the open field upon the ground: All the breed thereof except women and gray-hounds, are lesser than in England.  
The native people are generally strong, and nimble of body, careless of their lives, patiented of cold and hunger, implacable, in enmity, savage, cruel, treacherous and superstitious, easily addicted, and extremely laborious, especially those commonly called the Kerns or wild Irish; but such as are bred with the English and Scots are more civilised.  
Since the first plantation there, of our English, the people have been governed by a Vice Roy, who we usually call the Lord Deputy, to whom there cometh no Vice Roy in Europe more near the M jestie and Prerogative of a King.  
Ireland is divided into four Provinces, 

1. Munster.  
2. Connaght.  
3. Ulster.  
4. Lemster.   and these into 32. Counties.  
The Metropolis of Ireland is Dublin, seated on the hiffe in Lemster, wherein is an Vniversirie: This City after the English conquest was people by a Colony of our Bristol men.   

A BOOK CONTAINING THE GREAT and small Towns of IRELAND.  

A Province, lon. min. lat. mi. ISles of Aran, Ul. 13 24 55 16 Almore, Vl. 14 52 54 44 Ashrow, Vl. 13 32 54 32 Antrim, Vl. 16 00 54 40 ARMAGH, Vl. 15 20 54 12 ARDEE, Vl. 15 36 53 44 Arglas, Vl. 16 20 54 16 Anaghelome, Ul. 16 00 54 16 Audley, Vl. 16 32 54 20 Arkin, Ul. 16 24 54 24 N. Argum, Vl. 15 24 54 20 Aghren, Ul. 16 48 55 08 Aghugh Ilen, Vl. 16 00 54 28 Ardtra, Vl. 15 20 54 30 Ashrow, Ul. 13 32 54 32 Ardiagh, Lein. 14 48 53 32 ABOY, Lein. 15 20 53 32 Arbarhen, Lein. 15 48 53 40 ARCKLOE Lein. 16 00 52 52 Arcker, Lein. 15 16 52 52 B. Anley, Lein. 15 36 52 20 Anchor, Lein. 16 00 52 52 ARDRAGH, Con. 14 23 53 32 ATLON, Con. 14 40 53 24 ●yllelo, Con. 14 14 52 52 Asketen, Moun. 13 36 52 36 Adare, Moun. 14 00 52 40 Ardey, Moun. 13 12 52 12 B. Adam, Moun. 13 16 52 28 Arne Gragh, Moun. 13 20 52 28 Ardmore, Moun. 15 52 52 08   

B. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Band haven, Vl. 15 40 55 08 Balagham, Vl. 14 52 55 00 Belfast, Vl. 16 24 ●4 40 Benmadigang, Vl. 16 16 54 40 Benebal, Vl. 15 52 54 24 Blackwater, Vl. 15 16 54 2● Banger M, Vl. 16 32 54 3● Bonava●ga, Vl. 16 24 55 36 Beneoll, Vl. 16 12 54 48 Belterber●, Vl. 14 40 54 2● Balemony, Vl. 15 44 54 5● Balan Cast. Vl. 16 12 55 00 Bale wolley bay, Vl. 13 20 54 36 Bale wolley Cast. Vl. 13 12 54 40 Blaky, Lein. 15 12 53 36 Bramok, Lein. 15 14 53 24 Barn, Lein. 16 00 52 36 Barrel, Lein. 15 36 52 2● Bannogh bay, Lein. 15 20 52 2● Beleeks, Con. 13 28 54 24 Blanvel krock, Moun. 14 12 52 22 Batevant, Moun. 14 10 52 32 Barrecourt, Moun. 14 20 52 12   

C Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Cladagh bay, Vl. 13 40 55 16 Cold●agh haven, Vl. 15 28 55 08 Coldagh Town, Vl. 15 28 55 08 CARLINGFORD, Vl. 16 00 54 00 Cal●beg, Vl. 13 16 54 52 Cook, Vl. 15 36 53 52 Clanall, Vl. 16 00 54 12 Colrane Cast. Vl. 15 44 55 04 CARLINGFORD HAU. Vl. 16 02 54 00 Clogherpoint, Vl. 16 12 53 48 CARBREF, Lein. 16 00 53 28 Cloney, Lein. 15 32 53 40 Cerbeley Lein. 16 16 53 28 Cloney bolk, Lein. 15 24 53 12 CATERLEGH, Lein. 15 02 52 56 M. Corbelilee, Lein. 15 00 53 04 B. Coghland, Lein. 15 40 53 12 Colraney, Lein. 15 48 52 52 Carick, Lein. 15 40 52 52 Cantwell, Lein. 15 04 52 48 Carikbrack, Lein. 16 00 52 52 Cloven, Con. 13 16 54 04 Creway, Con. 13 00 54 00 B. Cragh, Con. 13 44 53 12 Colman, Con. 13 32 52 48 CLARE, Con. 13 48 52 48 Clonefort, Con. 14 24 53 12 Carmin, Con. 13 24 52 56 Carowmore, Con. 13 40 53 24 Caricknyfeld, Moun. 13 16 52 32 Crome, Moun. 14 12 52 32 Carbre Cast. Moun. 12 32 52 16 City, Moun. 13 36 52 16 CORK, Moun. 14 12 52 12 CARICK, Moun. 15 16 52 32 Cashell, Moun. 15 52 52 36 Clonmel, Moun. 14 52 52 32 Cloney, Moun. 14 52 52 48 Carigonia, Moun. 14 20 52 28 Carry kroon, Moun. 14 20 52 28 Casteltan, Moun. 14 16 52 24   

D Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Dunseeke, Ulst. 16 00 55 04 DUNGALL, Ulst. 13 20 54 36 Dungannon, Ulst. 15 24 54 20 DUNDALKE, Ulst. 16 00 53 52 Dunmo●, Ulst. 15 32 53 58 Doneregy, Ulst. 15 44 54 12 DRODAGH, Ulst. 15 44 53 44 DRODAGH Haven, Ulst. 15 36 53 48 Dund alke haven, Ulst. 16 08 53 52 Dung all haven Ulst. 13 20 54 36 DUBLIN, Lein. 16 40 53 24 Dublin haven, Lein. 16 08 53 24 Dromrane, Lein. 14 40 53 28 Hesterbeg, Lein. 15 10 53 20 Dolkney, Lein. 16 16 53 16 Dundrose, Con. 13 20 54 32 Dingham, Con. 13 48 52 48 do, Con. 13 16 52 52 Donesanan, Con. 13 ●4 52 48 DINGLE, Moun. 12 36 52 24 Donekyne, Moun. 13 04 52 12 Doneboy Moun. 13 08 52 56 C. Donin, Moun. 13 56 52 00 Donghan, Moun. 13 28 51 56 Donemore, Moun. 13 32 51 48 C. Drynad, Moun. 13 32 52 48 C. Donin, Moun. 14 24 51 28 Dondanor, Moun. 13 56 52 12 Dongora, Moun. 15 20 52 04 Dovegner, Moun. 14 32 52 04   

E. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Enishone, Moun. 13. 32. 52. 8.   

F. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Fair Forland, Ulst. 16 28 55 08 Lough Foyde haven, Ulst. 15 36 55 08 M. Faure, Lein. 15 00 53 44 B Fuller, Lein. 15 24 53 12 Fadda, Con. 13 52 54 12 Fenna, Con. 14 44 53 40 Forth beg, Con. 13 44 53 32 Feathered, Moun. 14 44 52 36   

G. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Glanatine bay, Ulst. 16 36 54 48 Gilbert, Lein. 15 00 53 40 Geshell, Lein. 15 00 53 16 GHILDARE, Lein. 15 32 53 12 Glosher, Lein. 14 52 52 52 Glaskary, Lein. 16 16 52 44 GALWAY, Con. 13 36 53 16 C. Gregory, Moun. 13 52 52 32   

H. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Hellenshed, Ulst. 13 20 55 04 Hanoloest●. Ulst. 16 28 54 08 M. Hores, Lein. 15 12 53 20 Halywood, Lein. 16 00 53 00 Hoghmor, Con. 13 32 53 24   

I. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. S. John's point, Ulst. 18 32 54 08 Inchegrad, Moun. 14 28 52 12   

K. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Kulmore, Ulst. 15 16 53 00 Kilmakrenan, Ulst. 14 40 55 04 Kilmack, Ulst. 15 16 55 00 KNOCKFERGUS, Ulst. 16 20 54 40 Kilrough, Vl. 15 40 54 52 Kelroe, Lein. 16 00 53 28 Knoger, Lein. 15 28 53 40 Kiltober, Lein. 15 16 53 24 Kilcore, Lein. 15 24 53 20 Kelkeny, Lein. 15 00 52 48 KINGSTOWN, Lein. 15 00 53 20 Kilmertyn, Lein. 16 00 53 04 KILKENNY, Lein. 15 32 53 08 Kilmaculo, Con. 13 40 53 04 Killegh, Con. 13 00 52 52 Barony of KINGSTOWN, C. 13 08 53 16 Killaley, Con. 13 12 54 12 Kellone, Moun. 13 12 52 12 Kilmore, Moun. 13 16 52 56 KINSALE, Moun. 14 04 52 04 Kilga, Moun. 13 32 51 56 Kariglas, Moun. 14 40 52 16 Kilmaloke, Moun. 14 08 52 32 Knokerden, Moun. 14 36 52 36   

L. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Liffen, Vl. 14 44 54 52 Leysennes, Vl. 15 04 53 56 Lemwood, Cast. Vl. 15 08 54 52 Longwood, Lein. 15 20 53 28 Lacash, Lein. 15 16 53 12 Lowater, Lein. 15 40 52 48 LONGFORD, Con. 14 32 53 40 Mo. Leray, Con. 14 52 53 44 LYMERICK, Con. 14 16 52 36 C. Longhill, Moun. 13 32 52 40 C. Listoul, Moun. 13 12 52 36 C. Letter, Moun. 12 40 52 12 Loughan, Moun. 12 52 51 56 Lemeon, Moun. 13 12 51 52 LISMORE, Moun. 14 40 52 20 Lions, Moun. 44 24 52 16   

M. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Markington bay, Vl. 16 12 55 04 Mac Swinne, Vl. 14 32 55 08 Mac Swinne dogh, Vl. 13 36 55 04 Monaghanfort, Vl. 15 00 54 08 The Maidens, Vl. 16 40 54 44 MOLANGER, Lein. 15 00 53 32 Moneton, Lein. 16 20 53 20 Moy Cast. Con. 13 20 54 12 Mologha, Con. 13 16 52 48 Morley, Con. 14 20 53 30 Madloghony, Con. 14 00 53 04 Mule Cast. Con. 13 56 53 00 Mi●haem, Moun. 13 04 52 56 C. Mang, Moun. 13 00 52 28 C Magronne, Moun. 13 52 52 12 Missin head, Moun. 13 00 51 44   

N. Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. NEWRY, Ul. 16 00 54 08 Navant, Lein. 15 12 53 32 Neghler, Lein. 15 24 53 40 New Castle, Lein. 16 20 53 08 Newton, Lein. 15 36 52 48 New, Lein. 15 40 52 40 Newton, Lein. 16 00 52 48 New Castle, Con. 13 20 54 16 New Castle, Con. 13 16 53 16 Newtown, Moun. 13 00 52 36 Newtown, Moun. 14 20 52 40 New Castle, Moun. 14 44 52 28   

O Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Oldersteet haven, Vl. 16 36 54 48   

P Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Pengonell, Con. 12 52 53 44 Pomoy, Con. 13 16 58 16 Pollydragh, Moun. 12 52 52 12 Polloguere, Moun. 15 00 52 32 Polloguere, Moun. 14 12 52 16   

Q Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. QUEEN STOWN, Lein. 15 00 53 04 B. Quella, Moun. 15 20 52 20   

R Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Richard, Vl. 15 40 53 48 Roghin, Vl. 15 20 54 08 Red Castle, Vl. 15 20 55 04 B. Raygh, Lein. 15 12 53 32 Roy, Lein. 15 20 53 20 C. Rudder, Lein. 15 40 53 04 Rosemonagher, Con. 14 08 52 48   

S Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Silver hill, Vl. 14 12 55 04 Skees, Vl. 14 40 54 28 Lough Swilly haven, Vl. 15 00 55 08 Stonegrang, Lein. 16 00 53 04 Stameourt, Lein. 15 00 52 44 Slego, Con. 13 20 54 16 Stakly, Con. 13 00 53 56 C. Sibbell, Moun. 12 36 52 ●8 Sle● An●ragh, Moun. 12 40 52 12 B. Sharen, Moun. 14 16 52 20 Shrine, Moun. 14 16 52 40   

T Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Temple stranhursland, Vl. 14 24 54 48 Tollagh Corbet, Vl. 15 08 54 08 Tor Bay, Vl. 16 28 55 08 trim, Lein. 15 24 53 28 Trev●r, Lein. 15 40 53 32 Tonsternog, Lein. 14 52 53 32 Tollogh, Lein. 15 52 53 16 Thomas town, Lein. 15 20 52 40 Tollogh, Lein. 15 40 52 52 Ternes, Lein. 15 40 52 44 Temple, Lein. 15 20 52 40 Tromro, Con. 23 08 52 52 M. Tomaregh, Moun. 13 32 52 00 Temple more, Moun. 14 32 52 52 Torkbeg, Moun. 14 00 52 12   

W Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Wall, Vl. 15 36 54 08 Basilius William, Lein. 14 32 53 28 WICKIO, Lein. 16 00 52 52 WEXFORD, Lein. 15 40 52 32 WEXFORD haven, Lein. 15 48 52 32 WATERFORD, Moun. 15 20 52 24 Whit knight, Moun. 14 40 52 28   

Y Prov. lon. min. lat. mi. Youghal, Moun. 15 04 52 08    

THE COUNTIES OF IRELAND, as they are divided.  
Monster. 

Limmerick:  
Kery:  
Cork:  
Waterford:  
Desmond:  
Holy Cross in Tipperary.   Leinster. 

East meath:  
West meath:  
Killkenny:  
Caterragh:  
Queen's County:  
Kings County:  
Kildare:  
Wexford:  
Dubline:   Connaght. 

Clare: or Towmund:  
Gallaway:  
Maio:  
Slego:  
Letrim:  
Roscoman:  
Longford.   Ulster. 

Dunghall, or Tire Connel:  
Tirone upper:  
Tirone nether:  
Farmanagh:  
Cavon:  
Monaghan:  
Colrane:  
Antrim:  
Down:  
Armagh:  
Lough.      

THE BLOODY ATTEMPTS Upon the Kingdom of IRELAND in general, and on DUBLIN in particular; and how it first began.  
UPon the three and twentieth day of October 1641. the Castle of Dublin should have been surprised, (as at that time it might easily have been) for there was no fear or suspicion of Treachery, there being at that time 400. Irish Papists elected out of most parts of Ireland, desperate persons, designed and appointed for that bloody and desperate attempt, all lodging and skulking in several places of the City and Suburbs, waiting and expecting the time and watchword, when to give the onset. One of their own Countrymen at that time, abhorring so foul and detestable a Treason, revealed it to Sir William Parson's Knight and Baronet, Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries, and Sir john Borlase Knight, Master of the Ordnance, both Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Ireland. The party who discovered the plot, had been formerly a servant to Sir john Clotworthy, but at the time when he revealed their design, he served one Capt. Mack-Mahowne an Irishman, who lodged at the sign of the artichoak, vulgarly called S. Mary's Abbey in the suburbs of the City of Dublin, The servants name was Owen Mack-Connel, who being with his master Capt. Mack-Mahown, in a house in Cookstreet, at the lodging of the Lord Mack-Gueere, also an Irishman in the City of Dublin. Upon the two and twentieth of Octob. being the night before: his master did then and there reveal the whole plot unto him in the presence of the Lord Mack-Gueere, and others.  
This Owen Mack-Connel had married an English woman, by whom he had children living in the County of Antrim, in the Province of Ulster, and she was and is a Protestant; assoon as Owen Mack Connel had heard and understood the plot, and their damnable intentions, with a sad countenance asked his Master what should become of his wife and poor children, he replied in these words: hang her English Kite, we will get thee a better Wife: But the Company perceiving that his thoughts were troubled at the relation of this horrid Tragedy, now to be acted on the stage of Ireland, that within few hours was to be in a flame of confusion, the word to be given, that, man, woman, and child should have been butchered the next morning: the poor man's heart failed him at this hellish and barbarous massacre, whereupon these bloody Villains, perceiving by the alteration of his countenance that he approved not, or rather, like a man amazed, startled at such a bloody motion, as to imbrue his hands of his own dearest wife and children, and that that is more, of his own Country and Kingdom, they began to bethink themselves what to do with him; they resolved to make him drunk, and thereupon enforced him unnaturally, to drink so much that he could hardly drink more, yet they plied him close, he desired to be excused, they to give him his load poured it down his throat, he resisting such unreasonable violence, there steps towards him one Donal Mack-Gueere, saying, will you not drink your liquor, see if you dare deny to pledge me? thereupon set a pistol to his breast with two bullets, the pan being primed with powder and brimstone, that so it might not fail to speed, twice it was offered against him, and took no fire, whereupon Capt. Mack-Mahown stepped in and said, let him alone, God will not suffer him to be killed, he will be on our side I warrant ye. They afterwards led him from the lord Mack-Gueers lodging to Capt. Mack-Mahowns lodging, but the poor man, feigning himself more drunk than he was, and taking the advantage of the time and place, willingly fell down in a dirty channel, and was so bemired with mud, that none would help him up, but with much ado he crept out of the kennel, and reeled to the stoop of a door, and sat down to sleep, he seeming to sleep, the fellow which was left with him to watch with him, departed, which this Owen Mack-Connel perceiving, assoon as ever his back was turned, with a bold resolution arose up, and went to the Merchant's key in Dublin, between eleven and twelve of the clock at night to Sir William Parson's house, one of the Lord Justices of Ireland, where knocking at the door, the Porter knowing him, demanded of him what he would have, he answered he must needs speak with his Lord, the Porter replied his Lord was in bed, It is no matter answered Owen Mack-Connel, I must and will speak with him, for my business concerns both King and Kingdom; then the Porter let him in, wondering to see him in such a pickle, still he hastened the porter, until he had called up one of his Lords Gentlemen, who got up speedily, and went into his Lord's bedchamber, where he acquainted his Lord with the earnest desire this Owen Mack-Connel had to speak with him concerning a business of weighty consequence, but would not reveal it to any but his Honour, whereupon he was called up & had access to my Lord, unto whom he discovered the whole plot, which was to be executed the same morning at 9 of the clock, this being between twelve and one.  
At the first the Lord Parsons did seem to slight it, but Owen Mack-Connel confidently affirmed the thing to be true, and withal told him thus, my lord I have discharged my duty and my conscience, look you to it; I will go back to my master, because neither he, nor the rest shall suspect me.  
Owen Macke-onell, who discovered the plot of taking Dublin, had a Pistol Charaed with too Bullets the pane primed with powder & Brimstone twice offered against him took not fire, so the Rebels said God will not suffer him to be killed & he will be on our side I warrant you,  
This bloody Masacer in IRELAND by the PAPIST, began oct. the 23 1641   intaglio print of four men, one pointing a gun at another 
Owen Macke-onell leapinge over a wall escaped & was sent to our Parliament with letters & was rewarded 500 lb. & 200 per Annum.   intaglio print of man climbing over wall 
Your Lordship shall find my lord Mack-Gueere at M. Cadowgans' house, and Capt. Mack-Mahowne at the Artichoak, whither I now go. This Owen Mack-Connel going to his master's lodging, takes dirt in his hands, and besmuts his face, that they might think he had tumbled over and over in the dirt: whose approach into the room (where many were assembled together, drinking; for they intended not to go to bed) was so ridiculous, that the company burst out into such a laughter, the place rung of them round about: and to welcome him home, the company fell to their old course, to make him drink more, but he told them that he must needs go into the yard, so they suffered him but commanded two of his companions to attend him, and bring him up again, but they let him go into the yard by himself: no sooner was he in the yard, but he leapt over the pale, and so escaped.  

A true Description of sundry sad and lamentable Collections, taken from the months of very credible Persons, and out of Letters sent from Ireland to this City of London, of the perfidious outrages and barbarous cruelties which the Irish Papists have committed upon the persons of the Protestants, both men, women, and children in that Kingdom, since Anno Dom. 1641.  
THe Irish nation is a people both proud and envious. The Commonalty ignorant and illiterate, poor, and lazy: and will rather beg or starve, than work; and therefore fit subject for the Priests and jesuits to spur on upon such bloody actions and murderous designs.  
It is too well known that the Irish have murdered of the Protestant party in the provinces of Ulster, Leinster, Connaght, and Munster, of men women, and children, the number of fifty thousand, as it is credibly reported by Englishmen, who have been over all parts of the Kingdom, and do protest upon their oaths, that there are above five thousand families destroyed.  
The Irish have most murtherously and traitorously surprised them upon great advantages, and without respect of persons, either of age, youth, or infancy, of young men or maids, or of old men or babes, stripped all to their skins, naked as ever they were born into the World, so they have gone out of the World, many starved to death for want of food and raiment; the Irish have showed them no more compassion, nor so much as they do to their dogs.  
At Belturbait in the County of Cavan, the Popish Rebels demanded the Town, on promise that if they would surrender, they should pass free with bag and baggage: On serious considerations of the inhabitants and the Governor, they were persuaded to yield it up, which when they had done; they sent about twenty or thirty to guard them; when they had guarded them seven miles from the Town, they seized on them, rob all the Protestants, being between five hundred and a thousand persons, men, women, and children: who submitting themselves to their mercy, found no quarter but cruelty: they stripped them all naked, and turned them into the open fields in bitter cold weather, not affording them one of their lousy rags to hid those parts which even nature commands to be covered.  
At one Mr Atkins house & Papists broke in & beat out his brains, than riped upe his wife with Child after they had ravished her & Nero like viewed natures bed of conception than took they the Child & sacrificed it in the fire   intaglio print of two men: one cutting open a naked woman, one placing a baby in a fire 
English Protestants striped naked & turned into the mountains in the frost, & snow, whereof many hundreds are perished to death, & many l●ynge dead in diches & Savages upbraided them saying now are ye wild Irisch as well as we.   intaglio print of numerous naked figures running away from men with swords drawn 
The Lord Macquires brother at the beginning of the rebellion, for the first fortnight commands his soldiers to give quarter to women and children, but to massacre all the men.  
The Handlowans came to Tom-regis, divers of them assaulted the Castle, of which Captain Saint john was Commander, he with his son got away with some difficulty, leaping over the wall, they fearing they might fetch some supplies, took the Captain's wife, and set her on the wall, having stripped her to her smock, who was big with child, and within an hour of her delivery, that in case the Captain and his son should have assaulted the Town, his wife should have been the white at which he must have leveled.  
M. Trafford a minister, was assaulted by these bloody wolves, who desired but to call upon God, yet they would admit no time, but fell on him, and hacked him to pieces.  
William Harmar Leftenant under Captain Roger Moynes in ● ʳ Charles Coots Regiment Being asked to serve under the Rebbels said he c●●e not to bow the knee to Ball nor any of Ball's-preests so he stabed him into the belly and caused one to lay his hand ●● the wound till the excrament came forth and when he asked any 〈◊〉 g to sustain him they smetared that excrement upon his mouth and said that was a cordall for him and so he lived three days his wife in London to testify it.   intaglio print of one man stabbing another man in the stomach 
Sr: Patrick Dunsons' wife ravished before him, slew his Servants, spurned his Children tell they died, bound him with Rolls of match to a Board that his eyes bursted out▪ cut of his ears & nose teared ofe both his Cheeks after cut of his arms & legs, cut out his tongue after rune a red hot Iron into him.   intaglio print of two men torturing a man and severing his limbs 
Pulling them about the streets by the hair of the head, dashing the children's brains against the posts saying, these were the Pigs of the English Sows   intaglio print of two men dragging two women by the hair and two men dashing children's heads against a wall 
Droghedah so bloked up that a bushel of wheat was sold for 23. Skill: & meat scarce to be had at any rate, ●an. 4 1641.   intaglio print of a blockade during the first Siege of Drogheda 
In the County of Roscommon, there fled into the parish Church eleven score of the English, men, women, and children, where they remained three days and nights without any sustenance, till they were almost starved: so that at last they were forced to commit themselves to the cruelty of the Irish, who stripped them naked, after drove them through the Town like so many harmless Lambs over a Bridge at the Town's end, having before broke down one of the middle arches, where a strong water runneth, so that either they must leap in, or come back, their intent being there to murder them, as they did: For the poor wretches being sick, weak and faint for food and sleep, some returned back, whom they killed without mercy, others they thrust into the water, who were drowned: some that could, did swim towards the shore, and there, inhuman villains, they ran and met them before they could get to land, and knocked them on the head in the water.  
Master Blundry a Minister they hanged, after pulled his flesh from his bones in his wife's sight.  
Drivinge Men Women & Children by hundreds upon Briges & casting them into Rivers who drowned not were killed with poles & shot with muskets   intaglio print of people on a bridge and in a river 
Mr Blandry Minister hanged after pulled his flesh from his bones in his wiffes' sight   intaglio print of a hanged man being flayed 
the Lord Blany forced to ride 14 Miles without Bridle or saddle to save his life, his Lady Lodged in Straw being allowed 2● a day to relieve her & her Children, slew a kinsman of hers and hanged him up before her face 2 days telling her she must expect the same, to terrify her the mere.   intaglio print of a hanged man and a woman with two children 
Mr Davenant and his Wife bound in their Chairs Striped the 2  Children of 7 years old roasted them upon Spits before their Parents faces Cutt heir throat and after murdered him.   intaglio print of a man and woman tied to chairs and two children being roasted on a spit 
At the Borough of Kello, the Rebels surprised the house of one Arthur Robinson, he himself being at that time in Dublin, he not knowing that the Rebels were risen in those parts there, intending to have gone home to his wife and family, before his appointed time to return home, a Messenger prevented him with heavy tidings, even his only Daughter, whom he quickly knew, though she were much disguized, for the Rebels had slain most of his family, rob and pillaged the house, after they had stripped his wife and ravished her, they sought out for this young Virgin, who had hid herself in a barn, where the Villains found her; but she made what resistance she could, and with a knife she had (unseen to them) wounded one of them, which the rest perceiving, seized upon her violently, stripped her, & then bound her with her arms abroad, in such manner as she could not help herself any way, and so destoured her one after another, pulled the hair from her head, and cut out her tongue, because she should not report the truth and their cruelty, but the maid could write though she could not speak, and so discovered their inhuman usage to her and her mother. The maid was sent with a letter from her father in Dublin, to her uncle at Mynhead in Somersetshire.  
Arthur Robinson's daughter 14 years old the Rebbels bound her arms a broad, deflowered her one after an other, tell they spoilt he●, than pulled the hair from her head and cut out her tongue that she might not tell of their Cruelty, but she declared it by writing,   intaglio print of a man cutting out a woman's tongue 
A Minister and his wife came to Dublin, jan: 30, 1641, left behind him some goods with a supposed friend, sent for them but could not be delivered unless he or his wife come for them, she came and presently they hanged her upe,   intaglio print of a hanged woman with soldiers watching 
In the County of Fermannagh, Mr Champion was betrayed by an Irish Villain (his Tenant) whom he had saved twice before from the gallows: the rogues name was Patrick Mack-Dermot, who finding one of his Companions, brings him to Master Champion's house, and tells Mr Champion that he found this thief stealing of his cattle: the Gentleman knowing this Mack-Dermot, said unto him before one Mr Iremonger, I am glad thou art turned from a thief to catch a thief; whereupon he returned him this answer, that He was no more thief than himself. No sooner had he uttered these words in the Court, before his house, but there rushes in upon them a great number of rebels, who stabbed Mr Champion before he could get into his house: but their fury went further, for they wounded him with their Skeins in thirty places after he was dead, and then cut off his head while the rest ran into the house after Mr Iremonger, they fell upon him, and ran him thorough: Then the Rebels entered the house, and killed more, his wife's sister and her brother in law; his wife was down on her knees to beg a sheet, to put her husband's dead body in. And other friends that came to visit him, lost their lives.  
The priests & jesuites anoint the Rebels with there Sacrament of unction before they go to murder & robe ashuringe them that for there meritorious Service▪ if they be killed he shall escape Purgatory & go to heaven immediately   intaglio print of a priest annointing a man 
They do usually mangell there dead Carcases laing wagens who shall cut deepest into there dead flesh with there Skeyns.  
they destroy our English Sheep in detestation of us▪ although one is better than 4 of theirs▪ they have vowed to root out the name of the English   intaglio print of two men with swords and a corpse 
They have set up Gallows five miles distant in divers places, on purpose to hang up the Protestant Spies: they ●ave likewise set women and men on red hot Gridirons to make them confess the money and goods they had, or whether they have hid or sold any.  
Mr: FFordes house rifled, and to make her Confess where her money lay they took hot tongues clapping them to the Souls of her feet & to the Palms of her hands so tormented her that with the pain thereof she died,   intaglio print of two men torturing a woman with hot tongs 
They have set men & women on hot Grideorns to make them Confess where there money was   intaglio print of a man being tortured with fire on a gridiron 
These bloody Papists forced the Protestants to pull off their clothes, and then killed them, on purpose, that they might have their clothes without holes.  
They have forced (as is reported) some to turn to their cursed bloody Religion, and then persuaded them that they were fittest to die, and then treacherously kill their bodies, and do what in them lies to kill their souls.  
Others they have wounded to death, and then left them languishing, their bellies being ripped up and guts issuing out.  
An Irish Rebel (as a credible friend reports) snatched an innocent babe out of the arms of the mother, and cast it into the fire before her face, but God met with this bloody wretch: for before he went from that place, he broke his neck.  
Another, Rory Macqueere, who came into an English Gentleman's house, and found him in his bed, and there began to cruciate and torture his naked body to make him confess where his treasure lay, which when this poor distracted Gentleman acknowledged, they cruelly killed him, and then stripped his wife naked, and turned her out of doors, took his daughter and satisfied his beastly lust on her, deflowering her, cut off her garments by the middle, and then turned her to the mercy of the common Soldiers, to be abused at their pleasure.  
Having ravished Virgens & Wives they take there Children & dase there brains against the Walls in sight of there weeping Parents & after destroy read them likewise,   intaglio print of a man dashing a child's head against a wall while a woman watches 
Mr Trafford Minister of, Ireland his Body mang●ca & his members cut of   intaglio print a man being disemboweled and his limbs severed by two men 
Pulling them about the streets by the hair of the head, dashing t●e children's brains against the posts, saying, These were the Pigs of the English Sows.  
The Protestant Troopers marched out of Dublin, to view the Coasts, they espied a Rebel hewing a woman in so horrid a manner that it was not possible to know her, having acted his Devilish part, he triumphed over the dead corpse, and washed his hands in her blood, whereupon the Troopers apprehended this barbarous villain in the very act of cruelty, and brought him to Dublin with his hands all bloody, and was adjudged to be hanged immediately, he ascended the Ladder, and would not stay till the Executioner turned him off, but desparately leapt off and hanged himself.  
These Villains take children and toss them with pitchforks like dung into Rivers: one was an eye witness who saw a cruel wretch, throw a woman crying with tears one way, and he● Child with a pitchfork another way.  
They have cruelly murdered women great with child, and then left them in ditches, to the fury of their dogs, who have eaten the children out of the bowels of the mother.  
A Woman mangled in so horrid a manner that it was not possible she should be known, & after the Villain washed his hands in her blood, was taken by the Troopers adjudged to be hanged leapt of the lader & hanged himself like a Bloodey Tiger.   intaglio print of a man washing his hands in the blood of a disemboweled woman 
Companies of the Rebels meeting with the English flying for their lives, falling down before them crying for mercy thrust their Pichforkes into their children's bellies & threw them into the water.   intaglio print of three women with children pleading for mercy and three soldiers impaling children with pitchforks 
A Minister seeing his wife abused, and his children roasted, desired them to put him out of his extremity of anguish, to see such cruelty on those so near him, they most inhumanely cut his tongue out of his head.  
Seventeen of those barbarous monsters came to a Ministers house, where they violently fell on him and his wife, stripped them naked, bound them back to back, then cut off his privy members, afterwards ravished his wife on his back, and then inhumanely cut their throats.  
Women were delivered whiles they were hanging. One ripped up, and two children taken away and all cast unto, and eaten by swine. Another stabbed in the breast, her child sucking.  
They forced 40. or 50. Protestants to renounce their profession, and then cut all their throats.  
Christians have been eaten by Dogs, and Dogs tearing children out of the womb; the bloody beholders relate such things with boasting. Two were said to be buried alive, and others that had been long buried digged up; they saying that the Church could not be consecrated whiles Heretics bones lay therein. And in the Church of Newtown was a child boiled alive in a Cauldron.  
George Ford, hanged on a tree in his own ground, cut his flesh, a peaces, caring it up & down, say this is the flesh of one of the traitors against our Holy Father the Pope.   intaglio print of a hanged man with severed limbs 
a Proclamation that nether English nor Irish should either sell or keep in their houses any Powder upon the loss of goods & life nether any ●●mes whatsoever, except with a licence & then but five pound at most, at 2 Shill the proved   intaglio print of three men reading a posted proclamation 
The rebels met with a Protestant Minister at Kells, by name Mr Sharpe, who had three children, two of them on his back, and did most barbarously hack, cut in pieces, and murder him, thrusting into his body three o● four pikes together, and then threw him into a ditch of water, where they left him.  
Captain Bryan mac Mahon, of Tehollan, said, he would hang any that could speak English: And a Priest said that all the English must be hanged, and being asked why, he said, meat was scarce, and they would not be at the charge to keep them.   
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