Life
1585-1655; first Viscount Tara, son of 4th Visc. Gormanstown; ed. Spanish Netherlands; joined Irish Rebellion in 1642; defeated by Ormonde, New Ross, 1643; persistent quarrel with Owen Roe O’Neill injured Catholic cause; nearly annihilated by Michael Jones, Dangan Hill, 1647; defended Waterford against Ireton and created Viscount Tara, 1650; escaped to continent, 1652, and excepted from pardon by Cromwellian Act of Settlement. ODNB WEBB.
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References
Roy Foster, Modern Ireland (London: Allen Lane 1988), p.91, served in Spanish army with Owen Roe O’’Neill, but divided by rivalry and animosity; commanded Leinster forces of the confederates, 1642; defeated by Ormond at New Ross, 1643; arguments with O’Neill and Rinucinni; army destroyed by Cromwellians at Dungan’s Hill, 1647; allied with Ormond, 1648; defended Waterford, created Visc. Tara, 1650; escaped to France, 1652.
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