The Viceroys of Ireland

This is the first complete history of the viceroys of Ireland, the only other book on the subject being the late Sir John T. Gilbert's, which was published in 1864. But as he dealt with the viceroys between 1172 and 1509 only, his book has no claim to completeness. In common with all writers on Ireland, however, I must express my acknowledgments to Gilbert. His keen and discerning research work, covering the first two hundred years of the viceroyalty, has been of the utmost value to me.

Irish affairs appear certain to monopolize public and parliamentary attention this year, and on this account I think that the history of the men who have ruled Ireland for nearly seven hundred and fifty years will be read with interest.

Of the illustrations, that of Lord Aberdeen is from a photograph by M. Lafayette of Dublin and London, who has also supplied the photographs of Lady Aberdeen, Lords Dudley, Spencer, Londonderry, Cadogan, and Crewe, King Edward at the {x} Dublin Exhibition, and those of the Viceregal Lodge, St. Patrick's Hall, and the Throne Room in Dublin Castle. All the other illustrations are from photographs of the originals in the National Portrait Gallery, Dublin.

CHARLES O'MAHONY

LONDON

June, 1912

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CONTENTS

PAGE

CHAPTER I - - - - - - - - - - - 15 CHAPTER II - - - - - - - - - - - 28 CHAPTER III - - - - - - - - - - - 48 CHAPTER IV - - - - - - - - - - - 62 CHAPTER V - - - - - - - - - - - 71 CHAPTER VI - - - - - - - - - - - 86 CHAPTER VII - - - - - - - - - - - 103 CHAPTER VIII - - - - - - - - - - - 120 CHAPTER IX - - - - - - - - - - - 139 CHAPTER X - - - - - - - - - - - 161 CHAPTER XI - - - - - - - - - - - 173 CHAPTER XII - - - - - - - - - - - 188 CHAPTER XIII - - - - - - - - - - - 201 CHAPTER XIV - - - - - - - - - - - 216 CHAPTER XV - - - - - - - - - - - 229 CHAPTER XVI - - - - - - - - - - - 242 CHAPTER XVII - - - - - - - - - - - 261 CHAPTER XVIII - - - - - - - - - - - 271 CHAPTER XIX - - - - - - - - - - - 289 CHAPTER XX - - - - - - - - - - - 303 CHAPTER XXI - - - - - - - - - - - 313 CHAPTER XXII - - - - - - - - - - - 326

INDEX - - - - - - - - - - - - - 343

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE

THE EARL OF ABERDEEN - - - - - - - - Frontispiece

THE VICEREGAL LODGE, DUBLIN - - - - - - - 30

THE THRONE ROOM, DUBLIN CASTLE - - - - - - 42

ST. PATRICK'S HALL, DUBLIN CASTLE - - - - - 54

ROBERT DEVEREUX, EARL OF ESSEX - - - - - - 68

CHARLES BLOUNT, LORD MOUNTJOY - - - - - - 78

THOMAS WENTWORTH, EARL OF STRAFFORD - - - - - 84

JAMES BUTLER, FIRST DUKE OF ORMONDE - - - - - 86

OLIVER CROMWELL - - - - - - - - - - 90

ARTHUR, EARL OF ESSEX - - - - - - - - 100

LORD WHARTON - - - - - - - - - - - 130

JOHN, LORD CARTERET - - - - - - - - - 140

EARL OF CHESTERFIELD - - - - - - - - - 150

EARL OF HARRINGTON - - - - - - - - - 152

MARQUIS TOWNSHEND - - - - - - - - - 176

INSTALLATION BANQUET OF KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK - - 188

DUKE OF RUTLAND - - - - - - - - - - 192

EARL OF WESTMORELAND - - - - - - - - - 194

EARL FITZWILLIAM - - - - - - - - - - 200

MARQUIS CAMDEN - - - - - - - - - - 204

MARQUIS CORNWALLIS - - - - - - - - - 210

DUKE OF RICHMOND AND LENNOX - - - - - - - 214

EARL TALBOT - - - - - - - - - - - 218

MARQUIS WELLESLEY - - - - - - - - - 226

LORD MULGRAVE - - - - - - - - - - 240

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EARL OF CLARENDON - - - - - - - - - 248

EARL OF EGLINTON AND WINTON - - - - - - - 256

EARL SPENCER - - - - - - - - - - - 280

LORD CREWE - - - - - - - - - - - 306

EARL CADOGAN - - - - - - - - - - - 310

LORD DUDLEY - - - - - - - - - - - 318