IRELAND UNDER THE STUARTS VOL. II. _By the same Author_ IRELAND UNDER THE TUDORS Vols. I. and II.--From the First Invasion of the Northmen to the year 1578. 8vo. 32_s._ Vol. III.--1578-1603. 8vo. 18_s._ LONGMANS, GREEN, & CO. London, New York, Bombay, and Calcutta IRELAND UNDER THE STUARTS AND DURING THE INTERREGNUM BY RICHARD BAGWELL, M.A. AUTHOR OF 'IRELAND UNDER THE TUDORS' VOL. II. 1642-1660 _WITH MAP_ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA 1909 All rights reserved CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME CHAPTER XXI MUNSTER AND CONNAUGHT, 1641-1642 PAGE The rebellion spreads to Munster 1 The King's proclamation 3 St. Leger, Cork, and Inchiquin 3 State of Connaught 5 Massacre at Shrule 6 Clanricarde at Galway 7 Weakness of the English party 8 State of Clare--Ballyallia 10 Cork and St. Leger 12 CHAPTER XXII THE WAR TO THE BATTLE OF ROSS, 1642-1643 Scots army in Ulster--Monro 14 Strongholds preserved in Ulster 16 Ormonde in the Pale 17 Battle of Kilrush 18 The Catholic Confederation 19 Owen Roe O'Neill 20 Thomas Preston 21 Loss of Limerick, St. Leger dies 22 Battle of Liscarrol 23 Fighting in Ulster 23 General Assembly at Kilkenny 25 The Supreme Council--foreign support 27 Fighting in Leinster--Timahoe 29 Parliamentary agents in Dublin 29 Siege of New Ross 31 Battle of Ross 32 A papal nuncio talked of 34 CHAPTER XXIII THE WAR TO THE FIRST CESSATION, 1642-1643