
Episode 182: The Nine Years’ War and the End of Gaelic Ireland
Half-Arsed History
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The Spanish Are Getting Involved in Ireland
In october 16 o, one the english forces, supported by some irish lords who had also thrown inh t with elizabeth, they landed at kinsal. They besieged it with as many as 12 thousand troops and an english fleet blockaded the harbour of kinsail,. So it was it a good situation for the spaniards. However, their allies, o'neil and o'donnell, hear what's going on down in kinsail, and they have no idea what to do. And so they set off in december, a winter time march across ireland to help the spanish down south. But it's not as simple as that. Winter's not too
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