Catholicism and the New English in Ireland

Some of the new english in ireland were falled into thinking that the summit of the elizabethan violence and rebellion had finally been conquered. The catholics of ireland harboured bitter resentment at their treatment there for their relative quietism in the first half of the century. John carew, who became president of munster, warned prophetically how the recent plantations had encouraged the native irish and the old english to put behind them centuries of hatred and unite in opposition. And he predicted that the next rebellion, whensoever it shall happen, would threaten more danger to the state than any other that has preceded it,. Because the revolt is likely to be general. Golly and bi get