School: Sgoil na mBuachaillí (1), Ráthdroma
- Location:
- Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1127, Page 059
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“Dublin 12 July 1599 ¶ Sir H. Harrington to Sir Robert Cecile. ¶ It may please your honour.”
It may please your honour.I was promised by the Lord Leiutenant VIIc foot & 50 horse to garrison Wicklow of which 111c should have been old companies on his Lordship taking a journey into Muster from whence he returned not in eight weeks and left with me but IIIIm new companies & Captain Adam Loftus his company of foot who were all Irish and lately come from the rebels. I drew them towards the rebels country into the plain some five miles and understanding that all the rebels were gathering ahead against me next day, I rose to march homewards, the rebels lodging not two miles from me. We had not marched a mile when their shot overtook us and they skirmished with us the space of two miles.The rebels Batailli consisting of 11c pikes & targatyres crossed all along at a bog, the nearest way to get a ford in our highway before us, which I on perceiving took possession of the(continues on next page)