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,TAGS 3 WE/ MEA?1 DONALD O'NEIL1 $W>D BRUCE1 IRI%1 K+1 5GLI%1 IREL&1 BRUCE1 YE>S1 O'RORKE4 

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 ,H5RY'S WORK 9 ,IREL&1 REF]R$ TO 9 ! FIR/ SECTION1 WAS BR\<T TO AN UNTIMELY CLOSE BY A P]EMPTORY SUMMONS TO ANSW] = HIS %>E 9 ,>*BI%OP ,BECKET'S MURD] BE=E ALL ECCLESIA/ICAL C\NCIL 9 ,NORM&Y4 ,A SUMMONS TO :I* HE D>$ NOT REPLY1 AS HE 7LID 9 =M] YE>S1 ) 0 ,BY ,GOD'S EYE1 ,I C>E NOT AN EGG = Y\R C\NCILS40 ,HE FE>$ TO (F5D ! ,POPE & !REBY LOSE ! CL]ICAL SUPPORT 9 ,IREL&4 ,HE HAD !RE=E TO RELY ON ! COLONI/S' 9/9CTS ( SELF-PRES]VATION = ! MA9T5ANCE ( !IR FOOT+1 & ON !IR RAPACITY = ! EXT5SION ( !IR BORD]S1 ,AS MI<T BE EXPECT$1 ! %IPS ?AT BORE HIM & HIS 0 IRONCLADS 0 FROM ,WAT]=D H>BOR W]E SC>CE \T ( SI<T BE=E ! ,IRI% R5EW$ !IR ATTACKS ON ! W\LD-BE COLONI/S4 ,BUT ! PRIM>Y RESULT ( ,H5RY'S VISIT HAD BE5 A L>GE 9FLUX ( FRE% ADV5TUR]S 7BE>+ BETT] REPUTATIONS1 BE IT SAID1 ?AN ! FIR/ BAT*71 & EV]Y DAY BR\<T RE9=CEM5TS4 ,SO 9* BY 9* ! TRIBES W]E DRIV5 BACK BY OV]:ELM+ NUMB]S & =C$ TO EX*ANGE ! SEA WA%$ T[NS & F]TILE PLA9S = M\NTA9 WILDS & DRE>Y BOG-L&S4 ,! A/UTE ,NORMAN B>ONS BAD O!R ME?ODS ?AN ?AT ( ! SWORD = OBTA9+ ! ACRES !Y COVET$4 ,/RONGB[1 ON ! DEA? ( ,D]MOT1 BAD CLAIM$ ! K+DOM ( ,LE9/] BY RI<T ( HIS WIFE ,EVA1 AL?\< H] BRO!R WAS ELECT$ K+ BY ! POPUL> VOICE4 ,/RONGB[ ASS]T$ ! BRO!R HAD BE5 BORN \T ( W$LOCK--A B> TO SUCCESSION ACCORD+ TO ,NORMAN LAW1 BUT NONE AMONG ! ,IRI%1 :]E ! PEOPLE'S VOICE WAS ALL-SUFFICI5T4 ,:E!R LEGITIMATE OR NOT1 ,D]MOT'S SON WAS =C$ TO RESIGN HIS PATRIMONY & FLY = SAFETY TO ! M\NTA9S4  

,?IS SUCCESS ( ,/RONGB['S WAS AN EXAMPLE TO BE FOLL[$2 & MANY A DAU<T] PUR*AS$ BY A UNION ) ONE ( H] C\NTRY'S FOES A FEW YE>S' PEACE = H] FA!R1 AT :OSE DEA? ! SONS W\LD BE PROCLAIM$ BA/>DS & EI!R DRIV5 9TO EXILE OR BUT*]$1 ! ALI5 TAK+ POSSESSION ( ! L&1 :E!R ! TRIBE ACCEPT$ HIM OR NOT4  

,ANO!R ME?OD RACE BE ILLU/RAT$ BY ! /ORY ( ! DISPUTE BETWE5 ,O',RORKE ( ,BREFFNI & ,HU< ,DE ,LACY CONC]N+ ,WE/ ,MEA?4 ,! K+ ( ,CONNAU<T1 TO HEAL ! W\ND$ HONOR ( HIS K9SMAN ,O',RORKE1 BE/[$ UPON HIM ,WE/ ,MEA?1 ?AT FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL HAD BELONG$ TO 0! F\R GREAT TRIBES ( ,T>A10 ,H5RY ,I,L1 ) EQUAL RI<T & G5]OSITY1 HAD GRANT$ ! :OLE ( ,MEA?1 ,EA/ & ,WE/1 TO HIS CON/ABLE ,DE ,LACY & HIS HEIRS = EV]4 ,NEI!R GRANTEE W\LD YIELD HIS CLAIM4 ,DE ,LACY 9VIT$ ,O',RORKE TO TALK IT OV] AMICABLY1 = :I* PURPOSE !Y MET ON A HILL-TOP1 AS WAS USUAL 9 SU* TETE-A-TETES1 TO GU>D AGA9/ TREA*]Y1 ) SOME >M$ RETA9]S ( EA* ( ! DISPUTANTS 9 SI<T4 ,DUR+ ! 9T]VIEW ,O',RORKE BECAME EXCIT$ & RAIS$ HIS H& 'A A ?REAT5+ GE/URE4 ,?IS WAS ! SIGNAL TO LIE ,LACY'S M51 :O RU%$ TO ! SPOT & SLEW ,O',RORKE BE=E HIS FOLL[]S C\LD COME TO ! RESCUE4 ,A DAY OR TWO LAT] ,O',RORKE'S HEAD DECORAT$ ! NOR!RN GATE ( ,DUBL9 CITY1 HIS BODY BE+ GIBBET$ ON ! ADJO9+ WALL1 NECK D[NW>D2 & ,DE ,LACY ASSUM$ ! TITLES ( LORD ( ,MEA? & ,BREFFNI ,DE ,LACY RUL$ ,IREL&1 OR AS MU* AS HE C\LD GET AT1 = MANY YE>S ) A R$ ( IRON4 ,! ,IRI% /YL$ HIM 0 K+ ( ! =EIGN]S10 :I* OCCASION$ HIS RECALL 9 #a#a#h#d2 BUT HIS UNRIVAL$ QUALITIES--I4E41 CAPACITY = RU?LESS SLAU<T] & :OLESALE EVICTION-NECESSITAT$ HIS RE/ORATION AFT] A FEW MON?S4 ,HE WAS AGA9 RECALL$ BY ,K+ ,JOHN1 :O ALSO WAS OBLIG$ TO REAPPO9T HIM 9 DEFAULT ( A WORSE MAN4 ,HIS G5IUS = RUL+ WAS PRECI\S TO HIS ROYAL MA/]S1 NOT ONLY = ! PURPOSE ( ROOT+ \T ! SPIRIT ( NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE1 BUT ALSO = ! CURB+ ( ! ,NORMAN SETTL]S1 :O AT TIMES =GOT !Y W]E SUBJECT TO ,5GLI% LAWS1 & ASSUM$ ! MANN]S ( ! PEOPLE !Y W]E S5T TO 5?RALL$1 9 SOME CASES BECOM+ 0 MORE ,IRI% ?AN ! ,IRI% !MSELVES40 ,?IS DID NOT SUIT ,5GL&'S POLICY1 SO LAW AFT] LAW1 CULM9AT+ 9 ! 9FAM\S ,/ATUTE ( ,KILK5NY1 WAS PASS$ TO PREV5T A FRI5DLY FUSION ( TIRE RACES4  

,IT WAS BY A /RANGE IRONY ( FATE ?AT ,JOHN1 ( ALL ! ,5GLI% MON>*S1 %\LD HAVE BE5 ! ONLY ONE TO METE \T JU/ICE TO ! ,IRI%1 & ?IS HE DID BECAUSE HE LI/5$ TO !IR DEM&S & SETTL$ !IR CLAIMS IRRESPECTIVE ( ! COLONI/S ) :OM HE HAPP5$ TO BE AT DAGG]S DRAWN1 BECAUSE !Y HAD %ELT]$ SOME ( HIS RECUSANT B>ONS :5 !Y FL$ TO ,IREL& TO ESCAPE HIS FURY4 ,IT IS PITIFUL TO ?9K H[ LONG YE>S ( 9JU/ICE MU/ HAVE BROK5 & DEGRAD$ ! SPIRIT ( ! ,IRI% *IEFTA9S SO AS TO MAKE !M SUE AT ! FEET ( ?IS VILE K+1 :O 9 HIS BOYHOOD HAD PLUCK$ !IR BE>DS & SPAT 9TO !IR FACES :5 HE HAD COME AMONG !M AS HIS FA!R'S DEPUTY4 ,LU/ = P[]1 TOO1 WAS /RANGL+ !IR NATIONALISM1 ,! SPL5DID OPPORTUNITY = REVOLT :I* CAME DUR+ ! LONG M9ORITY ( ,H5RY ,ILL41 WAS LO/ ?R\< ! 9ABILITY ( ! PEOPLE TO UNITE 9 ! COMMON CAUSE4 ,H5RY'S M9I/]S CONT5T$ !MSELVES ) FOLL[+ ! L9ES M>K$ \T1 & PURSU+ ! 0 ,DIVIDE & ,CONQU] 0 POLICY1 9T]F]+ ONLY :5 ! 9T]NAL /RUGGLES ( ! *IEFS HAD LEFT !M WEAK & DEF5SELESS4 ,! K+DOM ( ,MUN/] AT ?IS TIME (F]S A /RIK+ EXAMPLE ( ?IS POLICY4 ,DIVISION WAS S[N 9 ! ,O',BRI5 FAMILY BY CONFIRM+ ! Y\NG] SON ( ! LATE K+ 9 ! LORD%IP ( ,?OMOND1 ! RI*E/ APPANAGE ( ! ,CR[N1 ?US LEAV+ ! ELDE/ BRO!R ) BUT ! B>R5 TITLE ( K+1 ,EA* WAS SECRETLY FLATT]$ ) PROMISES ( SUPPORT AGA9/ ! O!R1 & BY ALT]NATELY WORK+ ON !IR HOPES & FE>S BO? W]E = MANY YE>S KEPT UTT]LY DEP5D5T4 ,A LAT] G5]ATION ( ! ,?OMOND ,O',BRI5S EXP]I5C$ A DA/>DLY ATTEMPT TO WRE/ FROM !M !IR BROAD L&S4 ,?OMAS DE ,CL>E HAD LONG COVET$ !M1 & DESIR$ BY !IR POSSESSION TO RIVAL ! FAM\S ,G]ALD9ES 9 ,MUN/]4 ,HE HAD NOT SUCCE$$ 9 ESP\S+ A POSSIBLE HEIRESS1 BUT BE HAD CONDESC5D$ TO BE GOSSIP 7I4E41 GODFA!R1 A V]Y SACR$ RELATION%IP 9 ?OSE DAYS7 TO ,O',BRI5 ,ROE1 ! LORD ( ,?OMOND4 ,BACK$ BY ! ,KILD>E ,FITZG]ALD 7AN ANCE/OR ( ! PRES5T ,DUKE ( ,LE9/]71 HE M>*$ 9TO ,MUN/] AT ! HEAD ( A L>GE =CE4 ,O',BRI51 UNCONSCI\S ( !IR MISSION1 & 9NOC5T ( ALL (F5SE1 W5T TO MEET HIS GODPAPA1 ) BUT A FEW FOLL[]S4 ,?IS LAMB-LIKE CONFID5CE WAS REW>D$ BY HIS BE+ TI$ BETWE5 TWO HORSES & TORN 9 PIECES4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ C[$ BY SU* AN ATROCI\S ACT ALL ,MUN/] ROSE 9 >MS TO AV5GE IT1 & ! 9VAD]S W]E UTT]LY DEFEAT$ NE> ,5NIS 7#a#b#g#g74 ,FITZG]ALD & ,DE ,CL>E TOOK REFUGE 9 A NEI<BOR+ *UR*1 :I* WAS PROMPTLY BURN$ OV] !IR HEADS4 ,!Y SURR5D]$1 & ) A G5]OSITY ALMO/ 9CR$IBLE ! SON ( ?O MURD]$ PR9CE P]MITT$ !M TO BE RANSOM$ 9 ACCORDANCE TO ! ANCI5T ,KELTIC CU/OM ?AT =BADE ! %$D+ ( BLOOD = BLOOD4 ,! ,DO ,CL>ES P]SI/$ 9 !IR ATTEMPTS ON ,?OMOND UP TO ! YE> ,ISIS1 :5 AFT] A S]IES ( FAILURES ?IS BRAN* ( ! H\SE ( ,GL\CE/] BECAME HAPPILY EXT9CT 9 ! L&4  

,UL/] ?R\<\T HAD BE5 ! /RON<OLD ( ! ISL&4 ,H]E1 FROM TIME TO TIME1 A H]O /OOD UP TO MAKE BOLD EF=TS = ! RESUSCITATION ( HIS C\NTRY'S DY+ LIB]TIES4 ,9 ! TIME ( ,5GL&'S FIR/ SOD SECOND ,$W>DS1 ! H]O ( ! ,NOR? WAS ,DONALD ,O',NEIL4 ,= TW5TY YE>S HE DEFI$ ! 5CROA*M5TS ( ,RI*>D DE ,BUR<1 UPON :OM ! E>LDOM ( ,UL/] HAD BE5 CONF]R$1 BUT LIKE SO MANY O!RS ( HIS FELL[S ! 5JOYM5T ( ! DIGNITIES W]E SOME:AT DELAY$ BY ! MAN 9 POSSESSION4 ,O',NEIL SAW ?AT ! ONLY HOPE LAY 9 A UNION ( ! V>I\S K+DOMS1 & KNEW ?AT ! MIS]ABLE JEAL\SIES ( ! *IEFS W\LD NEV] LET ?AT UNION TAKE PLACE UND] ONE ( !MSELVES' PUTT+ ASIDE HIS [N RI<TS TO & ABILITIES = ! LEAD]%IP1 HE PROPOS$ ?AT ,$1 ,BRUCE %\LD BE (F]$ ! CR[N ( ,IREL& ON ! CONDITION ( TAK+ COMM& ( ! COMB9$ =CES4 ,! REC5T VICTORY ( ,ROB]T ,BRUCE OV] ! ,5GLI% AT ,BANNOCKBURN 9VE/$ HIS BRO!R ,$W>D ) A HALO ( BORR[$ GLORY4 ,BRUCE CAME OV] ) A CONSID]ABLE FOLL[+1 WAS ACCEPT$1 & WAS CR[N$ AT ,DUNDALK ) ALL ! ANCI5T HONORS4 ,BUT HE DID NOT POSSESS ANY ( ! QUALITIES NE$FUL TO HIS POSITION4 0,HIS RA%NESS 9 BATTLE1 9TRACTABILITY & TOTAL DISREG>D ( ! PREJUDICES ( ! PEOPLE 0 :O HAD 9VIT$ HIM TO REIGN OV] !M SOON QU5*$ ! >D5T 5?USIASM ) :I* LIE HAD BE5 RECEIV$4 ,HIS UNDISCIPL9$ SOLDI]S W]E P]MITT$ TO PLUND] FRI5D & FOE 9DISCRIM9ATELY1 & TO LAY WA/E ! L& ?R\< :I* !Y PASS$4 ,VICTORY ATT5D$ HIS >MS AT FIR/1 !N CAME REV]SES1 & A DISA/R\S RETREAT ?R\< FAM9E-/RICK5 REGIONS4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME ! ,IRI% PEASANTS FELT ! HORRORS ( FAM9E & ITS TW9-SI/]1 PE/IL5CE1 & CURSES ON ! ,SCOT :O BR\<T !SE ,DEW ,WOES UPON !M FILL$ ! AIR4 ,$W>D ,BRUCE FELL 9 BATTLE NE> ,DUNDALK1 ! =M] SC5E ( HIS TRIUMPHANT CORONATION1 & HIS DEA? ! OLD *RONICL]S TELL US WAS REG>D$ AS A NATIONAL B5EFIT4 ,DONALD ,O',NEIL WAS EXIL$ = A TIME FROM HIS K+DOM ( ,TYRONE1 BUT RETURN$ UNOPPOS$ TO 5D HIS DAYS !RE- ,HIS =TUNES W]E IRRETRIEVABLY %ATT]$1 SOD HIS NAME DIMM$ BY ASSOCIATION ) ?AT ( ,$W>D ,BRUCE4 ,LAT] ON LIE TOOK UP HIS P5 9 BEHALF ( HIS PEOPLE4 ,AL>M$ BY ! TEMPOR>Y SUCCESS ( ,BRUCE1 ! ,5GLI% K+ HAD OBTA9$ ! 9FLU5CE ( ,POPE ,JOHN ,X,X,I,I4 9 HIS BEHALF ) ! ,IRI% CL]GY4 ,TO ! ,PAPAL RESCRIPTS ! FOLL[+ PA!TIC REPLY ( ,O',NEIL'S HAS BE5 PRES]V$ 3 0,!Y 0 7! ,5GLI%7 0 OBLIGE US BY OP5 =CE TO GIVE UP TO !M \R H\SES & \R L&S1 & TO SEEK %ELT] LIKE WILD BEA/S UPON ! M\NTA9S1 9 WOODS1 M>%ES1 & EAVES4 ,EV5 !RE WE >E NOT SECURE AGA9/ !IR FURY1 !Y EV5 5VY US ?OSE DRE>Y & T]RIBLE ABODES2 !Y >E 9CESSANT & UNREMITT+ 9 !IR PURSUIT AFT] US1 5DEAVOR+ TO *ASE US FRONT AMONG !M2 !Y LAY CLAIM TO EV]Y PLACE 9 :I* !Y CAN DISCOV] US ) UNW>RANT$ AUDACITY ,& 9JU/ICE2 !Y ALLEGE ?AT ! :OLE K+DOM BELONGS TO !M1 & ?AT AN ,IRI%MAN HAS NO LONG] A RI<T TO REMA9 9 HIS [N C\NTRY40 ,SU* WAS ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS \TSIDE ,5GLI% JURISDICTION 9 ,IREL& 9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! F\RTE5? C5TURY4 ,)9 ! PALE0 NO MAN ( ,IRI% ORIG9 C\LD SUE 9 AN ,5GLI% C\RT1 NO ,IRI%MAN C\LD MAKE A LEGAL WILL1 HIS PROP]TY WAS APPROPRIAT$ BY HIS ,5GLI% NEI<BORS1 & ! MURD] ( AN ,IRI%MAN WAS NOT EV5 A FELONY PUNI%ABLE BY A F9E4 

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