Baltinglass rebellion

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Baltinglass rebellion (1580–1). James Eustace, Viscount Baltinglass, led this Catholic revolt in the Pale with support from his family's traditional enemy, Feagh MacHugh O'Byrne, who defeated Lord Deputy Grey at Glenmalure. Fearing widespread conspiracy, Grey overreacted and arrested Kildare and Delvin, who had earlier refused Baltinglass support. A secondary revolt by William Nugent, Delvin's brother, encouraged the sort of conspiracy which Grey had originally feared. Fifteen Palesmen, including the uninvolved Nicholas Nugent, were executed. Rebel lands were given to Grey's servants, cronies, and army captains; Baltinglass and Nugent fled to the Continent.

Hiram Morgan

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