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The Earl of Aberdeen, K.T.
THE VICEROYS OF IRELAND
THE STORY OF THE LONG LINE OF NOBLEMEN AND THEIR WIVES WHO HAVE RULED IRELAND AND IRISH SOCIETY FOR OVER SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS
BY
CHARLES O'MAHONY
WITH PHOTOGRAVURE FRONTISPIECE AND THIRTY-TWO OTHER PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON JOHN LONG, LIMITED NORRIS STREET, HAYMARKET MCMXII
TO MY WIFE
PREFACE
This is the first complete history of the viceroys of Ireland, the only other book on the subject being the late Sir John T. Gilbert's, which was published in 1864. But as he dealt with the viceroys between 1172 and 1509 only, his book has no claim to completeness. In common with all writers on Ireland, however, I must express my acknowledgments to Gilbert. His keen and discerning research work, covering the first two hundred years of the viceroyalty, has been of the utmost value to me.
Irish affairs appear certain to monopolize public and parliamentary attention this year, and on this account I think that the history of the men who have ruled Ireland for nearly seven hundred and fifty years will be read with interest.
Of the illustrations, that of Lord Aberdeen is from a photograph by M. Lafayette of Dublin and London, who has also supplied the photographs of Lady Aberdeen, Lords Dudley, Spencer, Londonderry, Cadogan, and Crewe, King Edward at the Dublin Exhibition, and those of the Viceregal Lodge, St. Patrick's Hall, and the Throne Room in Dublin Castle. All the other illustrations are from photographs of the originals in the National Portrait Gallery, Dublin.
CHARLES O'MAHONY
LONDON June, 1912
CONTENTS
PAGE CHAPTER I - - - - - - - - - - - 15 CHAPTER II - - - - - - - - - - - 28 CHAPTER III - - - - - - - - - - - 48 CHAPTER IV - - - - - - - - - - - 62 CHAPTER V - - - - - - - - - - - 71 CHAPTER VI - - - - - - - - - - - 86 CHAPTER VII - - - - - - - - - - - 103 CHAPTER VIII - - - - - - - - - - - 120 CHAPTER IX - - - - - - - - - - - 139 CHAPTER X - - - - - - - - - - - 161 CHAPTER XI - - - - - - - - - - - 173 CHAPTER XII - - - - - - - - - - - 188 CHAPTER XIII - - - - - - - - - - - 201 CHAPTER XIV - - - - - - - - - - - 216 CHAPTER XV - - - - - - - - - - - 229 CHAPTER XVI - - - - - - - - - - - 242 CHAPTER XVII - - - - - - - - - - - 261 CHAPTER XVIII - - - - - - - - - - - 271 CHAPTER XIX - - - - - - - - - - - 289 CHAPTER XX - - - - - - - - - - - 303 CHAPTER XXI - - - - - - - - - - - 313 CHAPTER XXII - - - - - - - - - - - 326 INDEX - - - - - - - - - - - - - 343
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING PAGE THE EARL OF ABERDEEN - - - - - - - - Frontispiece THE VICEREGAL LODGE, DUBLIN - - - - - - - 30 THE THRONE ROOM, DUBLIN CASTLE - - - - - - 42 ST. PATRICK'S HALL, DUBLIN CASTLE - - - - - 54 ROBERT DEVEREUX, EARL OF ESSEX - - - - - - 68 CHARLES BLOUNT, LORD MOUNTJOY - - - - - - 78 THOMAS WENTWORTH, EARL OF STRAFFORD - - - - - 84 JAMES BUTLER, FIRST DUKE OF ORMONDE - - - - - 86 OLIVER CROMWELL - - - - - - - - - - 90 ARTHUR, EARL OF ESSEX - - - - - - - - 100 LORD WHARTON - - - - - - - - - - - 130 JOHN, LORD CARTERET - - - - - - - - - 140 EARL OF CHESTERFIELD - - - - - - - - - 150 EARL OF HARRINGTON - - - - - - - - - 152 MARQUIS TOWNSHEND - - - - - - - - - 176 INSTALLATION BANQUET OF KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK - - 188 DUKE OF RUTLAND - - - - - - - - - - 192 EARL OF WESTMORELAND - - - - - - - - - 194 EARL FITZWILLIAM - - - - - - - - - - 200 MARQUIS CAMDEN - - - - - - - - - - 204 MARQUIS CORNWALLIS - - - - - - - - - 210 DUKE OF RICHMOND AND LENNOX - - - - - - - 214 EARL TALBOT - - - - - - - - - - - 218 MARQUIS WELLESLEY - - - - - - - - - 226 LORD MULGRAVE - - - - - - - - - - 240
EARL OF CLARENDON - - - - - - - - - 248 EARL OF EGLINTON AND WINTON - - - - - - - 256 EARL SPENCER - - - - - - - - - - - 280 LORD CREWE - - - - - - - - - - - 306 EARL CADOGAN - - - - - - - - - - - 310 LORD DUDLEY - - - - - - - - - - - 318 KING EDWARD CONVERSING WITH LORD ABERDEEN - - - 334 COUNTESS OF ABERDEEN - - - - - - - - 338