CHAPTER VIII

Irish Victory of the Yellow Ford, Called the Bannockburn of Ireland[145]

CHAPTER IX

How O’Neill Baffled Essex—O’Donnell’s Victory of the Curlew Mountains[149]

CHAPTER X

King Philip Sends Envoys to O’Neill—The Earl of Mountjoy Lord Deputy[153]

CHAPTER XI

Ireland’s Fortunes Take a Bad Turn—Defeat of O’Neill and O’Donnell at Kinsale[158]

CHAPTER XII

Sad Death of O’Donnell in Spain—Heroic Defence of Dunboy[166]