The famous cities of Ireland . XI BELFAST 313 the partition of the ONeill inheritance, which tookplace at the end of Elizabeths reign, Chichester gotan ample share about Belfast, yet he was not contentwith it. In what was called Upper Clandeboye, theterritory stretching south of Belfast into CountyDown about the Castlereagh hills, some of the lesserONeill chieftains had taken the English side, andthey were legally immune from confiscation. It wasChichesters interest to pick a quarrel with Sir ConONeill, and he was not scrupulous as to his Cons only chance of saving something was to
The famous cities of Ireland . XI BELFAST 313 the partition of the ONeill inheritance, which tookplace at the end of Elizabeths reign, Chichester gotan ample share about Belfast, yet he was not contentwith it. In what was called Upper Clandeboye, theterritory stretching south of Belfast into CountyDown about the Castlereagh hills, some of the lesserONeill chieftains had taken the English side, andthey were legally immune from confiscation. It wasChichesters interest to pick a quarrel with Sir ConONeill, and he was not scrupulous as to his Cons only chance of saving something was toassign half of what he held to two Scotch gentlemen,the brothers Montgomery, of Braidstone. Ultimatelythey became purchasers of what was left to ONeill,and many Scots came as tenants under them—tenantsof vacant lands. Chichesters work had beenthorough; he had pursued successfully a policy ofextermination. He himself wrote : I spare neitherhouse, corn, nor creature, none of any quality, age,or sex whatsoever, besides many bur
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