. History of the Queen's County . al (though, his well-wisher) grew mighty discontented, and commanded Colonel Farrelland Colonel Roger McGuires regiments to take that castle. WithPigott were six score musketeers, w(>ll a]-)pointed, the house strongenough as was thought for such aparty. No sooner did tliis partyarrive at the fort, and merely advancing, thnn a volley of shotissuer! from the castle, whereof one McAllen, a caplairi of Roger See Letter of Oniinnd, dated Dublin was a member (if the Supreme , the 24th of (^rtnber, 1646.—Carte Sec journal of the Kildare Archeolo- ihi
. History of the Queen's County . al (though, his well-wisher) grew mighty discontented, and commanded Colonel Farrelland Colonel Roger McGuires regiments to take that castle. WithPigott were six score musketeers, w(>ll a]-)pointed, the house strongenough as was thought for such aparty. No sooner did tliis partyarrive at the fort, and merely advancing, thnn a volley of shotissuer! from the castle, whereof one McAllen, a caplairi of Roger See Letter of Oniinnd, dated Dublin was a member (if the Supreme , the 24th of (^rtnber, 1646.—Carte Sec journal of the Kildare Archeolo- ihid., p. v>- .^iral Society, vol. iv., p. 2fjo. •See Bellings Narrative, Kc.,— « ?,ee Owen Roe ONeill, by J. F. p. 48. Taylor, p. 204. *^ See iMeehans Confederation of Kil- The of this castle are yet to be kenny, chap, vii., p. iqfi. seen on a considerable elevation, near the ^Herald Op Fitzgerald of Morett former old iliurch of Dvsart Knos, ami Castle, lliijh Sheriff of the Queens (o., not far from RliNUCCINI. THE I/TH CENTURY—CONTINUliU—1645-4S. 525 McGuires regiment, was killed; hereby growui}^ discontent, advancingtowards the haggard whence (as the ill-luck of the defendants wouldhave it), the wmd with a good blast did blow towards the castle,Farrell commanded to set the same on fire, the nuisketeers i)laying stillon the enemy, the pikemen carrying on the ponits of tlieir pikes lightedsheaves, throwing them as thick as hail into tin- castle windows, andthrusting armed men to oppose if any offered to ciuench the angry})rogress thereof, enkindled also the castle door through tlie grate, sothat the defendants could act no sc-rvice, werr all smoked and return-ing to corners, as from the fury of bodi fire and sword, wereslaughtered within before any entered lln door, such outcries wereheard within as if on doomsday.^ Bry(Mi Oge ODwyne, a rankPuritan, a brother-in-law of said I-igoli, and chief mov(T of his(? obstinacy, ran to the castU^ dor)r,
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