Owen Roe Oneill

hat he would be with them on notice of that day. And Owen had told him that he had seen Cardinal Richelieu twice that year, and had comfortable and hopeful promises from him. And Ever MacMahon told us that Owen had always depended on French aid more than other. For, said he, I remember shortly after the Isle of Rhe enterprise (1629), being in the Low Countries I heard for certain that the colonel did send to France to the marshall then commanding, and he received answer that they were willing and eager, but there were Italian wars afoot, which, when settled, they should see what could be done. But these wars lasted long, and the enterprise for that time failed. Later in the month Mr. Moore came to me and told me that another messenger had come from Owen Roe, ordering the rising without delay, and to let him know fourteen days before hand, and he would be with us. And, said Mr. Moore, time is not to be over-slipped. Then we arranged the plan for seizing the castle. Sir Phelim, Mr. Moore, Captain O'Neill, Ever MacMahon, and myself did fix on the 23rd of October, being that the day, which was Saturday, was the market day, on which day there should be less notice taken of people up and down the streets." Roger O'Moore now made way for the chief to whom henceforth he gave his whole allegiance. The strength of the new movement lay in the leader abroad. Neither Roger O'Moore nor Lord Maguire nor Sir Phelim were military men. Of " the Five " who met to plan the attack on Dub...