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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Irish soldiers in the Spanish Army, Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno, Ricardo Wall, Redmond Burke, Baron Leitrim, Alonso de Ribera, Francisco de Carvajal, Alejandro O'Reilly, Owen Roe O'Neill, Jeronimo Giron-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarilas, Franz Joseph, Marquis de Lusignan, Garcilaso de la Vega, Julio Mangada, Patrick O'Neill, 1st Count of Tyrone, Luis Firmin de Carvajal, Conde de la Union, Alonso Garcia de Ramon, Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare, Cristobal de Onate, Pablo Morillo, Pedro Fajardo, Gines de Lillo, Alonso de Contreras, Bernardino de Rebolledo, Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, William Lamport, Hugh Dubh O'Neill, Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon, Diego Garcia de Paredes, Samuel ibn Naghrela, Nicolas Estevanez, Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Nepomuceno de la Cerda, Juan de Urbieta, John Sherlock, Francisco Grau, Garret Barry, William Burke, Lord of Bealatury, Philip O'Sullivan Beare, Diego Gonzalez Montero Justiniano, Ygnacio Coronel, Lope de Ulloa y Lemos, Bernardo OConnor, Pedro de Rivera y Villalon, Pedro Hernandez de Cordova, Pere de Montagut, Juan de la Jaraquemada, Gerolamo Caracciolo, Francisco Cabello y Mesa. Excerpt: Murrough McDermod O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin and 6th Baron Inchiquin (1614-1674), was known as Murchadh na dToitean ("of the conflagrations"). O'Brien studied war in the Spanish service and fought against the confederate Catholics on the outbreak of the Irish rebellion. He was made governor of Munster in 1642 and had some small success, but was hampered by lack of funds. Sidney Lee states that he outwitted the Irish leader, Donough MacCarty, 2nd Viscount Muskerry, with threats and promises O'Brien persuaded Muskerry to delay attacking the garrisons at Cappoquin and Lismore until a truce was brokered by a representative of King...
