Cromwell and Drogheda - I

In the fall of 1649, Ireland was in full rebellion against England.

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[MyLalinea]

do i see the mouth of the draiwing king moving?

[Noddy1690]

@Paulsixsmith Your an idiot if you believe everything which a RC bishop says.

[vivascargill]

Let'a not forget Wexford at least Ireton died!! also the brave Englisman like Walwyn who opposed this slaughter

[boosra]

Anyways, its interesting that at one stage he was enforcing the power of a republic in an Ireland predominately fighting for the British King.

History is a lot more complicated than your average modern bigot would like it to be.

[boosra]

I think y'all should not rage too much about Cromwells behaviour in Ireland, or try and excuse it.

Whatever the details, its clear he was a pretty ruthless motherfucker, so its unfair to expect an Irishman to have any kind of affinity for the guy.

On the other hand, such ruthless motherfuckers were ten a penny back in the day, so its unfair to expect a British guy to be ashamed of the dude.

He was what he was - a distinctly unlikeable puritan dictator, but a distinctly formidable bloke.

[Paulsixsmith]

Can you name one eyewitness source that claims Cromwell was either involved in or ordered the deaths of non-combatants during his time in Ireland?

Easy old red face.

Bishop French.

[Paulsixsmith]

The

Catholic Bishop Nicholas French, who was near the town, gave a vivid account of

scourgings, tortures and hangings of unarmed priests, friars and civilians

LOL oliver you are a fool and an idiot. You seem to belive and take all your information from a discredited local historian. What a grade one idiot you truely are.

[Paulsixsmith]

I believe

all the friars were knocked promiscuously on the head but two; the one of which

was Fr Peter Taaff... whom the soldiers took and made an end of; the other was

taken in the round tower, under the repute of lieutenant, and when he understood

that the officers in the Tower had no quarter, he confessed he was a friar; but

that did not save him.

oliver cromwell

face a bit red olly?

[Paulsixsmith]

"Can you name one eyewitness source that claims Cromwell was either involved in or ordered the deaths of non-combatants"

Yes you clown olly. Cromwell himself order the death of non-combatant friars. Your face is so red olly.

[Paulsixsmith]

"We robbed the Irish people of their language and their literature, and we attempted to rob them of their Church. We colonised Ireland - especially the north - with people loyal to the Crown and the Protestant faith, and we persecuted the native Irish when they would not conform to our religion. We drove Roman Catholics into exile, and killed thousands of men, women and children - and we invoked God as our justification"

Anglican canon Nicholas Frayling