John Perrot
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Sir John Perrot was a member of the Welsh gentry who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I of England during the Tudor conquest of Ireland. It was formerly speculated that he was an
The Achievement in Arms of Sir John Perrot, redrawn by the P-rr-tt Society from the description in The General Armory: "Crest: A parrot vert holding in the dexter claw a pear or, leaved ppr. Supporters – Dexter, an Ancient Briton armed and blazoned ppr.; sinister, a dragon gu. Motto – Amo ut invenio [I love as I find]".
Hugh Roe O'Donnell
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell II, also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell, was an Irish clan chief and leader of the confederacy of Irish lords during the Nine Years' War.
John Perrot
…by 1586 Perrot had brought Sorley Boy to a mutually beneficial submission. At about this time Perrot also sanctioned the kidnapping at Rathmullan of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Tanist to the Chief of the Name of Clan O'Donnell, (who was lured to a wine tasting on a merchant ship anchored in Lough Swilly and then sealed in a…
O'Donnell was imprisoned in Dublin Castle's Bermingham Tower.
O'Donnell's father-in-law, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, bribed officials to ensure the successful prison escape.
A cross marks the spot where Art MacShane O'Neill is said to have died
1885 illustration of O'Donnell's inauguration by John Dooley Reigh