Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish politician, courtier and soldier.
Watercolour after portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Early 18th-century view of the now demolished Talbot house at Carton Demesne; Talbot grew up here, later renaming it "Talbotstown" at the peak of his power.
Katherine and Charlotte, Talbot's daughters
The Duke of Ormond did not trust Talbot
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan was an Irish army officer. Fatally wounded at the Battle of Landen on 29 July 1693 while serving in the French Royal Army, he died of his injuries several weeks la
Portrait thought to be Sarsfield, now held in the Franciscan Library, Killiney
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II and Sarsfield's brother-in-law, who gave him a commission in his regiment
Tyrconnell; he and Sarsfield became bitter opponents over Jacobite policy in Ireland
The Battle of the Boyne, July 1690