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Ifinds, money and cattle to fuch as would give him aid. Imme- 

 diately men of all forts, and from divers places, prepared tliem- 

 felves to embark for Ireland, under the command of Fitz-Stephen, 

 who had lately been enlarged from prifon by the mediation of" 

 Dermod with Rice, a king in Wales. This little army coiififted 

 of about three hundred horfemen and foot. 



With this fmall body Dermod did wonders, and being grown 

 provid with victory, gave great difcontent to the Englifli, many 

 of whom returned home. But in the year following (1169) 

 Earl Richard fent Raymond Le Grofs to Dermod's afliftance, 

 with a fmall fuite, promiling to follow with a confiderable army. 

 Accordingly, in 11 70, the Earl arrived at Waterford with fix- 

 teen hvindred foldiers. 



This confiderable reinforcement enabled Dermod not only to 

 fupprefs his rebellious fubjedls, but alfo to make war on the 

 neighbouring princes. Peace being once reflored, Dermod made 

 good his promifes, and the part of the country we are now de- 

 fcribing was parcelled out to the Britifh foldiers, who have 

 remained in quiet pofreflion of their atchievements unto this 

 day. 



This colony ' have preferved their ancient manners, cuftoms 

 and language j and fully occupying every inch of ground, the 

 natives could never obtain a re-eftablifhment therein. As popu- 

 lation encreafed, fome of the Englifh have been obliged to 

 remove into the neighbouring baronies within thefe fifty years, 

 and by an intercourfe with the Irifli, the language of thefe emi- 

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