ArXUOllS AUTHOBIOGEAPHY. 



portion having marched on Tanderagee, took it hy storm, 

 while the other marched on Armagh and I^ewry, and did 

 the same with both these places. At the memorable 

 battle of Beubiirb, on the 5th of June, 1646, Owen Roe 

 0']S"eill gave charge of the Irish banners to the O'Han- 

 lons, whom he called the regal standard bearers of 

 Ireland, and with 5,000 foot, and 500 horse, he 

 completely routed General Monroe's army of 6,000 foot, 

 and 800 horse. This is recorded as the hardest and 

 bloodiest battle ever contested in Ireland. In 1650, 

 Sir George Monroe, who was then in Ulster fighting 

 against the Eishop of Down, Lord Enniskillen, and the 

 O'Hanlons, reported very unfavorably to Cromwell of 

 the state of that country, and Cromwell replied that all 

 those found in arms against his authority should, without 

 exception, be put to the sword. In a battle fought 

 shortly afterwards, the Bishop of Down and Lord 

 Enniskillen were slain, whereupon the O'Hanlons were 

 obliged to fly to the woods and mountains for shelter. 

 An order was then issued by the tyrant Cromwell, that 

 two brothers of the O'Hanlons — who were always first 

 in battle— should be taken dead or alive, and they 

 hearing of it, decided on going to Munster, which they 

 did, and arrived at a x)lace called Parrahy, near Kil- 

 dorrery, in the county of Cork, where one of them 

 remained. The other brother (from wliom I claim 

 descent,) proceeded on to Mallow, and tlicnce to Grcnagh, 

 where he resided for some time, but finally settled m 

 the parish of Donoughmore, county Cork. 



