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term of comparison with, other and better known accounts of the Irish 

 of the period considered. 



In order to better understand both the narrative and the bearing of 

 Cuellar's remarks concerning the inhabitants, it is necessary to have a 

 clear idea of the districts which he traversed or stayed in. l^ow, 

 whether through design on his part, or through his ignorance of, and 

 indifference as to, the names of the localities which formed the stages 

 of his journeys, it is at first very difficult to make out either where his 

 vessel (the " San Pedro") was wrecked, or from what port he finally 

 escaped to Scotland. Fortunately, other documents cited by Duro 

 throw some light on the first point, that is, the locality where 

 Cuellar's ship was wrecked. In following up the narrative of what 

 happened to the different ships which were wrecked, Duro furnishes 

 the following details (pp. 120, 121, vol. i.) : — 



"The vessels which on passing through the Canal of the 

 Orcades (Orkneys) did not succeed in getting as far to the 

 westward as did these {i. e. the ships which reached Santander 

 and the Cantabrian ports), and those vessels which by reason 

 of their defective build did not work well under sail, were all 

 driven on the coast of Ireland. Eecalde and Aramburu risked 

 putting into an unknown port, with two other vessels which 

 were there lost, without it being possible to save more than 

 the crew of one of them.''^ 



" The Admiral's ship (Recalde's), with several others, cast 

 into the coast of Dingle Cush (Dingle-i-Cush) --= Dingle 

 (anciently Dangean-ni-Cushey = the castle of Hussey)."- 



" Three great ships of 900 tons, being the Admiral's, wbose 

 name is John Martines de Eicaldo, ride at anchor betwixt the 

 Fereter's main island and the shore (Ferreter's Castle, near 

 Sibyl Head, north of Dingle Bay)."^ 



" And in the seven ships which lay at Eaviskeith on Thomond 

 side, whereof two were lost and one burnt, was the galleon 

 ' St. John,' wherein went Martinus de Eecaldus, admiral 

 of the whole fleet, who put to sea the same day the Duke 

 did."* 



The " Jerona" gaUey was repaired as well as possible, but the 



1 Compare State Papers, Ireland, 1588-92, p. 39, vol. cxxxvi. 41, i. 



2 Compare State Papers, Ireland, 1588-92, p. 42, vol. cxxxvi. 43, x. 

 5 Compare State Papers, Ireland, 1589-92, p. 49, vol. exxxvii. 



* Sir R. Bingham to the Lord Deputy, 1588. Sept. 21, Shrowle. 



