Sir Walter Ralegh in Ireland (Classics of Irish History)

Ralegh's activities in Ireland, like the rest of his life, continue to fascinate. How incredible and unethical were his initial military exploits? How does his colonial activity in the New World compare with that in Ireland? How influential was he in shaping Queen Elizabeth I's Irish policy? This fascinating but little-known work, written by a controversial Irish-born British colonial governor and first published in 1883, is especially valuable today for its extensive reproduction of original sources connected with Ralegh's stay in Ireland, including many of his Irish letters. Edited by Thomas Herron. Sir John Pope Hennessy, born in Cork in 1834, was the first Roman Catholic Conservative Member of the British Parliament. Thanks to the support of Disraeli, he had a successful career as colonial administrator and became Governor of Sierra Leone, Barbados, Hong Kong and Mauritius.