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in Dublin to clear up a misunderstanding in which it had mistakenly been believed O'Doherty had been plotting an uprising. Delvin's escape shattered the government's confidence even in loyal Gaelic lords like O'Doherty, who were suspected of being part of a conspiracy with Delvin and others. The
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nobility, remained loyal to the Crown, although at least one of his sons (with his knowledge if not his approval) took the rebels' side. Concerned that he was exposed to his enemies at Clonyn, the
Government sent a party to accompany him to
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community, his loyalty was sometimes questioned, especially after his opposition to the
Plantation of Ossory in the mid-1620s, but from 1608 onwards his allegiance to the Crown does not seem to have been seriously in doubt.
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Extensive primary and secondary sources related to
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in the
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in 1623-4, which he predicted correctly would be the forerunner to other and more extensive
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in 1603. The Crown's suspicions about his loyalty were fully justified: Delvin was implicated in the
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in 1613, which he opposed on the grounds that they would artificially increase the number of
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in 1621, a sign of the King's continued goodwill. As a leading spokesman for the
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and the Earl was captured. He was rescued, but attacked again near
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Ignatius (died 1671), who was a Colonel in the French service.
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John, the ancestor of the Austrian Counts Nugent von Westmeath
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Clonyn Castle, which the Earl built as the new family seat.
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Christopher pre-deceased his father leaving an only son
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following year an aggrieved O'Doherty and his followers
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MPs. He also objected to the proposed Plantation of
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