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Written by John McCullagh
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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1596 Sir Hugh Magennis of
Iveagh ceased to pay the ancient tribute to The O’Neill called “Bonought” and
took his lands instead by letters patent from the Crown: Magennis 'coronation stone' at Warrenpoint redundant
 Hugh O'Neill
1594-1603 Nine Years War
1612 A charter of incorporation
was granted to the Town of Newry under the title
of the “Provost, Free Burgesses and Commonalty of the town of Newry”
James I granted the Lordship of
Newry, with the manors of Mourne, Greencastle and Carlingford to Marshall
Bagenal, in fee, to him and his descendants for ever – who ‘restored the
castle, rebuilt the town and peopled it with Protestant settlers
1641 Lands held by Sir Hugh
Magennis (see above) became forfeit to the Crown and were granted to William
Hawkins.
Rise in North Down of James Montgomery
and James Hamilton
1642 Munroe took Newry by storm
1663 The Duke of Ormond erected
a castle at Narrowwater
1689 Newry burned by the Duke
of Berwick after his retreat from Duke Schomberg – only the castle and six
houses remained
........ final 'Dates' to follow ..........
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