1 / 6

Aodh Rua’s (Red Hugh’s) Escape

Aodh Rua’s (Red Hugh’s) Escape adapted from Pathways in History by Ó Loingsigh, Colm, The Educational Company, no ISBN, pp 41-4. The scene of Red Hugh’s imprisonment: Dublin Castle in the sixteenth century (above) - What is on top of the gate? - and today (below).

rufin
Télécharger la présentation

Aodh Rua’s (Red Hugh’s) Escape

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Aodh Rua’s (Red Hugh’s) Escape adapted from Pathways in History by Ó Loingsigh, Colm, The Educational Company, no ISBN, pp 41-4 The scene of Red Hugh’s imprisonment: Dublin Castle in the sixteenth century (above) -What is on top of the gate? - and today (below). Counties mentioned in the story – Donegal, Dublin, Wicklow

  2. About 400 years ago Elizabeth I was queen of England. She also ruled a large part of Ireland. She wanted to rule it all. But some of the Irish chiefs would not give in to Elizabeth. The O’Donnells in Donegal were very strong. They held out against Elizabeth. The English thought of a plan. They would kidnap Aodh Rua O’Donnell, the fifteen-year-old son of the chieftain. They would hold him hostage. That would force the O’Donnells to obey. One day Aodh Rua and his friends were walking near Lough Swilly. They saw a splendid ship sail into the Lough. Word was sent that the sailors had ale and wine for sale. The boys went on board the ship. They were made very welcome. They had a good time talking to the sailors. At last they got up to go back on shore again. But they could not get out. The doors were locked. And the ship was moving! It was all a trick. The boys had been kidnapped.

  3. They were taken to Dublin Castle and put in prison. Aodh Rua spent four years in his cold and dreary cell. Once he tried to escape. But he was caught and brought back to the Castle. He was tied up in chains after that. Then some friends got a rope and some files into the prison. Aodh Rua began to cut through his chains. On Christmas Eve, Aodh Rua, with Henry and Art O’Neill, saw a chance to escape. They got out through a window and let themselves down with the rope. A friend waited for them outside the Castle. The four of them ran through the streets of Dublin and out towards the mountains. Then Henry O’Neill got lost. The others could not find him. They were afraid they would get caught so they had to go on without him.

  4. They reached the mountains. It was snowing heavily. They had no warm clothes and their bodies ached with the cold. Every mile became harder and more painful. But they walked on towards Wicklow. Art O’Neill was very weak. He had to lean on the other two. But after a while they could carry him no further. Aodh Rua and Art rested in the shelter of a rock and their friend set off for the home of a chieftain called Fiach Mac Hugh O’Byrne in Glenmalure. When Fiach Mac Hugh heard about Aodh Rua and Art, he sent out his men to find them. The men found them at last and they were like sods of earth covered up with snow. Art O’Neill died there on the mountains. Aodh Rua was brought to Glenmalure. He had frostbite and was cold and worn out. But after some time he was well enough to go back to his own people in Donegal. The O’Donnells were very happy to have him back home again. They had not given in to Elizabeth. The plot had failed.

More Related