The service of the Scottish mercenary forces in Ireland, from 1565-1603, with an account of the mercenary system in Ireland and of its effect on Scottish history

CHAPTER ONE: The Background of relationship between Scottish and Irish affairs (to c.1565)CHAPTER TWO: The Scottish Mercenary Forces of Turlough Luineach O'Neil in Ulster, and the service of the Scots in Connacht (1565-1575.)CHAPTER THREE: The service of the Scots in Munster and Ulster, and in Connacht during the second and third Clanricarde Rebellions. (1575-1581).CHAPTER FOUR: The Effect of the Composition in Connacht, Perrott's Failure in Antrim, and the suspected Implication of the Court of King James VI. in Irish Affairs. (1581-1586.)CHAPTER FIVE: The Growth of the Earl of Tyrone's Disaffection, his intrigues with the Scots, the last internal rebellion in Connacht, and the reaction on Irish affairs of the activities of the MacLeans. (1586 -1594).CHAPTER SIX: The MacLean Intrigue, Secret Service Nork in the Isles, and the Abortive Expedition of 1595 (1594- 1595).CHAPTER SEVEN: The successes of the Irish in Rebellion, the English suspicion of King James in that regard, and the course of the MacLean-MacDonald Feud in the Isles. (1596- 1598.)CHAPTER EIGHT: Continued Success of the Irish, and the Project of Employing Scots in the Service of queen Elizabeth. (1598 -1599)CHAPTER NINE. The Defeat,of the Irish at Kinsale, the Efforts of King James on Elizabeth's behalf, and the movements of .the Clan Donald in Antrim, (1600 -1601)CHAPTER TEN: aftermath. (1602 -1603