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" That if there had been an earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion."! "
The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed - Page 117
by National cyclopaedia - 1884
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The Peerage of Ireland: Or, A Genealogical History of the Present ..., Volume 1

John Lodge - 1789 - 462 pages
...Cromwell law thele " prodigious improvements, which hft little expected to find " in Ireland, he declared, That if there had- been an Earl of " Cork in every Province, it would have been itnpojjible for the " Irijh to have rnifed a rebellion . And whilit he was cacry"...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1798 - 560 pages
...the prodigious improvements he had made, which he little expected to find in Ireland, he declared, that if there had been an earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impoffible for the Iriih to have raifed a rebellion [G]. He affected not places...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 534 pages
...the prodigious improvements he. had made, which he little expected to find in Ireland, he declared, that if there had been an earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion. his age when knighted, and...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 3

Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...consiliarius. When Cromwell witnessed his prodigious and unexpected improvements in Ireland, he declared that, ' if there had been an Earl of Cork in every province, there could have been no rebellion.' * Lord Cork, for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 544 pages
...the prodigious improvements he had made, which he little expected to find in Ireland, he declared, that if there had been an earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion. bis age when knighted, and...
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A New Universal Biography, Containing Interesting Accounts, Volume 5

John Platts - 1826 - 830 pages
...given by Cromwell, who, on surveying the vast improvements and useful works on his estates, declared, " that if there had been an earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion." The earl had fifteen children...
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Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen ..., Part 2

1829 - 304 pages
...carried on, at a great expense, prodigious improvements in various places ; which made Cromwell remark, that " if there had been an Earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion." He died at Youghall in 1643,...
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Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen ...

1829 - 188 pages
...carried on, at a great expense, prodigious improvements in various places ; which made Cromwell remark, that " if there had been an Earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion." He died at Youghall in 1643,...
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The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, Volume 7

1836 - 740 pages
...afterwards find this extraordinary testimony to his successful career as an improver. Cromwell declared that, " if there had been an Earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Iiish to have raised a rebellion.•• At the breaking out of...
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A General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1

John Gorton - 1838 - 822 pages
...Cromwell, who on surveying the improvements of the estates ot this nobleman, is said to have declared—" That if there had been an earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for the Irish to have raised a rebellion." Bat few persons trill oow...
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