tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107679.post8172816298447777013..comments2024-03-13T10:40:39.121+00:00Comments on The Reverend Garibaldi McFlurry: Book Review: God's ExecutionerGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04452898471070875871noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107679.post-36976659809351270722011-12-12T12:43:32.183+00:002011-12-12T12:43:32.183+00:00One of the quirks of history is that the Cromwelli...One of the quirks of history is that the Cromwellian campaigns saw two bishops of Clogher fighting on opposite sides of the conflict. The Roman Catholic bishop, Heber MacMahon, was general of the rebel forces after the death of Con O'Neill. After three months however, he was defeated at Scariffhollis near Letterkenny and taken prisoner. The bishop was hanged on the Broadmeadow, Enniskillen, then beheaded and his head impaled on a spike at the Castle in 1650. His Church of Ireland counterpart, Bishop Henry Jones, was scoutmaster of Cromwell's army, and later presented the book of Kells to Trinity College.<br />From the cache of the Diocese of Clogher Macartan 1500 websiteBryan Kerrnoreply@blogger.com