Emily Lawless, Maelcho

Catherine Smith (Other)

Ed. by Anne Markey, Dublin City University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.4: Irish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Paul Delaney (Trinity College Dublin), Anne Markey (Dublin City University), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin), Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1894

Places

Ireland, Republic of (Eire) (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Prose Fiction Narrative

Resources

Maelcho was published in London by Smith, Elder, and Co., in 1894. It is an historical novel, set in Ireland, and concerned with resistance to Tudor conquest. Its narrative is concerned with the period of the second Desmond Rebellion (1579-83), which began in the province of Munster, and is called after its leader, Gerald Fitzgerald, the 14^th earl of Desmond. James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, a cousin of the earl, landed in Ireland in July 1579 with a small force of Irish, Spanish and Portuguese troops. Despite Fitzmaurice’s untimely death, the rebellion gathered momentum, the Earl of Desmond assumed its leadership, and Munster became engulfed by war. The Lord Deputy of Ireland, Arthur Grey, responded by destroying …

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Citation: Smith, Catherine . "Maelcho". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 February 2013 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=34890, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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