Siege of Glin Castle
The Siege of Glin Castle was undertaken between the 5th and 9th of July 1600 by the newly appointed Lord President of Munster, George Carew (assisted by the Earl of Thomond), in his summer campaign against the followers of James FitzThomas FitzGerald (The Súgan Earl), who had risen up against the English settlers during Tyrone's rebellion and laid claim to the title of Earl of Desmond. Among his allies was Edmund Fitzthomas Fitzgerald (known as Eamonn na gCath), Knight of Glin. The Súgan Earl's large army, which numbered up to 3,000 men had shadowed Carew's force on their progress to Glin and watched them closely upon their preparation of the siege but did not intervene due to disunity in their ranks. Thus the siege was permitted to proceed along normal lines with Carew's camp uninterrupted in their preparations after their arrival on the 5th of July. On the 7th of July, the Knight met with his relative, the Earl of Thomond who attempted to persuade him to order the castle's surrender, being shown the array of cannons and being informed him that Carew intended to execute his young son whom he held hostage.