under construction. I have a lot of material to
publish to this section yet.
The Haugh
line leads to Louth and then dies out
Colonel
Richard Boles (Louth) - killed in Alton church in a heroic stand against
the King's enemies
Sir
John Bolle , Hero of Cadiz, Commander in Ireland, Governor of Kinsale and
his "Ballad of the Spanish Lady"
First mention in
Ireland is Oct. 18, 1596 ("Sir John North and Sir John Bowles, with
their foot companies, each 100 strong, came to the camp." and also
November 1st, 1596.--"This night, at the
setting of the watch, six soldiers of Sir John Bowles and Sir Thomas
North's companies, which had run away from their colours, were put
to cast the dice for their lives, and one of Sir Thomas North's
company, who cast least, was executed."
from the
Journal of Sir William Russell, Lord Deputy, MS 612, Lambeth Palace)
at the English military camp at Ballinacor, co. Wicklow. Next
mentioned in 1600 at Dunnalong Fort, co. Tyrone.
See
Sir John Bolles at
Dunnalong Fort
