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| | Historical Account of the Castle of Lea, Queen's County - Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy |
 | | By this opposition of his brave and faithful servant, O'Moore escaped, and the castle of Lea was taken possession of by the Lord Deputy, and retained for the Crown, but the garrison being at length all withdrawn, the O'Dempseys' and O'Connors' took possession of it. |
 | | In the year 1554, the Lord Deputy, Thomas, Earl of Sussex, having re-conquered from the O'Meara's, O'Dempsey's and O'Connor's, Lea, Offalia, Irrac, and Glenmalire, the castle of Lea was taken possession of for the Crown. |
 | | On the morrow, however, the siege was raised by Lord Lisle, son to the Earl of Leicester, and the courageous lady delivered from her honourable, but dangerous and unpleasant post. |
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