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Tyrrell had established himself at "Tyrrell's Island" - a bog in
Westmeath, the exact location of which is not known - with a force of 400 men. Mountjoy besieged "Tyrrell's Island", but Tyrrell escaped and joined O'Neill in Ulster.
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Tyrrell, son of Richard. However, he may have been born in Spain, the son of Phillip Tyrrell and his Spanish wife.
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Tyrrell had a brother, William, who assisted him in negotiations with the English in 1600. He was also foster-brother to
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Tyrrell saw military service for the
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of Offaly, an Irish rebel known to the
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