The Earl of Hell and black Protestant

[Boisseau Maryvonne]

Can anybody tell me if Oliver Cromwell was nicknamed and referred to by Irish people as "The Earl of Hell" ? Or could this expression refer to any other famous Presbyterian Planter ? Is it linked to the phrase 'black Protestant' ? Has anybody got an idea about the origin of that expression ? Thanks a lot for answering my query.
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boisseauma@district-parthenay.fr

[John O'Beirne]

<br>: Can anybody tell me if Oliver Cromwell was nicknamed and referred to by Irish people as "The Earl of Hell" ? Or could this expression refer to any other famous Presbyterian Planter ? Is it linked to the phrase 'black Protestant' ? Has anybody got an idea about the origin of that expression ? Thanks a lot for answering my query.<p>Cromwell is given credit for the order to the native Irish to go "To Hell or to Connaught." Historians now give the credit to Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill and Cromwell deputy. A number of points are worth making: It was and is Connacht; We didn't move as ordered so the plan failed although we had our lands taken; the population of Ireland dropped from 1.8 Million in 1641 to 500,000 in 1659, the Cromwellian period.<p>
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Tulskone@aol.com

[Sean]

<br>: <br>: : Can anybody tell me if Oliver Cromwell was nicknamed and referred to by Irish people as "The Earl of Hell" ? Or could this expression refer to any other famous Presbyterian Planter ? Is it linked to the phrase 'black Protestant' ? Has anybody got an idea about the origin of that expression ? Thanks a lot for answering my query.<p>: Cromwell is given credit for the order to the native Irish to go "To Hell or to Connaught." Historians now give the credit to Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill and Cromwell deputy. A number of points are worth making: It was and is Connacht; We didn't move as ordered so the plan failed although we had our lands taken; the population of Ireland dropped from 1.8 Million in 1641 to 500,000 in 1659, the Cromwellian period; and finally, if there is a Hell surely that bastard is still roasting in it. <br>: The Irish curse "The Curse of Cromwell on you" is still extant. It is not to be used or taken likely, as you might imagine.<p>You might be interested to know that the name Cromwell was, and still is, pronounced "Crummell" in the West of Ireland. <br>
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