17th Century Opinion of King James II

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17th Century Opinion of King James II

It is the coming of king James that took Ireland from us.
With his one shoe English and his other shoe Irish,
He would neither strike a blow nor would he come to terms,
And that has left misfortune on the Gaels, as long as they shall exist.
Anonymous 17th-century poet, on King James II

Seumas salach [‘Dirty James’] another 17th-century comment on King James II by an anonymous disappointed Gael
Back to that other anonymous entry into 17th-century Irish literature: A Williamite Toast, 1690s
extract from the Appletree Press title
Never Throw Stones At Your Mother
– Irish Insults and Curses by David Ross.

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