It was this new Ireland that the pretender found when he appeared off its coast.

He withdrew in despair, and Henry at once set about finishing his work.

The time had not yet come when England was strong enough to hold Ireland by her own strength.

For a while the Lords of the Pale must still serve as the English garrison against the unconquered Irish, and Henry called his prisoner Kildare to his presence.

"All Ireland cannot rule this man," grumbled his ministers.