The next laudable action of Fitz-Gwarine, of which we have any authentic
account is, his going on an expedition into Ireland, in the service of
the English king. He behaved with such intrepidity and loyalty, that
after his return to England, he received the title of THE GREAT: an
appellation more frequently conferred on the destroyers of the human
race, than on those who contribute to the real welfare of mankind, by the
discoveries in the arts and sciences. {19}