 He was thrown into prison (at least once by Sir William FitzWilliam in about 1592) several times during this episode.He was about to leave for England to justify himself to Queen Elizabeth I, when there was a rebellion in Munster in October 1598, and "all my lands were wasted" which once again returned him to poverty.The Nine Years War arrived in Munster with Irish rebels from Ulster, who were joined by locals who had lost land to English settlers.