▁of ▁his ▁dil ig ence , ▁comm ending ▁his ▁sound ▁judgment ▁on ▁Irish ▁affairs .' ▁After ▁the ▁dis aster ▁of ▁K ins ale ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁accompanied ▁O ' D onn ell ▁to ▁Spain ▁as ▁his ▁conf essor ▁and ▁advis er , ▁hoping ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁renew al ▁of ▁Spanish ▁military ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 2 , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁appro val ▁for ▁O ' D onn ell ▁to ▁meet ▁Philip ▁III ▁in ▁person ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁kept ▁at ▁arm ' s ▁length ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁court . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁they ▁also ▁draft ed ▁an ▁official ▁compla int ▁against ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁super iors ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁college ▁at ▁Sal aman ca ▁over ▁pres umed ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Old ▁English ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁students ▁from ▁Con n acht ▁and ▁Ul ster . ▁ ▁Des pond ent ▁at ▁having ▁to ▁wait ▁so ▁long ▁for ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁his ▁repeated ▁calls ▁for ▁military ▁support ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁O ' D onn ell ▁became ▁seriously ▁ill . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Sim anc as , ▁being ▁assist ed ▁on ▁his ▁death bed ▁by ▁Ó ▁Ma ol con aire ▁Writing ▁to ▁Rome , ▁Lud ov ico ▁Mans oni ▁recorded ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ear l ’ s ▁death ▁as ▁ 9 ▁September , ▁stating ▁that ▁O ' D onn ell ▁died ▁from ▁a ▁t ape w orm