Ne ill . ▁He ▁communic ated ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Spain , ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁( I r ish ) ▁statement ▁of ▁one ▁Francis ▁Mag u ire ▁concerning ▁his ▁observations ▁in ▁the ▁" State ▁of ▁Virginia ", ▁between ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 0 , ▁a ▁curious ▁and ▁unique ▁document ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁English ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁and ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁hab its ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁tribes . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 1 3 – 1 6 1 5 ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁wrote ▁from ▁Vall ad olid ▁a ▁rem on st rance ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁parliament , ▁re bu king ▁them ▁for ▁ass ent ing ▁to ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Att ain der ▁that ▁conf isc ated ▁the ▁est ates ▁of ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁O ' D onn ell ▁and ▁their ▁ad her ents . ▁As ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Tu am , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol con aire ▁never ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁see , ▁gover ning ▁through ▁vic ars ▁general . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Le u ven , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁many ▁Irish ▁cler gy ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Like ▁his ▁fellow - Fran cis can , ▁Luke ▁W adding , ▁and ▁Peter ▁Lomb ard , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Arm agh , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁inter medi ary ▁and