Page "James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde" Paragraph 35

Isolated in Dublin, with the king desiring to minimize his Irish troops, Ormonde therefore agreed to a " cessation " or ceasefire with the Catholics, which began in September 1643, by which the greater part of Ireland was given up into the hands of the Catholic Confederation ( leaving only districts in the north, the Dublin Pale, round Cork City, and certain smallish garrisons in the possession of Protestant commanders ).

This truce was vehemently opposed by the Lords Justices and the Protestant community in general in Ireland.