The Old English within the Irish Parliament argue, in a similar manner as pursued by the English Parliament in their opposition to Buckingham, albeit from a far less disingenuous stance, that their opposition to Strafford had not negated their loyalty to Charles.

Their position is that Charles, rather, had been led astray by the malign influence of the Earl, and that, moreover, the ambiguity surrounding Poynings' Law meant that, instead of ensuring that the king was directly involved in the governance of Ireland, that a viceroy such as Strafford, the Earl of Wentworth, could emerge as a despotic figure.

However, the New English settlers in Ireland are Protestant, unlike their Old English counterparts who are Catholic, and can loosely be defined as aligned with the English Parliament and the Puritans; thereby fundamentally opposed to the crown due to unfolding events within England herself.

Various disputes between native and colonizer concerning fallout from the most recent plantation of Ulster, coupled with the gradual polarization of monarchist and anti-monarchist, will sow the seeds of conflagration in Ireland that, despite its initial chaos, provides the catalyst for direct armed combat within England between those who oppose the authority of the king and those who support it.

The success of the trial against Strafford has weakened Charles' influence whilst also paving the way for cooperation between the Gaelic Irish and Old English in Ireland, who have hitherto been antagonistic towards one another.

Thus, in the conflict between the Gaelic Irish and New English settlers in the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the Old English side with the Celtic Irish whilst simultaneously professing their loyalty to the king.