The Irish Confederates had pinned their hopes on Royalist victory in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, so that they could cite their loyalty to Charles I and force him into accepting their demands – including toleration for Catholicism, Irish self-government, and an end to the Plantation policy.
Irski saveznici su polagali svoje nade na rojalističku pobjedu u ratovima tri kraljevstva, kako bi mogli iskazati svoju odanost Karlu I. od Engleske i natjerati ga na prihvaćanje njihovih zahtjeva - uključujući i toleranciju za katoličanstvo, irsku samoupravu i kraj politike plantažiranja.