History of the Rebellion in Ireland, in the Year 1798, &c: Containing an Impartial Account of the Proceedings of the Irish Revolutionists, from the Year 1782, Till the Suppression of the Rebellion |
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... two thousand in number , attacked the town . of Wex- ford with an ostensible design to liberate some prisoners confined in the gaol of that town ; but such novices were they then in military matters , that 14 HISTORY OF THE.
... two thousand in number , attacked the town . of Wex- ford with an ostensible design to liberate some prisoners confined in the gaol of that town ; but such novices were they then in military matters , that 14 HISTORY OF THE.
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... military matters , that they were , with the loss of about an hundred of their party , repulsed by the fire of only thirty- five soldiers , on whose side the brave Major Vallotton fell , by the stroke of a scythe - blade fixed in the ...
... military matters , that they were , with the loss of about an hundred of their party , repulsed by the fire of only thirty- five soldiers , on whose side the brave Major Vallotton fell , by the stroke of a scythe - blade fixed in the ...
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... military age , lots were drawn , and those on whom the chance fell , were obliged to enlist as soldiers for four years , to find substitutes , or to pay fines . Some individuals , unable to pay , sustained the seizure and sale of their ...
... military age , lots were drawn , and those on whom the chance fell , were obliged to enlist as soldiers for four years , to find substitutes , or to pay fines . Some individuals , unable to pay , sustained the seizure and sale of their ...
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... military order , and their assembling on such other pretences as funerals and matches of football , gave cause to suspect that the real object of these meetings was to accustom the men to a readiness in repairing to appointed places of ...
... military order , and their assembling on such other pretences as funerals and matches of football , gave cause to suspect that the real object of these meetings was to accustom the men to a readiness in repairing to appointed places of ...
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... military officers to assist the civil in the execution of this duty . Not- withstanding the enforcement of this proclama- tion , the United Irish of Ulster would have ob- tained and employed the means of insurrection , if the French ...
... military officers to assist the civil in the execution of this duty . Not- withstanding the enforcement of this proclama- tion , the United Irish of Ulster would have ob- tained and employed the means of insurrection , if the French ...
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Andrew Farrel appear Arklow arms army arrival artillery attack Bagenal Harvey battle battle of Arklow bishop body British burned captain Carlow Carnew Castlebar cause chiefs clergy colonel command committed conduct conspiracy county of Wexford declared defence doubtless Dublin enemy Enniscorthy escape execution favour fensibles fire fled force French garrison gentleman Gorey Hacketstown hill honour hundred infantry inhabitants insurgents insurrection Ireland Irishmen John Kildare Killala killed king's troops latter lieutenant Lord Kingsborough loss loyalists magistrates massacre ment miles military militia morning multitude murder neighbourhood North-Cork obliged occasion officers Oliver Bond parish parliament party persons pikes plunder political prevented priest prisoner protestants put to death rebellion rebels regiment religion religious respect retreat Roman catholic Romanists Romish Scullabogue sent side slaughter soldiers supposed thousand tion took town trial United Irishmen Vinegar-hill Wexfordian Wicklow wounded yeoman cavalry yeomen
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Page xxiv - Trojanum orditur ab ovo ; Semper ad eventum festinat et in medias res Non secus ac notas auditorem rapit, et quae Desperat tractata nitescere posse relinquit; 150 Atque ita mentitur, sic veris falsa remiscet, Primo ne medium, medio ne discrepet imum. Tu quid ego et populus mecum desideret audi : Si plausoris eges aulaea manentis et usque Sessuri donec cantor ' Vos plaudite' dicat, Aetatis cujusque notandi sunt tibi mores, Mobilibusque decor naturis dandus et annis.
Page 16 - I, AB, in the presence of God, do pledge myself to my country that I will use all my abilities and influence in the attainment of an impartial and adequate representation of the Irish nation in parliament...
Page 17 - In the awful presence of God, I, AB, do voluntarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland.
Page 4 - This society is constituted for the purpose of forwarding a brotherhood of affection, a communion of rights, and a union of power among Irishmen of every religious persuasion, and thereby to obtain a complete reform in the legislature, founded on the principles of civil, political, and religious liberty.
Page 345 - About the years 1652 and 1653," says Colonel Lawrence, in his Interests of Ireland, " the plague and famine had so swept away whole counties, that a man might travel twenty or thirty miles and not see a living creature, either man, or beast, or bird, — they being all dead, or had quitted those desolate places.
Page 302 - French officers on horseback, and running upon death, with as little appearance of reflection or concern, as if they were hastening to— a show. About four hundred of these misguided men fell in the battle, and immediately after it. Whence it may be conjectured, that their entire number scarcely exceed eight or nine hundred.
Page 19 - ... with uniform force in a direction too frequently opposite to the true line of our obvious interests, can be resisted with effect solely by unanimity, decision, and spirit in the people; qualities which may be exerted most legally, constitutionally, and efficaciously, by that great measure essential to the prosperity and freedom of Ireland, AN EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN PARLIAMENT.
Page 344 - And no spectacle was more frequent in the ditches of towns, and especially in wasted countries, than to see multitudes of these poor people dead with their mouths all coloured green by eating nettles, docks, and all things they could rend up above ground.
Page xvi - It only remains to observe, whether such "sublime simplicity be consistent with popu" lar devotion; whether the vulgar, in the "absence of all visible objects, will not be " inflamed by enthusiasm, or insensibly subside " in languor and indifference. Secondly ; the " chain of authority was broken, which restrains " the bigot from thinking as he pleases, and the " slave from speaking as he thinks : the popes, " fathers, and councils, were no longer the "supreme and infallible judges of the world;...
Page 82 - Vengeance, Irishmen ! Vengeance on your oppressors ! Remember what thousands of your dearest " friends have perished by their merciless orders. Remember their burnings, " their rackings, their torturings, their military massacres, and their legal