An Historical Account of the Rise, Progress and Suppression, of the Rebellion in the County of Wexford, in the Year 1798; To Which Is Annexed, the Au (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1800. Excerpt: ... r During Murphy's priestly office in Ballycanow, he behaved himself very well, and lived much in the esteem of persons of every persuasion, till the breaking out of the rebellion: he was a man of such profound policy, as not to be suspected of having any knowledge of their meetings and organization, till it burst forth like a torrent, Overwhelming 'our happy and delightful country with ruin. About this time, several persons were apprehended on the information of a man of the name of Cooper, for being sworn United Irishmen, and were lodged in the, county goal of Wexford; it was also dilcovered that the black-smiths were in the habit of manufacturing pikes for sometime back; several were detected--one in-particular, in the parish of Ballycanow, who acknowledged (on his being taken by Hawtry White, Esq. captain of the Ballaghkeene cavalry, ) that he had been manufacturing them for upwards of a year before, without being suspected. The county was now very much.alarmed, and the magistrates assembled in Wexford, Ennis corthy corthy and Gorey, to take into consideration the most adviseable means to prevent the storm that was gathering over our heads.. ' The Earl of Mount Norris was very appre-hensive that the consequences would be fatal; and being zealous for the peace, prosperity and welfare of the kingdom, rode, accompanied by some gentlemen, to the neighbouring cha-pels, at the time the congregations were, as-sembled, and like a true friend to his coun-try, expostulated with them on the unrea-sonableness of their proceedings, exhorting them to allegiance, reproving and advising them. His Lordstiip pointed out to them the happiness resulting from the constitution under which they lived; that a man of any persuasion whatever, though his descent were ever so mea...