Lives of Irish Martyrs and Confessors . -ceived back one hundred and thirty-nine heretics into thebosom of the Catholic Church. Overcome by his Ward was soon obliged to return to the compara-tive repose of his Irish convent, and Father Patrick He-gerty, who had been for eight years guardian of the con-vent of Bunargy, in the north of Ireland, opposite Scot-land, was chosen prefect of that mission. About 1641 hewas thrown into prison by the Scots, and detained in closeconfinement for five years. On the 29th August, 1646, hewrote from Waterford, expressing his gratitude to God forh
Lives of Irish Martyrs and Confessors . -ceived back one hundred and thirty-nine heretics into thebosom of the Catholic Church. Overcome by his Ward was soon obliged to return to the compara-tive repose of his Irish convent, and Father Patrick He-gerty, who had been for eight years guardian of the con-vent of Bunargy, in the north of Ireland, opposite Scot-land, was chosen prefect of that mission. About 1641 hewas thrown into prison by the Scots, and detained in closeconfinement for five years. On the 29th August, 1646, hewrote from Waterford, expressing his gratitude to God forhaving been freed from prison, and requesting at the sametime sufficient means to resume his labors in the vineyardof Scotland. He died at Multifarnham in 1647. For further particulars of these Scotch missions thereader is referred to Dr. Morans work. Anno 1648, REV. FATHER GERALD GERALDINE AND FATHER DAVID FOX, On a certain stormy night the heretical troops sudden-ly burst into the monastery of our order at Kilmalloc, -y ^ri^VV^. MASSACRE AT DROGHEDA. During the Commonwealth. 281 which lies beyond the bridge outside the walls, hoping, nodoubt, to slay many of the brethren ; but the others es-caped, and they found only these two kneeling before thehigh altar, in prayer, with their rosaries round their pierced them with swords, and, finally, as they lay intheir blocd, blew out their brains with a musket-shot, andso left them, and carried away the spoils of the monaste-ry.—Mon. Dam., Hib. Dom. jx 565, and A Rosario. Father Geraldine was a priest. Father Fox a simplemonk. Atnto Hi4y, REV. FATHERS JOHN BATHE AND ROBERT NETTER-VILLE, ; DOMINICK DILLON, RICHARD OVETON, ATHY, AND PETER COSTELLO, ; AND MANY OTHERS. Cromwell landed on our shores in July, 1649, firmlyresolved to acquire popularity among his fellow-Puritansby the extermination of the Irish papists. On his arrivalin Dublin he addressed his soldiers, and declared that nomercy should be shown to
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