Ireland's crown of thorns and roses; or, The best of her history by the best of her writers, a series of historical narratives that read as entertainingly as a novel .. . sne, turning to the right at Garens Cross, thenon to Corrogurm road, which breaks out opposite KilclooneyWood. On and on, the steady, heavy tread of 300 men march-ing through the black night. Crowley sleeps on, never knowing his danger. His head 573 574 Irelands Crown of Thorns and Roses is thrown back upon his arm, jnst as a child rests, dreaming,perhaps, of that grave far away in Ballymacoda where sleepshis rebel father and
Ireland's crown of thorns and roses; or, The best of her history by the best of her writers, a series of historical narratives that read as entertainingly as a novel .. . sne, turning to the right at Garens Cross, thenon to Corrogurm road, which breaks out opposite KilclooneyWood. On and on, the steady, heavy tread of 300 men march-ing through the black night. Crowley sleeps on, never knowing his danger. His head 573 574 Irelands Crown of Thorns and Roses is thrown back upon his arm, jnst as a child rests, dreaming,perhaps, of that grave far away in Ballymacoda where sleepshis rebel father and his outlawed uncle, the priest who wasflayed in 98. Or, mayhap, gentler visions—of a pair of ten-der eyes that looked down into his in the years gone by, ofa voice that sung his lullaby when he was a wee, helpless thing;of the vanished hand that lightly stroked his bright brownhair. What is that? The signal! In a moment he springs tohis feet, wide awake, listening. Tis repeated. He seizes hisEnfield rifle that lay by his side and looks out. McClure andKelly are there. A hurried word or two, and he passes out—out into the night and darkness—out to his Composed from the Book of Kells CHAPTER XIII. Shortly after four oclock Crowley, MCliire, and Kellyentered the wood and a few moments later the troops deployedon to the main road on the other side of the stream. Thecavalry swept across the wooden bridge which then spannedthe Ahaphooka, rode at a gallop up the rising ground, linedthe road which winds along the head of the wood, and formeda junction with the numerous police force which, coming oncars from Kildorrery, had arrived almost , their arrangements were perfectly planned. Then, fol-lowing fast, came half a company of the 6th, who surroundedthe farm houses. The main body of the infantry swarmedinto the fields from the main road, and took up their positionon the plateau which commanded the wood from the oppositeside of the river. The police force
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