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 .. . and for many years was the fore-most man in every political effort in Queens County. JamesFinton Lalor, his brother, was perhaps the most truly revo-lutionary temperament of 48. He lives again in the pages ofDuffy, and he it was who suggested to Mitchell the No Rentmovement, which Mitchell is alleged to have spoiled, and 672 Irelands Crown of Thorns and Roses which for the first time was carried into effect more thana quarter
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 .. . and for many years was the fore-most man in every political effort in Queens County. JamesFinton Lalor, his brother, was perhaps the most truly revo-lutionary temperament of 48. He lives again in the pages ofDuffy, and he it was who suggested to Mitchell the No Rentmovement, which Mitchell is alleged to have spoiled, and 672 Irelands Crown of Thorns and Roses which for the first time was carried into effect more thana quarter of a century after Finton Lalors fiery and restlessspirit had passed to rest. Another brother, who sought ahome in Australia, was the leader in a small insurrection atBallarat, and there lost an arm. When the reforms he foughtfor were granted he became one of the rulers of the country,and afterwards Si^eaker of the Victorian Parliament. Eich-ard was one of the same stern spirit as all of his stock. In1848 he had his pike and his thousands of pikemen ready foraction, and was until the last the unconquerable and irre-claimable rebel—the Blanqui of Irish Composed from[Book of Kells. CHAPTER XIX. THE ogORMAN MAHON, GARRETT BYRNE, AND EDWARD DWYER GRAY. The 0Gorman Malion, to whom was entrusted the dutyof proposing the name of Mr. Parnell as chairman of theIrish Party belonged to even an older agitation. Tall, erectas a pine, with huge masses of perfectly white hair and aleonine face, he was the majestic relic of a stormy and glori-ous youth. He was the last survivor of the once multi-tudinous race of the Irish gentleman, as ready with hispistol as with his tongue. Nobody could enumerate thenumber of times he was *out and the still larger num-ber of occasions in which he dispatched or received thecartel. A man of the spirit of The 0Gorman Mahon wasnecessary in such times as those of his youth. The IrishCatholic was still an unemancipated serf, and the Lords ofAscendenc
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