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 .. . LORD EinVAl!]) FITZGERALD. THEOBALD WOLFE TONE. CHAPTER VI. The authorities were mightily scared. They were faceto face with a terrible danger. Informer after informer—Irishmen all of them—God forgive them!—trooped into Dub-lin Castle and into every police barrack throughout the coun-try. The Executive began to realize the extent of the con-spiracy and rebellion that had only missed tire. MountedConstabulary had been sent to
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 .. . LORD EinVAl!]) FITZGERALD. THEOBALD WOLFE TONE. CHAPTER VI. The authorities were mightily scared. They were faceto face with a terrible danger. Informer after informer—Irishmen all of them—God forgive them!—trooped into Dub-lin Castle and into every police barrack throughout the coun-try. The Executive began to realize the extent of the con-spiracy and rebellion that had only missed tire. MountedConstabulary had been sent to the disaffected districts earlyin the month, with instructions to learn the lie of the landin order to act as guides to the flying columns when were hastily transported to those centers where theauthorities knew the ashes were smouldering, and where theflames might break out afresh with the lightest breath. Ah!well the Government knew where to mass the redcoats, forthe informer had done his work silently and well. In thegreat barracks at Mitchelstown were several companies ofthe Cork Regiment of the line, together with a vast force ofpolice,
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