The French invasion of Ireland in '98 Leaves of unwritten history that tell of an heroic endeavor and a lost opportunity to throw off England's yoke . ampaign was a creditable one,and would entitle him to an honorable place inits history had he not marred it by an act ofdishonesty toward the Bishop of Killala, and a 4§ FRENCH INVASION OF IRELAND. breach of good morals, before his final departure Two other Irishmen accompanied the expedition—Matthew Tone, already mentioned, brother ofthe celebrated Theobald Wolfe Tone, and oneOSullivan, a native of South Ireland and one ofthe very f
The French invasion of Ireland in '98 Leaves of unwritten history that tell of an heroic endeavor and a lost opportunity to throw off England's yoke . ampaign was a creditable one,and would entitle him to an honorable place inits history had he not marred it by an act ofdishonesty toward the Bishop of Killala, and a 4§ FRENCH INVASION OF IRELAND. breach of good morals, before his final departure Two other Irishmen accompanied the expedition—Matthew Tone, already mentioned, brother ofthe celebrated Theobald Wolfe Tone, and oneOSullivan, a native of South Ireland and one ofthe very few rebel leaders who were fortunateenough to escape the avenging hand of the BritishGovernment. Although captured by the loyalists,he was not recognized, and afterward made hisway back to the continent. 1 He swindled Bishop Stock out of twelve guineas and took awaywith him from Dublin another mans wife.—Narrative of WhatPassed at Killala. CHAPTER III. A Proclamation to the Irish People—Astonishment of the Invadersat the Religious Zeal of their Irish Allies—Peculiar Position ofthe Irish Clergy—Their Intolerance rebuked by the French.,. S the last rays of the settingsun illumined the town andbay of Killala on that mem-orable 22d of August, 1798,a French soldier climbed tothe roof of the Episcopalpalace and lowered the Brit-ish colors that from timeimmemorial had floated there. Thestaff was not destined to remain longbare, for presently a green flag, with a harp em-broidered in the centre, and bearing the motto, Erin go Bragh rose slowly from its base, greetedby a triple salvo and the cheers of a large concourseof people. The inhabitants of Killala had fullyrealized the significance of the situation, and thelarge majority being malcontents, the invadingarmy had been surrounded by enthusiastic throngs,eager to offer help and 50 THE FRENCH INVASION To what extent the leaders of the insurgentswere prepared for Humberts coming may be gath-ered from the somewha
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