. The history of Ireland : from the earliest period to the present time; derived from native annals, and from the researches of Dr. O'Donovan, Eugene Curry, C. P. Meehan, R. R. Madden, and other eminent scholars, and from all the resources of Irish history now available. dows of Dublin castle, crossedthe drawbridge, and passed throughthe city gate unobserved. They fledtowards Slieve Rua, or the Three-Rock mountain, which they crossed;,but young ODonnell became too fa-tigued to advance another step. Hi?shoes were worn out, and his feet tornby the brambles in the rugged path-ways which they had
. The history of Ireland : from the earliest period to the present time; derived from native annals, and from the researches of Dr. O'Donovan, Eugene Curry, C. P. Meehan, R. R. Madden, and other eminent scholars, and from all the resources of Irish history now available. dows of Dublin castle, crossedthe drawbridge, and passed throughthe city gate unobserved. They fledtowards Slieve Rua, or the Three-Rock mountain, which they crossed;,but young ODonnell became too fa-tigued to advance another step. Hi?shoes were worn out, and his feet tornby the brambles in the rugged path-ways which they had selected; andsinking down quite exhausted, he layconcealed in a wood while his compan-ions reluctantly departed. One of thesewas Art Kavanagh, who was recap-tured the following year and hung atCarlow. A faithful servant, who hadbeen in the secret of Hughs escape,still remained with him, and repairedfor succor to the house of Felim OToole,chief of Feara Cualann, who resided inthe place now called Powerscourt, andwho had visited Hugh in prison. Inthe mean time, the flight of the prisonershad created great excitement in Dub-lin, and numerous bands were dispatch-ed in pursuit of them. Felim OToolewould have willingly protected youngODonnell, but his friends persuaded. PRINTED BY THOMAS KELLY 17 BARCLAY COPYRIGHT ia73 BY THOMAS KELLY, NEW YORK REMEMBER THE GLORIES OF ERIN THE BRAVE. / ONEILLS ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. 409 him that tlie attempt would be uselessto the latter, and disastrous to himselfand family; and finding that the sol-diers were approaching, they went insearch of the fugitive in the woods, andmade a merit of giving him up to hispursuers. Thus was Red Hugh con-fcsigned once more to the dungeons ofDublin castle, to be guarded morestrictly than before. 1591.—During this time manyacts of the earl of Tyrone tended toplace him in an equivocal j)osition withthe government, and enemies were notwanting to urge every charge thatcould be made against him. He wasaccused
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