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 . ence near the county line. The leaders inthis movement were two men of property, Alexan-der and Hans Denniston, who lived in the neigh-borhood of Granard, and although members of theMastrim yeomanry cavalry, had secretly espousedthe patriot cause. The advent of the French inMayo had been anticipated for months by the revo-lutionists in Belfast and many northern towns, andwhen the news came of the advance on Ballina,Hans Denniston repaired north
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 . ence near the county line. The leaders inthis movement were two men of property, Alexan-der and Hans Denniston, who lived in the neigh-borhood of Granard, and although members of theMastrim yeomanry cavalry, had secretly espousedthe patriot cause. The advent of the French inMayo had been anticipated for months by the revo-lutionists in Belfast and many northern towns, andwhen the news came of the advance on Ballina,Hans Denniston repaired north to deliberate withthe rebel leaders. It was intended that the attack liverers are come, and the royal brute who held the iron rod ofdespotic tyranny is expiring ; nor shall one govern. Our holy oldreligion shall be established in this house, and the earth shall nolonger be burthened with bloody heretics who, under the pretence ofrebellion (which they themselves have raised), mean to massacre us ! The Fleur-de-lis and harp we will displayWhile tyrant heretics shall mould to clay. Revenge ! Revenge! Revenge! Musgraves Memoirs, Appendix, page OF IRELAND IN gS. II? on Granard, then weakly garrisoned, should takeplace immediately on his return. In the meanwhile reinforcements to the Long-ford army came pouring in from all sides, West-meath sending 3,000 men and Roscommon analmost equally large number. In Monaghan andCavan, on the other hand, large bodies of men wereheld in readiness to march at a moments notice andform a junction with their brethren as soon as Gra-nard should be taken. The Monaghan army alonenumbered 23,000 men, according to a reliable au-thority, and was armed with matchlocks, sabres andpikes, but lacked cannon and ammunition; and inorder to make up for this deficiency the leadersproposed to attack the town of Cavan, containing awell-stocked depot of war As far as Humbert was therefore concerned, every-thing pointed toward a rapid advance in the di
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