The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
FEyINN HISTORY RECITED.
c,su. r,r the Liberation OF Ireland Eng
lands Discovery, aud How She Destroyed
r,n,snisn John O'Mahoucy'. Death.

en- tall ana wei formed, ana nad shaggy, uark
brown hair and handsomely chisellcd features.
Int ahdggnrl and care-worn expression. The
,rorcriy in Ireland that he made over 70 his
sister WIS considerable. or at least sufficient to
surr ,und q large family with every comfort. but
OMah,nry never received any benefit from it
IN this country or in Paris. where. after the
aurmttcd Irish instruction Of az, he ekcd out
miserable existence az tutor He taught
latin. Greek and English. and occasionally
contributed to some of the French newspapers.
H. WIS all his life a bOokworm, and was master
Of the Hebrew Sanscrit and ancient Celtic lam
gua..ea. DR.. Todd. Of Trinity College. Dublin.
in his translation Of the Wars Of The Gael and
Stranger published under the supervision Of the
Muster Of the Rolls pays brilliant compliment
10 OMahoncy for his contributions to Celtic
literature and his wonderful pathological re-
search and accuracy Some Of the German
Celtic scholars also speak Of him in the highest
terms
John OMahoneys privutc life. at least in this
country and In France, was one OF seclusion and
poverty. Fcw Of his most intimate friends
know where hc lived. There WIS always a ro-
mantle mystery about the man and yet sin go
the days of OConnell there never WIS m lrisi-
man ilHis popular with has countfymun thhn
John O'Mahoncy. or one moro highly esteemed
by the republicans Of other nationaltics who
wnrt 20 eluainted with him. H. had friends who
were willing 10 sacrifice anything for him yet
his t..,,.ftv was discovered he declined Ia re-
~, ,,,,''' in nm, hn,,. ar firm on" ,rnv
Or ,t 'tltsr IL, always nanagoI To- earn his own
-. i'm iiG, H.. ,yhci. MINI hnin,, NE
r.s9i with one idea-rcOeliion in Ireland \
Tn d IlIur giccnDack over and above h4s imnc-
that be h.,d n Innso hnlI of. ftr any inafer
VII aplr'M hed him with N%oriul story was
s EUR AK ,1a III saw o '!nhet Nv VIM in y 'un snd
yoi -uspr't that he il a Unr' Int doubt H. eiye
bin ti.. I.r.at nf tbe dn,iNt nni h.In him n ,,t
can II IL aid tint NJ nur Tina IL. was Insane
AMI her. /. the ioundntinn for the story.
one cold winters evening. many years ago
Him Michel was trufi,,int, throue ,h Hrondv-nv
on Lia vny la liz L1nS in N..,Llvn NJ wi,s
ov.rtlL"n md na.s"i Lv n tall ma somewhat
ri, a1 NM, ,,i,-,, DON a., a IL "a, a,,. LII
h., Ir.,I s,n.'r. -h,nll'rs tie s,ciu,,in,,
d., ,,,,'' ..,r ,s,,.t H.. I'm, L.I hat mi liz,
n, '',, ", ,bt ,'a
n.l,- w. ,''N i i','' a. ''' ~ ."'
Al N',L,I 49, IA ,,.,- a. ,f.b'.,,..v vii, MI
lllst passcd him He dui .krncd his p,.,. caught
II ,,, W., s,i,. ~, - nv, W
anlNf@rs VII IA re lf',Y' In '' H. ~ III
SN mn - nam, II. iD.'.N.u IT, tn7N't
ien,,th NIitahnl' ssiy"1 lin IA, H.. s,,, nnl AZ
~, i,' .' ,i,,' ~ . "'n' ~. ",
know me- O'yIahonsv started md with "A snd
srii ~, bis Iii , ,.,ri,,, H." I'm, ~ ,.iiH II,
a. lnth Al Ib.i ~ ,s, r y" 81
monty Nh r"e ltv- ri. fIi.nI- wnnt t,,,.ther tn
NJ ~ r. b,,,s IL, nr,t ui,,,,.,r ,, .r,',. ~
Ant 'Vnhnnav e,'ns,f'ii. ~ he innverof o,rr''
eating in he condition In which he was. re-
toFrl 10 restrain ms app'tle' but ne was
una, anu lnst M ne hle N'raclolsy ana
urahN lnhlN "l 'iNI.t soon Hi'iMiIu ne VS.
hA' Do iaNlh- MANIA 10 tii' idiN uSh Asylum
Tor o.. Insane. thcf' le leu into sound
tl~ rom WNlch ne HWuk" tlr next morning
per- tlt rat nnul-hlm-r,i again. ii was "a III
tlc over twenty four hours in that asylum, hut
SOM ~ his klnt frnian brothers. VINO knew
all tI" it,t- and circum- ianc, 8. uiterwArd de-
bounced him as a unatic who had been for
year iu mad house.
The eyi mt alarm Il the British Government
duliue the Irnian fever gave rise tO the belief
that ulcrs Was really more IN the movement
than ever Appeared on the surface. Perhaps
h'rs Was. although Frnlanism for uue
seemed fl hr an open book for everybody. lt-
c0ll4l-H H. generally attributed T. it, luarrel-
and divisions; hut this is "A mistake, ior the
et.ng WIS completely taken out Of IL 10y the
British Government before il divided. Nor was
1t always thnsto 5e laugh, Il at. Tor II certainly
Gam very near starting serious Rebellion in
Ireland. The plan Wa simply u spread sr,l-
Ron among the U'pi--in othef WORDS, 10 70
nianz' tine ltiSh militia AMI ~ many r,Sin'nis
u ihg line a. possible e. BRING oyer the con
sahuiary, anu 10 srnd u lr'lahl IRON WIS
county,. hyt an iru'd cNI-'N'.h OF ivhlnh
Meet pui plenty 81 innocent - rage l.'s-'hSnl7
wiio h.i srINcd lh ti,n'r tii' mon OF "a y, IN
I.uf y" "iins anu Mis- "'F J., M"- ~ -. ~. ~
a. l'ii tl' T. .'S"lilISi ~ li, n."tl WIN
u '.',l a., .' 'iiS WIZ tuAlF ','s',l,
I'S',,' ~, ",,,'l., "lln "' t.' i'hY
~ 49,. Ain"I1' , Vn IL M .lo ulSI
az. Icy 'llsS,.@, "hu .iio Tvh,nh l.NII sprrrhl
ti-, ,'ill WIN 'Aii tt'i'iNildiN l,iIiht1s