, 1880-06-07
GOLD RELIADLE."
Death in New York City Of an Irish
Patriot 1OS Years Observation-Disclosures
of Irelnndss STRUGGLE f0r Liberty,

lin ranks ri TIM Insurgents nt Vinegar Hill.
died yesterday In this ely at the patr'arc1'ai
age of los years and months. Ii,e 1lan!e of
this historic veteran was Michael AlcDor-
ougll, and Ills residence No. 1c0 Daynrl
.;ss;. ,,.si,,n",. @ ,",s ~ ,hot .vantful M.
5lTillR Hiil!''n! csentS y, ..'t'' ossnAu4 .
rlod OF Irish history; iau oeen lehuer OF
tho Whltchoys In tho West Of Ireland, and n
s' t.ns NJ, ""1arcd @ n Tho nl,ortiya and short
lived struggle under tue len,!ershtp Oh
M9bsre sr{o1 heh Rp noWsd ase uy suay fns
eyents lie was arrested, with n host Of others,
,,., ',,,foro -" tna vortvrd"u, NJ natrntist'
4.lu sutcieu tno tu' ~, ". sar;oI -
lis allotted spun MI uneompromlsing rebrlto
advanced old age would be co,n1nented upon
lie would cxcnm with hopeful enthusiasm
b. 'ct content to lie. Although Catliallc, .ho
l,ad nj u,leonluerablc lcnycrsiun to priests, lie
could not brook tho presence Of one, and on
rcsuiution was Mnsllaken until he fornd tho
tn1ui OF death heavy ullnm him. when lie
co1,Sentcd to t!lc IT peace Will u,e Gnurcn; l.,
house Of mourning yesterday the small,
iinEy apartment was occupied by tho ysner-
uhIr wife Of the tlend mai md flnlt q uo2en
their TG sympathy. Tho l'oiy WIS inclose.l in 4
tho r0on,. The present Mrs. McDonolgli Is
| II wrlnklcd. toothless old wo!l,al, WHO, IN
hlsbailti, replied That sho could not tell, She
said that sllo yas his second wife: TINT llls
youngest daughter by q former SPOUSE wns
5 Hyc .svs Ha w s9 EXT r Tx years sy o n ff Ia af ha
| bpptl with I.prtl Edward Fitzgerald and Rob-
crt1 crt Eniiet; @ but i,sr sou iad caaloned her
| to be silent about these matters. 1low could
MA niatter CT Of that, her own agoP Cork people
others ages; they live too long for that
Tho son., Martin Mcpon2Mgl,, WIN Was
{o {oiry ne}genf M s rfsesss yes man, & % as u
and and married.. IiavIng tascn Il grcat Interest
from childhood iii tlle exciting stories which
ft9r Yq oS a.,s! tN TIL # ,on t0 usav sa s9tTy y
l' psateI BY ltSI Its father, lad these paternal
"reminiscences Mt his fingers ends. lie WIS,
III fuct, tho custodian Ut historical traditions
which few people living ever participated H.,
tThe stury related by tl1e. young man wns
utmost possessed Of historical accuracy. us
fnthor was borll at Isu.snastonc, County Gal
II H. 1o ea1 nstsr a @ Weysr 81 '1s But III mtls Is Il
known. Of him except such fragments ot Ills
| lie md exploits US Ind been glnanel from.
himself. He WIS gr0Wn-llp lilnn Mt the time
(Decenber, i7T) Tint tho French fleet,
iil,tlor tho command Ut Admiral llnclle, at.
tenptcd to make Il Iulidlng In Bantry Buy,
ansl was dispersed in q Violent stor,n. Tile
It nssd 9s rs Ut Noa1 lS Snons tt ayada m lss ss
ts orgs1ssr 9;r q 4ni tpt csd,,s f9tsd eS
n} fq af Sea ad fesFt se o s liz III irs troW oSe
1nt.ut. and had heluel to Urgaulzu tho young
il i,luii of ills district. Wh1teboyIsm, was Tier
raiilpant IN tho West ot Ireland ind to TIL:
luiiicai fortunes. liz lad lleen accustomed
to the rough western ind northwestern
coast from childhood, and lis knowledge q
the locality WIS tqke1i ,ndya,,taEs q ~ H. H.
loU,I,, aid now led tho lLfo OF n buccancer
This experience singtrtl hlE, out with
; number Ut others rs tho propel
persons TO to p1ilot 1, tho French ta1;a aset Gsa;
French expedition lid beon shattered by thu
Indictment elements, tho rebel pilot WI
Obliged to tly to the mountains to escape tn
h wiz However. W III in greaIinrss to resaino lis IL
!, hrs Wien in August, l7iH, another FreMcl
tieul, under Gen. IIuniburt, ian1e I. laildhlg |
aa nay; he i Fc1wi,g #" Nagaer a I'd
!, months rrcyio,tsly tho battlu Of Vinegar III
d had Ggef Eallautiy fought and won by tic Ii
!: surgent hosts. Young, McDonough Rartlc
- | ntt4.l III This memorable EQntG3t. 1lG Ill
,: hsen conmIssio,,cI to rnllyt!le rural Witt
!, boys aild lead them to tho rel}el camp, wller
Il ia and lis followers arrived on tile eve 1
5, tjlu battle. Years subsequently tho ttccc,lse
j: used to describe iho sltutIon IT uilails as 4
+, found them OM his arrival. Tic patriots, Ii
u rriutctl Ind ut old cannon, lln(lu uf Stt
}; sonei onk. Which they Ind clrl
;; tsMeI "Ione Tom" This rude ii
: n,-n,t ~ ,,.or hod hnnu ioft I
:: suus,,it in tile hogs Tor number
), months, ind, contrary to tic expectation ~
is sxnaTsncu t1t iuiiitnry ulcu, lid gouI aurvit
g. in fhn iiHI,t' aIIMK Tom Wll1n the til
!: ront m canu, WINS s,,cli n,l object OF iutcre
d, t,,nt Mci1nno,,sI, md the rc,i,In,,t OF Ills +
. tnimess cnrriwi It to Il piono OF snfuty md Ii
D. @ il away. "From Il,at day to ills" tho ug.
n sna, ,oa,a Top,; It stills remains buri.
9 n iho bogs.'' liz was aceiistonisd to say Iii
10 Isro,,rt yu, ~ IL, ai rs =. Isturieoi e,,riost
:. AZ liu aa rea,acabered tho spot quits we'll WIG
6 rt%n IS,,mtIn ,.,,,rr robot xuno a ,rort,.
si ,uan' Nv IT.. escavSd s liz Slaughter whicn I,
~ a1 nv.d md h"I1,ts stro,Iat.r In tut se.tion
IN lOWCsst AAlA uuaAs$ y o'-* - It"*