The Irish standard., 1895-03-16

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ing barricade against their march in q
street in Killenaule. The barricade con-
sisted Of empty cars and lumber. The
moment the soldiers entered the street,
another barricade was erected to the
rear by our comrades. The captain in
command had evidently no wish to fight
us. AS he approached the barricade, he
was surrounded by goodly number Of
peasants, armed with scythes, pitch
forks, and pixies. I raised my rifle
and was about to fire on the mou ted
cavalry officer; but John Blake Dillon,
grasping my rife, dleeuaded me from
carrying ont my attention. If had
killed that officer, it would have been
the first shot fred in the Irish Revolution
Of 1848 though / might have been slain
in the conflict afterwards, 4 believed
that as we were ut open warfare with the
English garrison we were justified in
killing their soldiers wherever we found
them.
We reached from Killenanle to Carriok,
where O'Brien addressed the people as
follows: ''You, the people, should be
with US, and die with US, it necessary.
We are here to demand the redemption
Of that pledge ia the name Of your en-.
s]aved country. The hour. has come
when the truth and loyalty Of our follow
ers is to be tested, and FIRST among her
children the,tEnstsofr her honor is conar-
mite d to you." Among the men Of Car
rick was the Rev Father OByrne, who
cheered Mr. O'Brien's remarks with the
spirit Of true born patriot, and he en-
couraged his flock to follow the advice
given to them by their leaders. Still the
people remained undecided. | went
among them, irving to persuade them to
fight for their motherland at q time when
thousands Of their fellow countrymen,
with their women and children, were
starving, and no food was to be had;
while the golden corn Of their farms was
transported to England, to be sold by
Irish absentee landlords, in lieu OF their
(the farmers3 rents. will you permit
English government officials to NOW
your -four tt at is the bread, the staff Of
your very existence?"
They still remained silent, and we left
them with feelings Of supreme disgust
at what we then coeidered their coward
ice.
II must here interpolate final word
on this subject. The Irish people were
never towards. That this has been my.
constant, unwaveriDg faith, I can give
no better proof Of than the fact Of my
having risked everything once more in
the Fenian movement. But in 1848, the
people being almost, not to say sltoget-
her, unarmed, it is not to their discredit
not at all surprising that they did not
rush on certain destruction, and that,
too, for leaders but little knownt to them
We had now travelled 10 miles Of
bride pathways, and enjoyed 9 rest in
the town Of Dummanway, il the house
ofa certain person whom Z shall not
name, for we discovered that he was
plotting to betray us to the police. Con-
seqnently we left that house with the
utmost speed, and reached the beautiful
pass Of CuimeneiRh, aanked by two col
ossal hills, immortalized by the sweet
muse Of Denis Florence McC Carthy.
Here we witnessed the wondrons beauty.
and picturesque Wildness Of the noun
tains surrounding Gougane Barra, and
heard the scream Of the lordly eagle from
his eyrie ia the crags 1O.0O feet above b
n Here Doheny grew melancholy. All
our resources of escape, he aaid, had fail
lea. Moreover, we we're in q starving
Ioondition 80 much 90 that we were
forced to eat grass and dog nettles, to
leke out our miserable existence. Still Il
Ikad hope md even conf denoe. i part
lea with Doheny On the nountains of
IGleng azia. He proceeded q Cork, and
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