Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-18
JOHN BOYLE o,REuLLY
Catherine Hasier of TaftviIis Writes of His Lifelong Devotion to Ire lands Cause.

Tn John Boyle O'Reiily's life, we have an example of a career which reflects credit on the man and sheds lustre on our race It is an example of lifelong devotion to the cause of Ireland and worthy of the study and emulation of his young fellow country men or today, % and p.tsa poWssitusmy c9ndne ,,,e ideals which he struggled to attain, the hopes which he cherished. and the success of the cause for which he was prepared to sacrifice even life itself,
 Few men have possessed in such happy combination the qualities Of bone and muscle and brain." with which it pleased Nature to endow proportion of body the man was mag nificeHt. He was a. born athlete. and his book on Athletics and Manly Sports is one of the best ever writ ten on the subject. That he had brains and knew how to use them to advan- tage in all emergencies and under all circumstances, his life and works am ply prove.
 Dowth Castle. County Meath. Ireland. June 2S, 1844. In 1863 he enlisted in the Tenth Hussars in Ireland for the purpose of spreading revolutionary sentiments among the soldiers. Three years later he was tried for treason and sentenced to death, sentence commuted to twenty years penal serv- itude. From Dartnoor he was trans ported in 1867 to Australia. whence he escaped and, having been picked up by. an American shin made his way to Philadelphia.
 His first act on touching American soil was to make application for his naturalization papers and there closes the life of O'Reilly the rebel and the convict. The life of O'Reilly the jour nalist, the trusted leader, the superb citizen. and friend of the oppressed. was now to begin. When landing in Philadelphia he had not friend on the continent of America. He proceeded to New York, where he was well re- ceived by the Fenians. who knew of his work in Ireland, and from there he went to Boston where he was engaged as a reporter on the Boston Pilot. with which paper he retained his connection until his death. To the end of his life. any man who had worn the badge of honor as a convict from Ireland had a warm place in the heart and afrec- tions of John Boyle O'ReilIy. He was now growing in fame and influ- ence. and his reputation was rapidly increasing. his poems attracting world wide attention.
 John Boyle O'Reilly said that the strength that Ireland has exerted through her banished millions is i'm posite to that of England. He also remarked that the good will of the world is with Ireland, and God is say ing her.
 John BOyie ORellly'S deatn LOOK place on August 10. 1890. in the forty sixth year of his age. He was mourned by all classes in America, and his fu- neral was the largest ever seen fin Boston. A wonderful rr-ntfestation of personal regard and public appre- citation for one of the noblest and most brilliant of Irish patriots and the most beloved of American citi- gems. A noble monument has been erected over his grave, and his statue, raised by public subscription. adorns Boston's chief and most beautiful thoroughfare. But his noblest mon- ument is to be found in his life and works. Every patriotic life is the patriots epitaph.''