New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
DUBLIN'S STORMY PAST
Stories Of Conflict Go Back to Third
Century.

The revolt in Dublin recalls many
stormy episodes in the history of the
Irish capital. Even its legendary his
tory. going back 70 the third century Of
the Christian era. is filed with stories
Of conflict, one Of the earliest being q
narrative Of the defeat Of the people Of
the surrounding province by the in
habitants in 29l. says a bulletin Of the
National Geographic Society.
Even in the early DAYS the vigor with
which the people of Dublin waged their
internecine strifes did not lessen the
impetuosity with which they entered
upon any conflict with a foreign in
vader. They tore down their churches
70 get stones for their walls when pre-
pairing for the defence Of their city
against Edward Bruce in 1915, and
when the Irish Governor. who had
yielded TO the enemy. fell into the
hands Of the defenders. he was brought
TO Dublin and starved 10 death.
One OF the most spectacular out
breaks Of the sixteenth century was
that led by Silken Thomas Sir Thomas
Fitzgerald, daring young nobleman
who, upon hearing that his father had
been beheaded in the Tower of London.
raised large army and marched to the
gates OF Dublin, where he was admitted
by the intimidated citizens. Shortly
afterward, however. when he endeav-
ored TO leave the city, he found the
gates locked He made his escape,
carrying with him some of the children
of the city, and with these as hostages
he managed to secure the release of all
Of his followers. Subsequently this re-
bellion was quelled and the leaders eX-
ecuted at Tvburn in 1886.
II was more than hundred years
after the death Of Sir Thomas that a
conspiracy TO seize Dublin Castle was
revealed by Owen Connolly on the day
before the attempt was to have been
made. This was during the rebellion
of l641, and it was Connolly's informa-
ton which saved Dublin for the King.
Cromwell. James II and William III in
turn visited Dublin with armed forces.
Another Fitzgerald doomed up as a
factor in Irish unrest about the time Of
the French Revolution. He was Lord
Edward Fitzgerald. a leader of the
United Irishmen, who had received his
military training in America. serving
under Lord Rowdon in the Revolution
airy War Lord Edward was one of the
most picturesque Irish leaders of the
eighteenth century, and his beautiful
VIE. the famous Pamela. was an
equally appealing figure in the revolu-
ton of 1898. during which Lord Edward
was captured and thrown into prison,
where he died OF wounds received in
the struggle with the officers who ar
rested him while in bed.
A greatly loved Irish patriot and ora
tor. Robert Emmett, headed the revolu-
ton of 1903. Emmett. while trying TO
make his escape after an abortive at
tempt TO seize Dublin Castle. was APP
pretended as he was saying farewell 10
Judge Curran's daughter, to whom he
was devoted. His speech delivered on
the scaffold the following day is one of
the best known examples Of impas-
soned Irish oratory. William Smith
O'Brien. from the South OF Ireland. was
the leader of the rebellion OF lS4s. in
which Dublin took little part The
Fenian Society's activities of 1867. both
in Ireland and in America. kept the
capital city in a turmoil for many
weeks.