The Attempt Rising in Munster

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Above : John Dillon, Fled To America

There was an attempt to rise in Munster. The trials of O’Brien and Meagher had ended in a disagreement of the jury and the discharge of the two prisoners who were therefore free to develop their plans. A new paper, The Felon, of even more revolutionary tendency than [...]

Above : John Dillon, Fled To America There was an attempt to rise in Munster. The trials of O'Brien and Meagher had ended in a disagreement of the jury and the discharge of the two prisoners who were therefore free to develop their plans. A new paper, The Felon, of even more revolutionary tendency than The United Irishman appeared. The suppression of this was the first of the final blows struck by Government against the organisation. It was followed up in July ... Read More