Memoirs of Joseph Holt: General of the Irish Rebels, in 1798, Volume 1 |
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ammunition answered appeared Arklow arms army asked attack Aughrim Black Ditches body brother brought burned Byrne called Captain Hume Carnew cavalry Colonel command corps county of Wicklow Courier Newspaper cruelty death Dublin Edenderry enemy Enniscorthy escape fire Fitzgerald gave gentleman Glen Gorey Hacket Hacketstown head heard hill Holt Holt's horse Imail instantly insurgents Ireland Irish Jemmy John O'Neill joined JOSEPH HOLT Kearns killed King's County king's troops Kinnegad knew letter Lieutenant Lord Powerscourt marched miles military militia morning Mount Kennedy mountains moving magazine murder musket night O'Bryan oath October ordered party passed person pickets pike pistol plunder poor prisoner proceeded protection Rathdrum rebellion rebels received retreat road robbers Roundwood sent September serjeant Shelmaliers shot side Sir Richard Musgrave soldiers soon surrender taken tion told took town United Irishman Whelp Rock wife wounded yeomanry yeomen