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Title: Daniel O'Connell and the revival of national life in Ireland
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Dunlop, Robert. (from old catalog)
Subjects: O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 Nationalism
Publisher: New York (etc.) G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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George theFourths Bridge, which spans the Lee about a mileto the west of the city. In their desire to honourhim they would fain have taken the horses from thecarriage in order to drag it themselves into Cork,and it was with no little difficulty that OConnellcompelled them to desist from their purpose. No !no ! no ! he exclaimed. * I never will let men dothe business of horses if I can help it! Dont touchthat harness, you vagabonds! I am trying to ele-vate your position, and I will not permit you to de-grade yourselves. The meeting in Battys Circus was a great success,nor was it in the opinion of his hearers any dispar-agement to OConnells speech that it was redolentof Darrynane. A London journalist had derisivelycompared the Repeal cry to the cry of the Darry-nane beagles. Aye, retorted OConnell, ** butthe fellow made a better hit than he intended, formy beagles never cease their cry until they catchtheir game. Next day he and Daunt proceededto Limerick. On the road they were accosted
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1843) Repeal Agitation. 325 by a beggar, who supported his demand for almsby claiming personal acquaintance with the Lib-erator. But, my good man, I never saw youbefore. Sure, returned the applicant, thatsnot what your honours son would say, for he gotme a place in Glasnevin Cemetery, only I had ntthe luck to keep it. Then, indeed, you werestrangely unlucky, rejoined OConnell, laughing, for those who have places in cemeteries generallykeep them. Shortly before reaching Limerick,they were met by a procession of ship-carpen-ters who had arranged a sort of aquatic fete inhis honour. The idea of meeting Neptune onthe dusty highway tickled OConnells fancy, and,entering into the spirit of the comedy, he expressedin appropriate language his high sense of the con-descending courtesy of the illustrious monarch ofthe deep. From Limerick, where he was enter-tained at a public banquet in the theatre, and madea powerful appeal for support to the patriotism ofhis audience by alluding to the history

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