macnevin

Updated: May 11, 2025

Most nobly was that pledge redeemed; but its fulfilment dawned on the fresh grave of him who made it. Other men, and first in order, as well as eminent in ability, was Thomas MacNevin, who has also sunk into a too early grave, more than realised the most sanguine hopes of an exulting country. Death first interrupted this new current of life, even in its day of most sparkling promise.

Michael Doheny - The Felon's Track: History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading: Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848

With the first section above named, originated the idea of publishing the Library of Ireland. It was proposed, discussed, and determined on one evening, at the house of Thomas MacNevin, while some one sat at the piano, playing the lovely Irish airs, of which the soft strains of Davis suggested the conception to William Elliot Hudson.

Michael Doheny - The Felon's Track: History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading: Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848

Those who took immediate part in the proceedings of our circle before the State Trials, were Thomas Davis, John Dillon, Thomas MacNevin, Michael Joseph Barry, Charles Duffy, David Cangley, John O'Hagan, Denis F. MacCarthy, Denny Lane, Richard Dalton Williams, with one or two others whose names I cannot mention.

Michael Doheny - The Felon's Track: History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading: Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848