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How dare he use my tenants so the O'Neills in particular! Rascal! bad heart! I'll have no more to do with him." But, suddenly recollecting himself, he turned to Sir Terence, and added, "That's sooner said than done I'll tell you honestly, Colambre, your friend Mr.
There was always, either in Dublin or London, a sufficient supply of materials out of which crown's chiefs might be manufactured; the government made it part of its policy to hold in its hands and train to its purposes certain members of each of the ruling families of the O'Neills, O'Reillys, O'Donnells, O'Connors, and others.
But that was in the old, old time; great changes have taken place since, and there are a few O'Neills quite in common life nowadays.
A very similar story to that of the O'Neill is told of an O'Donnell, who, with a similar motive, namely, to acquire territory, on arriving within sight of Spain, cut off his hand and hurled it on the shore, and, like the O'Neills, the O'Donnells from that time have adopted the hand as their badge. The Seventh Son
'His name was Cassidy, he says; 'an' he done some good, he says, 'be privintin' a man be th' name iv Mullaney, he says, 'fr'm bein' a dilligate. 'Ye had th' polis with ye, says Mullaney. 'Ye was supported be th' fire departmint, says Cassidy. "'Let's change th' subject, says Duggan, 'What show has Dorsey got in th' Twinty-ninth? 'None at all, says wan iv th' O'Neills who 'd come over.
The sole test of loyalty demanded was the acceptance of an English title and the education of a son at the English court; though in some cases, like that of the O'Neills, a promise was exacted to use the English language and dress, and to encourage tillage and husbandry. Compliance with conditions such as these was procured not merely by the terror of the royal name but by heavy bribes.
Without being frightened, she was curious and interested. Why should the man behave so queerly? He now walked past the house and then turned and came back, not once but several times. Evidently he had not observed the girl at the window. At last however he gave up, and Betty believed that she saw him disappear behind the closed cottage of the O'Neills.
We are far from saying that all the Irishmen, particularly the leaders and chieftains who at that time ranged themselves under the banners of the Desmonds or the O'Neills, fought purely for Christ and religion.
But hardly had I been left alone, with the dull pain I could find no ease for, when somebody touched me on the shoulder, and, looking up, I saw a girl in her nightdress standing beside me. It was Alma and she said: "Say, little girl, is your name O'Neill?" Trembling with nervousness I answered that it was. "Do you belong to the O'Neills of Ellan?" Still trembling I told her that I did.
These national materials were presently drawn together by the head of the O'Neills, known to history as Owen Roe, an admirable leader and a most accomplished man, who wrote and spoke Latin, Spanish, French and English, as well as his mother-tongue.
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