Brief reflections on the Irish Revolution of 1798—Mutual
atrocities of the Royalists and Rebels—Irish humour buoyant to
the last—O’Connor, the schoolmaster of County Kildare—“’Tis well
it’s _no worse_”—The Barristers’ corps—Its commander, Lieutenant
H—— —His zeal for loyalty, and its probable origin—Indemnities
unjustly obtained for cruelty against the insurgents—Lieutenant
H——’s mode of executing a rebel—His _sobriquet_, and its
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