Excerpt from Mr. O'leary's Defence: Containing a Vindication of His Conduct and Writings During the Late Disturbances in Munster; With a Full Justification of the Catholics, and an Account of the Risings of the White-Boys, in Answer to the False Accusations of Theophilus
Who EV ER attempts to give an account of public tranfaétions fhould be above the reach and power of hope and fear, and all kinds of inte rest that he may always dare to (peak the truth, and write of all. Without prejudice, religioufly oh ferving never to ahufe the public faith. But to guard againfi the bias and affections of thofe iwho would endeavour to impofe on him by falfe or exagger ated reports. He thould mt confine himfelf to a bare recital of the aétions of men, but to lay open the motives and principles from which they took their rife, and upon which they proceeded to their final ifi'ues. When in public tranfaétions in which All parties are concerned, fome perfons make themfeives more cogfpicuous than others, it F is not barely fufiicient to mention their names.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a first-hand account of the author's experience working amidst the unrest in the south of Ireland in the 1790s. The author attempts to rebuff accusations that the ills of the county were caused solely by the notorious gangs of Whiteboys, and instead uses this event as an opportunity to highlight the systemic inequalities and oppressions which plagued the region. The author's personal experiences illustrate the struggles of the Irish peasantry and the religious and class divisions within Irish society at this time. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781527604094_0
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