27th May, 1798

The people of this country are more inclined to insurrection than is apprehended...

Elizabeth Richards

Observer & supporter of the United Irishmen Rebellion in 1798

[…] the people of this country are more inclined to insurrection than is apprehended. Sullen melancholy was expressed this day on the countenances of every individual of the lower classes. It can have no cause but the banishment of their priest.