Memoirs of Miles Byrne Vol. 1: A New Edition With an Introduction (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memoirs of Miles Byrne Vol. 1: A New Edition With an Introduction<br><br>Various circumstances occur almost daily which remind me that I should leave some notes respecting the part I was forced to take in the struggles of my unfortunate country after the year 1796 when the people expected to be able through the United Irish system to accom plish their independence. I say forced because it was impossible to remain neutral. I may give as a proof the fate of my unfortunate first cousin Pat Breen and his father Terence Breen both shot in cold blood by the Ancient Britons accompanied by the yeomen of the county and in the presence of my aunt and her daughters. My cousin Miles Breen was saved only on account of his youth he being but 16 years of age: but he was sent on board a transport ship in the harbour of Dublin. Yet neither my uncle nor his son ever fought in the ranks of the Insurgents nor left their homes - unluckily for them! Had they followed the people''s camp they might have escaped the cruel end of being put to death in the presence of all that were dear to them without judge or jury.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.