The Last Colonel of the Irish Brigade: Count O'Connell, and Old Irish Life at Home and Abroad, 1745-1833, Volume 1K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1892 - Ireland |
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Adieu agreable arms Ballyheigue barony Cantillon Captain Catholic Charles Chevalier Colonel Connell Conway Cork Count O'Connell County Cork County Kerry County Limerick Cousin Crillon Daniel O'Connell Darrynane daughter Dear Brother descended Desmond died Donal Dublin Dunloe Earl eldest English Fagan Faha father favour Fitz Maurice floating batteries fortune France French friends gentlemen Gibraltar give hear hero hero's Honora honour hope Hugh Falvey Hunting Cap Ireland Irish Brigade Iveragh James John O'Connell Kerry Killarney King kinsman Knight of Kerry lady land letter Leyne Lieut.-Colonel Limerick Mahony March married Mary Maur-ni-Dhuiv Maurice O'Connell McCarthy Mor mentioned Minorca Morgan O'Connell mother Munster never O'Connell's O'Donoghue O'Mahony O'Sullivan officers oppertunity Paris pedigree poor Prince regiment Regt Rickard Ross O'Connell sent Service ship siege of Gibraltar Sister smuggling soldier tell Tralee wife writes young
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