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writing of the O'Moores, says : ** They had for ages 

 to struggle against evil vicissitudes ; for ages hostility 

 bent her bow against them ; for ages they withstood 

 the malignity of the Saxon spoilers, who are now vic- 

 torious over them ; but history and tradition alike 

 declare their fall to be effected by treachery. It could 

 not be possible, amidst the plots and massacres of the 

 time of Mary and Elizabeth, that the fiery, enterprising, 

 and noble spirit of the O'Moores could remain calm 

 and rest in peace while the enemy destroyed their 

 country. No ; all honour to their name, they rose in 

 the face of countless foes. The military spirit of the 

 O'Moores was such that England had to break by 

 treachery and violence what she could never bend to 

 her will, even when she descended to bribes and pro- 

 mises the most lavish. 



*' History, ancient or modern, gives no account of 

 any family more brave, devoted, or constant to their 

 motto : Sonper co)isians et Jidclis. 



"Of all Irishmen, the O'Moores were the most 

 noble and valiant. We read of the Queen's O'Demp- 

 seys, the Queen's O'Connors, the Queen's Dunnes, 

 but we never find the Queen's O'JMoores. 



"An eternal glory to their name! they fell, as 

 heroes should, with the dazzling lustre of their fathers' 

 names around them. For 2,764 years they flourished 

 faithful and true ; and, If all the Irish had been as 

 valiant as the ever-to-be-venerated O'Moores, no nation 

 in the world could have overcome them. They stood 

 as brave as lions in their woods, and on the bounds of 

 their principality won by acts of gallant bravery. They 

 laid down their lives for their country and religion, 

 and the Saxon enemy for ages could only step into 



