Recollections of O’Donovan Rosa, pre Famine West Cork Beggars, Cripples, Fair at Newmill, Faction Fights, ‘The Nation’, Whiteboys, ‘Keepers’ minding Corn before Seizure by Landlord During Famine.
This is a fascinating account of his early years very readable. His political views at this remove seen simplistic.
http://archive.org/stream/rossasrecollecti00odon/rossasrecollecti00odon_djvu.txt
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