Hi Ruairí. I just found out this piece on the famous anecdote about the Sheares.
I have to tell: this anecdote, which comes from Daniel O'Connell's biographer, is false and was invented by him in order to complete the portait of O'Connell as opposed to the United Irishmen and especially the Sheares, whose trial and execution, on the 14 July of 1798 implemented a memory of massacrers and traitors.
The Sheares had left Paris three days before the execution!
Thanks for this Mathieu - I had used newer biographies but the anecdote must have been retold verbatim. I'll make a note at the beginning of this post. I did think they had made record time to reach Calais as quick as they did!
Hi Ruairí. I just found out this piece on the famous anecdote about the Sheares.
I have to tell: this anecdote, which comes from Daniel O'Connell's biographer, is false and was invented by him in order to complete the portait of O'Connell as opposed to the United Irishmen and especially the Sheares, whose trial and execution, on the 14 July of 1798 implemented a memory of massacrers and traitors.
The Sheares had left Paris three days before the execution!
Mathieu
Thanks for this Mathieu - I had used newer biographies but the anecdote must have been retold verbatim. I'll make a note at the beginning of this post. I did think they had made record time to reach Calais as quick as they did!
Very interesting, as always, Ruairi.
Many thanks Mike!