Vicissitudes of Families Third Series

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Vicissitudes of Families Third Series
Bernard Burke
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Near the " garrison" resided Lieut. John Barnard, an old soldier in the wars of Elizabeth : one night his house was suddenly and fiercely attacked by O'Dempsie's roving rebel band, com- manded by Macdounell, one of the great Antrim family, being a famous insurgent, and son to the man into whoso 158 HECTOR GRAHAM, OF LEA CASTLE.
escheated property of Rahin old Sir Richard had been carried on the wings of a royal patent, and consequently no friend of his son George's, to whose protection Barnard
...and wife and bairns immediately fly, and ensconce them- selves within the thick walls of his strong castle, and be- neath the shadow of his valorous arm.
Immediately Graham is all alive, and well pleased, no doubt, at the prospect of a row: straight he gathers "arms, ammunition, and men as much as possible. " The rebels, after spoliating Barnard's house and premises, advance and beleaguer Graham's Castle; for three days George defends it valiantly, peppering the besiegers with his shot, till getting tired of such passive work, he gathers his qarrison, and sallying out, gives them a charge in border style, more majorum, and scatters the rebel scum like chaff before the wind, and delivers Barnard, wife, and Co.


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