OF

THE IRISH SETTLERS

IN

NORTH AMERICA,

FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE CENSUS OF 1850.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by

THOMAS D'ARCY MCGEE,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts

STEREOTYPED BY

HOBART & ROBBINS;

NEW ENGLAND TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDERY,

BOSTON.

TETVID RIVMLOWD TIME
TIBBYKA
OMAERZILA

TO

MY EMIGRANT COUNTRYMEN

IN

THE UNITED STATES AND. CANADA,

AS

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE MANY KINDNESSES RECEIVED DURING MY

SECOND RESIDENCE AMONG THEM,

This Volume

IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

THE LEGEND OF GREAT IRELAND"

AND OF SAINT BRANDAN

ACCOUNT-IRISH ACCOUNT -ITALIAN AND SPANISH ACCOUNTS,

CHAPTER II.

PENNSYLVANIA IN NEW

KENTUCKY

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THE FIRST IRISH EMIGRANTS, -IN BARBADOES - IN

YORK IN MARYLAND IN VIRGINIA — IN THE CAROLINAS IN

― ADVENTURE OF SIMON BUTLER IN DELAWARE,

THE EMIGRANTS IN ARMS-ADVENTURE OF JOHN STARK-THE IRISH BRIGADE IN

CANADA-INDIAN WARS-PEACE OF 1763 -DAWN OF THE REVOLUTION, 39

CHAPTER V.

OPENING OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA IRISH AT BUNKER'S HILL-DEATH OF

MAJOR M'CLEARY GENERAL KNOX -THE CLINTONS

LINE- MOYLAN'S DRAGOONS,

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CHAPTER VI.

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THE PENNSYLVANIA

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THE CANADIAN EXPEDITION- -DEATH OF MONTGOMERY BURIAL REFUSED TO HIS

REMAINS BY THE BRITISH -RETREAT OF THE INVADING CORPS- THOMPSON,

SULLIVAN AND GATES IN COMMAND ADVANCE OF BURGOYNE- STARK'S VIC-

TORY AT BENNINGTON - SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE,

CHAPTER VII.

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IRISHMEN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY COMMODORE BARRY CAPTAIN MACGEE

-

CAPTAIN O'BRIEN -MIDSHIPMAN MACDONOUGH PURSER MEASE BARRY'S

LIEUTENANTS, MURRAY, DALE, DECATUR, AND STEWART,

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DISSATISFACTION AT CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL PROMOTIONS GENERALS ROCHE FER-

MOY AND ANDREW LEWIS THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1777 AND 1778, IN NEW JERSEY

MAD ANTHONY WAYNE " ADJUTANT GENERAL HAND

THE CONWAY

CABAL "

COLONEL FITZGERALD, AIDE DE CAMP TO WASHINGTON, HIS GAL-

LANTRY AT PRINCETON CONTRIBUTION OF THE IRISH MERCHANTS OF PHILA-

DELPHIA,

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