And when in the latter half of the 18th century. the tide turned and the first dawn of toleration appeared on the horizon. it was found that the vast majority of the people were unchanged and that after 2 centuries of the most relentless persecution since the days of the Roman emperors. Ireland was still Catholic and still cultured. And this passion for learning. this love of their religion. this spirit of patriotism. they carried with them when they emigrated and enriched the lifeblood of every country they adopted. In military deeds and statesmanlike conduct they stand forthmarshals of France like Lord Clare. prime ministers of Spain like Don Ricardo Wall. creators of victorious armies like Count Peter 1Lacy in Russia. mighty war lords like Field Marshal Brown in Austria. founders of empire like Count Lally in India. and equally preeminent are her sons in the churchour own country is typicalwe have but to recite the names and their ancestry is obviouscardinals such as OConnell. Farley.
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