TREATING OF THE PERIOD FROM THE SECOND SIEGE OF 361 LIMERICK, IN 1691, TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE EXILED FRANCO-IRISH BRIGADE A CENTURY LATER CHAPTER I Second Siege of Limerick—Terrific Bombardment—The 363 English, Aided by Treachery, Cross the Shannon—Massacre of Thomond Bridge CHAPTER II Capitulation of Limerick—Terms of the Famous 371 “Violated Treaty”—Cork Harbor Tragedy CHAPTER III The Irish Troops, as a Majority, Enter the French 383 Service—King James Receives Them Cordially—His Testimony of Their Devotion and Courage CHAPTER IV Early Exploits of the Irish Brigade in the Service 388 of France—At Landen, Cremona, and Blenheim—Tribute Paid it by an English Historian CHAPTER V The Irish Brigade in the Campaigns of North Italy 393 and Flanders—Its Strength at Various Periods—Count Dillon’s Reply to King Louis XV CHAPTER VI The Austrian Succession—Campaign of 399 1745—Magnificent Achievement of the Irish Brigade at Fontenoy—Prince Louis’s Adieu to the Heroes BOOK VII NARRATING THE MANY PENAL STATUTES AGAINST THE 409 CATHOLICS, AND CARRYING THE STORY DOWN TO THE ACQUIREMENT OF A FREE COMMERCE BY THE IRISH PARLIAMENT, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF GRATTAN, A.D. 1780 CHAPTER I Anti-Catholic Penal Laws—Their Drastic, Brutal and 411 Absurd Provisions—Professional Informers, Called “Priest-Hunters” CHAPTER II Restrictions on Irish Trade and Manufactures—All 424 Creeds Suffer—Presbyterian Exodus to America—Death of Royal Personages—Accession of George I CHAPTER III Further Commercial Restrictions—Continued Exodus 431 of Working People—Jonathan Swift—“The Patriot Party”—Tyranny of Primate Boulter CHAPTER IV Official Extravagance—Charles Lucas, Leader of 439 Irish Opposition—Chesterfield Viceroy—His Recall—Dorset’s Vile Administration CHAPTER V More Persecution of Catholics Under George 447 II—Secret Committee Formed—Snubbed by the Speaker—Received by the Viceroy—Anti-Union Riot in Dublin CHAPTER VI