These people all remained in Carrick, and Mr.Meagher was informed that they were in a state of extreme excitement.

This intelligence determined him to leave the mountain suddenly and proceed to meet his fellow-townsmen.

Had all these been allowed to attend the meeting, our resolution might have been very different from what it was.
But we were, in fact, disappointed and chagrined.

The mountain-top had been selected for many reasons.

Principal among them were these: Public meetings in Ireland had actually become a farce.