What's your name ?" "I'll tell you, without hesitation, sir--Macguire; I'm of the Macguires of Fermanagh." "Ay! ay! why, then, you have good blood in your veins.

But what offence were you guilty of that you--but I need not ask; it is enough, in the present state of the laws, that you are a Catholic priest.

In the meantime, are you aware that I myself transported a Catholic priest, and that he would have swung only for my daughter, who went to the viceroy, and, with much difficulty, got his sentence commuted to transportation for life?
I myself had already tried it, and failed; but she succeeded, God bless her!" "Yes, God bless her!" replied the priest, "she succeeded, and her fame has gone far and near, in consequence; yes, may God of his mercy bless and guard her from all evil!" and as the poor hunted priest spoke, the tears came to his eyes.

This symptom of respect and affection, prompted by the generous and heroic conduct of the far-famed Cooleen Bawn, touched her father, and saved the priest.
"Well," said he, after musing for a while, "so you say Smellpriest is after you ?" "He is, sir; they saw me at a distance, across the country, scrambling over the park wall, and indeed I was near falling into their hands by the difficulty I had in getting over it." "Well, come," replied the squire, "since you have had the courage to place confidence in me, I won't abuse it; come along, I will both conceal and protect you.

I presume there is little time to be lost, for those priest hounds will be apt to ride round to the entrance gate, which I will desire the porter to close and lock, and then leave the lodge." On their way home he did so, and ordered the porter up to the house.