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In the Irish Brigade

CHAPTER 1: Fresh from Ireland
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He was brought by his nurse to Castle Kilkargan, and was left with John O'Carroll.

It is clear that the latter accepted the charge unwillingly, for he sent the child to a farm, where he remained until he was eight years old, and then placed him with the parish priest, who educated him.

The lad visited at the houses of the neighbouring gentry, shot and rowed and fished with their sons.

O'Carroll, however, beyond paying for his maintenance, all but ignored his existence, showing no interest whatever in him, up to the time when he furnished him with a letter of introduction to de Noailles, except that he made him a present of a gun, as soon as he became of an age to use one.

He never attempted to tamper with his loyalty to King James, and in fact, until he sent for him to ask what profession he would choose, he never exchanged ten words with him, from the time that he was brought to the castle.
"We can each form our own theory as to the cause of such strange conduct.


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