Project Gutenberg 2004-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 72 Sullivan, T. D. (Timothy Daniel) 1827 1914 Sullivan, Timothy Daniel The Dock and the Scaffold The Manchester Tragedy and the Cruise of the Jacknell At head of title: "God save Ireland." Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Dock and the Scaffold" by T. D. Sullivan is a historical account written in the late 19th century that chronicles significant events surrounding the Fenian movement, particularly focusing on the Manchester Martyrs. The work details the injustices faced by Irish freedom fighters, specifically the case of William Philip Allen, Michael O'Brien, and Michael Larkin, who were sentenced to death for their roles in a daring attempt to rescue a fellow Fenian leader from British custody. Sullivan seeks to honor their memory and highlight the struggle for Irish independence, presenting the trio as martyrs to the cause of freedom. The opening of the narrative sets the stage with a vivid description of the atmosphere in Manchester on November 23, 1867, as a crowd gathers to witness the execution of the three Irish men. Sullivan contrasts the morbid curiosity of the masses with the patriotic fervor among the Irish community, who mourn for the condemned while simultaneously pledging to continue their fight for freedom. Through dramatic recounting, he introduces key characters, including Colonel Kelly, who was initially captured, and outlines the political climate of the time as the Irish people grapple with despair and indignation over the executions. The narrative captures the tension and emotionality of the moment, depicting the poignant legacy left by those who died for their beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fenians Ireland -- Politics and government -- 19th century Ireland -- Biography Erin's Hope (Brigantine) DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: Politics 271904 271018 2024-10-06T05:37:49.181842 2023-10-06T07:21:17.119069 text/html text/html 274177 2020-12-15T08:40:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 415639 2020-12-15T08:40:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 488387 2024-10-06T05:37:56.239795 application/epub+zip 487604 2024-10-06T05:37:51.675847 application/epub+zip 167315 2024-10-06T05:37:49.942823 application/epub+zip 2905827 2024-10-06T05:37:59.538791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2879678 2024-10-06T05:37:54.885806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261583 2022-09-06T23:30:52.605766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235935 235840 2024-10-06T05:37:48.652827 2023-10-06T07:21:16.783060 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 235618 2020-12-15T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87496 2020-12-15T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235625 2020-12-15T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87494 2020-12-15T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22376 2024-10-06T05:37:59.675768 application/rdf+xml 12456 2024-10-06T05:37:50.495821 image/jpeg 3702 2024-10-06T05:37:50.215819 image/jpeg 478753 2024-10-06T05:37:49.219837 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog