Owen OLearys Restaurant and Brewery

A SHORT, BUT BELIEVED TO BE TRUE, STORY

In the Young Irish disorders, in Ireland in 1848, the following

nine men were captured, tried and convicted of treason against

Her Majesty, the Queen, and were sentenced to death.

John Mitchell, Morris Lyene, Pat Donohue, Thomas McGee,

Charles Duffy, Thomas Meagher, Richard O’Gorman, Terrence

McManus and Michael Ireland.

Before passing sentence, the judge asked if there was anything

that anyone wished to say. Meagher, speaking for all, said:

“My lord, this is our first offense, but not our last. If you will be

easy with us this once, we promise, on our word as gentlemen,

to try to do better next time. And next time — sure we won’t be

fools to get caught.”