They, therefore, resolved as a final resource to take up their position in the most inaccessible part of the country.

As they proceeded through the hilly grounds, skirting the Tipperary collieries, a crowd began to gather around them, and they saw what they hoped would form the nucleus of an army.

Braver hearts never beat beneath a cuirass, but they were not armed, disciplined or even taught.
On that day they took the road to the village of Mullinahone, situate about seventeen miles south-east of Cashel.

As they entered Mullinahone, the chapel bell was rung, and a crowd of some thousands collected.
Mr.O'Brien addressed them with the same brevity and force as at Carrick-on-Suir, where his hopes were far brighter.

The two clergymen, Rev.Mr.Corcoran and Rev.Mr.Cahill, appeared by his side, and openly resisted his advice.