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na Liobralach in Eirinn, in 6raid a thug se go luath i ndiaidh an eachtra: "'"Ta ministeir i mBeal Feirste a bhfuil meas na ndaoine air. Oraisteach ata ann. Da ndeanfadh se 6raid nar thaitin leis an Rialtas agus da mbeinnse mo PhrfomRunaf _ agus me a cheadu breith air ag teacht amach as a theampall i ndiaidh seirbhfs eaglasta, nf chluinfinn a dheireadh go deo. Bheinn glan as mo mheabhair da gcead6inn a leitheid ... " Is fior a ra go ndearnadh iarrachtaf go leor e a ghabhail an seachtain roimh re, ach nior eirigh leo theacht air. (ii) Ar feadh fada go leor ina dhiaidh sin i nGaoth Dobhair, bhi teannas ann. Bhf an Sagart Mac Phaidin sa phrlosun agus bhi na ceadta p6ilin agus saighdiuir san ait ag deanamh fiosraithe. Chuaigh cuid mh6r de na fir ar a seachnadh - go dti na cnoic, na hoileain agus thar saile. Seo taobh na bp6ilin den sceal: "'"The idea was that we were to have a vigorous search of the whole country, from Gweedore to the sea. Assuming that some· of the men we wanted were lurking on the mainland, they were to be driven by a long line of skirmishers towards the sea, and then if they attempted to escape to the island in coracles, the boats of the H. M. S. Banterer were to intercept them and effect their arrest. All looked, on paper, perfect. The "'Greys' on the right flank made an imposing display in their bearskins and mounted on their grey horses. A line of skirmishers started from the Falcarragh-Gweedore road, extending for close on five miles . . . The signal for the start was the blowing of a bugle and dropping of flags by signallers all along the line. We started very well. But mist came on, and the difficulty of keeping touch increased . .. And lo! When we arrived at the sand hills we scanned the horizon in vain. There was no Banterer! All we saw was a fugitive, in a coracle, going hard for lnisherer in face of a rough sea. ''48 Ainneoin nar eirigh r6mhaith leis an iarracht sin, gabhadh 42 ar fad le ceathrar ban ina measc. Saoradh nios m6 na leath acu i ndiaidh a gcur ar a dtriall i Leifear agus i Leitir Ceanainn agus cuireadh fiche acu 'un tosaigh lena dtriall a sheasamh i bPort Laoise ar an 17u Deireadh F6mhair, 1889. (iii) Bhi suim fhada, leitheadach i dtriall na bpriosunach faoin Bhreitheamh Gibson agus giuire "pacailte". I ndiaidh Liam () Colla as Srath Mairtin a fhail ciontach i ndiaidh cas a mhair ceithre la agus i ndiaidh Sean 0 Gallch6ir as Machaire Chlochair a bheith os comhair na cuirte tri la, thainig deireadh tobann leis an triall nuair a rinne dliod6iri an da thaobh socru - (a) go n-admh6dh na priosunaigh uilig go raibh siad ciontach; (b) go ligfi an Sagart Mac Phaidin saor; (c) nach gcuirfi einne chun bais agus (d) go ngearrfai 30 bliain priosuntachta ina iomlaine ar na priosunaigh. 21