I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.
-- Thomas Francis Meagher
   
Thomas Francis Meagher   Name:
Thomas Francis Meagher
Type:
Soldier
Nationality:
Irish
Birth:
August 3, 1823
Death:
July 1, 1867
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