Philadelphia.

Chapter		PAGE
	Introduction	[vii.]
I.—	A Volunteer’s Training	[1]
II.—	Preparing for the Fray	[11]
III.—	Our First Munition Factory	[17]
IV.—	Our Factory Blown Up	[23]
V.—	The Political Landslide	[29]
VI.—	Soloheadbeg	[34]
VII.—	Our Escape	[41]
VIII.—	Helped by the British	[50]
IX.—	Our Return to Soloheadbeg	[64]
X.—	Sean Hogan Captured	[72]
XI.—	The Rescue at Knocklong	[83]
XII.—	Our Escape from Knocklong	[93]
XIII.—	Many Close Shaves	[106]
XIV.—	On the Trail of Lord French	[115]
XV.—	The Battle of Ashtown	[126]
XVI.—	Our Escape from Ashtown	[138]
XVII.—	From Tara to Tipperary	[150]
XVIII.—	The Barrack Attacks	[162]
XIX.—	Capture and Escape of General Lucas	[173]
XX.—	Adventures with the Murder Gang	[181]
XXI.—	The Drumcondra Fight	[197]
XXII.—	Missed by Inches	[209]
XXIII.—	Executions and Reprisals	[219]
XXIV.—	My Return to Tipperary	[228]
XXV.—	Married in the Battle Line	[234]
XXVI.—	The Truce	[239]
XXVII.—	Efforts to Avert Civil War	[249]
XXVIII.—	How I was Captured	[255]

MY FIGHT FOR IRISH FREEDOM

CHAPTER I.
A VOLUNTEER’S TRAINING

“A soldier’s life is the life for me,

A soldier’s death, so Ireland’s free.”

—Davis.