The French Invasion of Ireland in ‘98: Leaves of Unwritten History that tell of an Heroic Endeavor and a Lost Opportunity to throw off England’s Yoke.
Author: GRIBAYEDOFF, Valerian.
New York: Charles P. Somerby, 1890. 192 pages. Illustrated. Hardback.
The story of General Humbert’s landing at Killala, County Mayo, in 1798, with a small expeditionary force of around 1000 French troops, designed to rally the Irish to further rebellion against the English. After a number of small battles at Castlebar, Ballina, Colooney and Ballinamuck, the French and their Irish allies finally had to surrender. In relating the story the book gives a fascinating insight into the state of Irish society at that time, including the religious divide, as seen through French eyes.
ISBN: None/Unknown
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See also the article Landing of the French at Killala, written by an eye witness and published in the Dublin Penny Journal in 1833
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