Support from Lord Kilwarden Wolfe Tone



wolfe tone (1967) statue on st. stephen s green, dublin edward delaney


his godfather, cousin of arthur wolfe, lord kilwarden, according local gossip tone s father, warned tone leave ireland in 1795. when tone arrested , brought dublin in 1798, , facing execution, kilwarden (a senior judge) granted 2 orders habeas corpus release. remarkable act, given rebellion had occurred great loss of life, , 1 never enlarged upon kilwarden killed @ beginning of emmet s revolt in 1803. suggestion wolfes knew tone cousin. pillar of protestant ascendancy , notorious @ time prosecution of united irishman william orr, kilwarden had no apparent motive trying assist tone in 1795 , 1798. portraits of wolfe around 1800 arguably show resemblance wolfe tone.


emily wolfe (1892–1980), last of wolfes live in kildare, continued family tradition of annually laying flowers @ tone s grave until death.








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