Peg O' My Heart
Peg O' My Heart
Free DownloadHappy but poor, Peg O'Connell lives in an Irish fishing village with her loving father -- until one day she learns that she is a wealthy heiress!There are conditions attached to her inheritance, however: she must leave her home to live in England, and her father must agree to never see his beautiful daughter again.Peg tearfully packs her things and sets out for her new home with the snobbish Chichester family.
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he privacy of their lives. Even their wives were chosen for them by their teachers. Small wonder the English government could enforce brutal and unjust laws when the very freedom of choosing their mates and of having any voice in the control of their own homes was denied them.
To Father Cahill such words were blasphemy. He looked at O'Connell in horror.
"Have ye done?" he asked.
"What else I may have to say will be said on St. Kernan's Hill this afternoon."
"There will be no meetin' there to-day," cried the priest.
"Come and listen to it," replied the agitator.
"I've forbidden my people to go."
"They'll come if I have to drag them from their homes."
"I've warned the resident-magistrate. The police will be there if ye thry to hold a meetin'."
"We'll outnumber them ten to one."
"There'll be riotin' and death." "Better to die in a good cause than to live in a bad one," cried O'Connell. "It's the great dead who lead the world by their majesty.
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FEATURED AUTHOR - Art Blegen is the author of “The Adventures of Kris”, a series of early middle-grade chapter books for young readers from six to ten years old. Each child is important, and each family matters to Art. He is an advocate for educating children and their parents to ensure they have a healthy balance of positive examples in their lives. Wholesome stories and a healthy imagination can lay the foundation they will use for the rest of their lives. Whether playing with his grandchildren or coaching… Read more