Footnotes.

1. A. Dillon, ‘The fort at Tarbert, Co. Kerry’, in ‘Irish Sword’, vol. 3 (1959-60), 286.

2. Sir H. McNally, ‘The Irish Militia’, 1793-1816 (1949), 97-98.

3. NLI ms. 4707.

4. J.A. MacCauley, ‘General Dumouriez and Irish Defence’, in ‘Ir. Sword’, vol. 10 (1969-70), 98-108, 165-173, is a translation of this memoir.

5. PRO HO 100/120, f. 301-302.

6. Kerrigan, ‘Gunboats and sea fencibles’, 188-191.

7. Kerrigan, ‘Barracks in Ireland’, 277-283.

8. Oireachtas Library, ms. 8H 21.

9. NLI ms. 175, f.592.

10. NLI ms. 4707.

11. P. Gosling, ‘Silent guns; two pieces of early 19th century ordnance on the shores of Galway Bay’, in ‘JGAHS’ vol 42 (1989-90), 139-143.