Robert Goodbody Journal

scarcely see a person to enquire the way. All the suburbs long streets in all parts of that town then mud walls were without roof or inhabitants they themselves having set fire to them, on the rebellion breaking out, and went to the hill men and women to gain the camp. But when we got into the body of the town, there was plenty of the other party about the streets, but numbers of the houses which had been thatched burned down, and in ruins, as was also the Protestant Church. There was a number of military and Yeoman about and streets all as merry as possible, while I was there musick, &c. When we went to meeting on first day morning at which there was many ministers, and a large meeting, but when we came out we found the Protestant Church of England persons waiting outside for us to break up in order for them to commence their service in the same house. Some friends said that it was wrong to accommodate them, but I thought it would be most unchristian act to have prevented them. I rather think that at and before that time, there was no regular meeting of friends in Enniscorthy, but that the few friends who lived in the town attended Cooladins meeting. John Rudd was then rebuilding his Inn, Government having paid him his losses. A number of other houses was also building from the same source, but friends made up a collection among their body to help those that had lost nearly all they had by the rebellion. Nearly all those losses were confined to Co Wexford. Friends from America also sent over a handsome sum, which not being wanting they were noticed of it, and I think instead of taking it back, they ordered it to some other publick fund, but perhaps in England. But in America war relief was sent from Ireland to friends there. I forgot at commencing my account of the rebellion to say that the

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