The former Volunteer movement was abandoned by its leaders; O'Connell recoiled before the cannon at Clontarf; twice the hour of the Irish revolution struck during Young Ireland days and twice it struck in vain, for Meagher hesitated in Waterford, Duffy and McGee hesitated in Dublin.
Endine Vabatahtlike liikumine hüljati oma juhtide poolt; O'Connell põrkus tagasi suurtüki ees Clontarfis; Iiri revolutsiooni tund saabus kahel korral Noor-Iirimaa päevil ja kaks korda saabus see asjata, sest Meagher kõhkles Waterfordis, Duffy ja McGee kõhklesid Dublinis.