He is better remembered for the language of his speeches than his politics: they were reputedly riddled with mixed metaphors ("Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll nip him in the bud"), malapropisms and other unfortunate turns of phrase ("What has posterity ever done for us?").
He was arguing for the Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill, in Ireland:—"It would surely be better, Mr. Speaker," said he, "to give up not only a part, but, if necessary, even the whole, of our constitution, to preserve the remainder!"
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A selection of quotes attributed to Roche (http://www.cfappeal.org/Fun_Stuff/Sir_Boyle_Roche/sir_boyle_roche.htm)
BoyleRoche was born, the youngest of three sons, to Jordan Roche and Ellen White in County Galway in 1736
BoyleRoche entered the army at an early age, and served in the so-called American war (that is, the American portion of the Seven Years' War).
It is possible that BoyleRoche served with Wolfe at the siege of Quebec; it is a certainty that he distinguished himself in 1762 during the capture of El Morro in Havana.
Boyle abbey was first founded in 1148 under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermots of Moylurg, and was colonised with monks from Mellifont.
Boyle was one of the main instigators in the ‘conspiracy of Mellifont’ (1216-1228); in 1227 the General Chapter deposed the Abbot of Boyle and in 1228 the abbey was affiliated directly with Clairvaux.
In 1235 Boyle was attacked and plundered by English forces under the command of Maurice Fiztgerald and McWilliam; they took possession of the abbey, seized all goods, vestments and chalices belonging to the abbey and stripped the monks of their habits in the cloister.
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