by British companies in 1971. A lasting legacy of the same war in Ireland is the traditional anti-war and anti-recruitment song "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye", depicting a soldier from Athy, County Kildare who comes home horribly mutilated from the war in "Sulloon" (Ceylon). See also Matale rebellion Kandyan Convention Colonial history of Sri Lanka References Bibliography Kandyan period Wars involving Sri Lanka Wars involving the United Kingdom 19th-century military history of the United Kingdom 18th-century conflicts 19th-century conflicts Kingdom of Kandy History of Kandy British Ceylon 19th century in Sri Lanka 18th century in Sri Lanka 1790s in Asia 1800s in Asia 1815 in Asia