 Although he was one of the first volunteers to fight the rebellious colonials in 1776 , his contribution to that conflict was mainly in the area of recruitment — he successfully enlisted 500 volunteers in one weekend in Limerick alone , a feat which so gratified Lord Kenmare that he paid Roche an additional bounty of half a guinea per man . Roche 's flamboyant recruiting methods were described by the Edinburgh Advertiser as follows : 
