▁O ' Con nor ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K ild are ▁Street ▁Club ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁His ▁brother ▁Roger ▁O ' Con nor , ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Chron icles ▁of ▁E ri , ▁shared ▁his ▁politics . ▁His ▁two ▁other ▁brothers ▁were ▁pro - B rit ish ▁loyal ists . ▁ ▁United ▁Irish men ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁United ▁Irish men . ▁He ▁and ▁Lord ▁Edward ▁Fitz ger ald ▁pet ition ed ▁France ▁for ▁aid ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁an ▁Irish ▁revolution . ▁While ▁travel ing ▁to ▁France ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁alongside ▁Father ▁James ▁Co ig ly , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁United ▁Irish men . ▁Co ig ly , ▁who ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁carrying ▁an ▁inc rimin ating ▁letter , ▁was ▁h anged , ▁whereas ▁O ' Con nor ▁was ▁acqu itted . ▁He ▁was ▁re - arr ested ▁immediately ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁George ▁in ▁Scotland ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Roger . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁conf in ement , ▁he ▁distributed ▁a ▁poem , ▁which , ▁seem ing ▁to ▁rec ant ▁his ▁republic an ▁belief s , ▁with ▁vers es ▁re - ordered , ▁was ▁instead ▁a ▁ring ing ▁re - aff irm ation ▁of ▁them : ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁pom p ▁of ▁courts , ▁and ▁pride ▁of ▁k ings , ▁( 3 ) ▁ ▁I ▁prize ▁above ▁all ▁earth ly ▁things ; ▁( 5 ) ▁ ▁I ▁love ▁my ▁country ,