The Wind is Rising A Story of Revenge Author:Lawrence R. Kelleher Life would never again be the same for the OÂ'Kelleher family, after the conquering of Ireland by the English butcher, Sir Oliver Cromwell, (circa1649), and the brutal consequences of his occupation. These British barbarians, who after murdering several of the OÂ'Kelleher family, sent the remaining OÂ'Kelleher brothers and sisters, together with... more » some 80,000 Irish intellectuals, to the British West Indies as slaves. Then, Â`Devine ProvidenceÂ' or fate intervened, as it sometimes does, and after an enemy of the British, sank the slave ship, the OÂ'KelleherÂ's were on, they managed to find refuge on a Dutch held island. After serving five years in the Dutch navy as commandos, an opportunity presented itself, and the OÂ'Kelleher brothers returned to Ireland, seeking their revenge on Oliver CromwellÂ's butchering army. As he stepped onto the shores of Ireland, Lawrence OÂ'Kelleher, clan chieftain of the OÂ'KellehersÂ', shouted, ÂTis not us, but yeÂ', who should be cowering, for we come like thieves in the night, seeking our revenge. The Â`troublesÂ' were never ending. They are like a sore, whose scab, continues to bleed, after being picked at. ÂThey would never heal, and they never have!« less