i live in hope of seeing your sweet face yet again , your loving sister , jacky mr. john higgins onboard the ship lorelei lee gibraltar , spain june 1807 captain liam delaney bonnettstown county waterford , ireland dear captain delaney , you have perhaps heard that your son padraic , daughter mairead , and son-in-law ian mcconnaughey , were arrested in waterford several weeks ago on the charge of sedition for having attended a meeting of the outlawed free irish society .