The Cross and the Shamrock, or, How to Defend the Faith. An Irish-American Catholic tale of real life, descriptive of the temptations, sufferings, trials, and triumphs of the children of St. Patrick in the great republic of Washington. A book for the entertainment and special instructions of the Catholic male and female servants of the United States. Written by a missionary priest. 1853. Hugh Quigley (1819-1883) wrote The Cross and the Shamrock (1853), The Prophet of the Ruined Abbey (1855) and Profit and Loss (1873).