Keller's father was an Irish immigrant named James Kelleher, who changed his name to Keller to avoid anti-Irish sentiment.
The attack caused great embarrassment in the colony, and led to a wave of anti-Irish sentiment, directed at all Irish people, including Protestant Loyalists.
This trial "later came to be seen as epitomizing the anti-Irish sentiment that was widespread in New England in the early 19th century."
Since The Troubles began in the late 1960s, loyalists have occasionally expressed anti-Irish sentiment.
The attack caused indignation and embarrassment in the colony, leading to a wave of anti-Irish sentiment.
The predominant factor triggering this anti-Irish sentiment was that the immigrants were predominantly Catholic.
It is also clear that the campaign generated a good deal of anti-Irish sentiment which increased the British public's suspicion of Irishmen/women in general.
During the 19th century, many immigrants came to Glasgow from Ireland - this was a time of considerable anti-Catholic and anti-Irish sentiment in Scotland.
Billy Harrison said the attitude problem may have been caused by anti-Irish sentiments on the continent at the time.
The new Trustees deny allegations that opposition to Tara Circle's proposal is based on anti-Irish sentiment.