sentences:  Tradition portrays John MacNaghten as the heroic rogue of Irish folklore who rebelled against the authority of the landowning class and, in challenging them, was seen to have fought against them.His immense loyalty to his servants and followers, especially his manservant John Dunlap who was hanged immediately after MacNaghten, has presented him in the myth as a champion of the under-class.As for the attempted kidnap of Mary Ann, the practice of abduction and marriage was prevalent in 18th century Ireland among young men of social standing but with little property.