Chapter IX

Feb. 28, 82
Portumna, Galway, 82
Run through Cork, Limerick, Tipperary,
Queen's and King's County to Parsonstown, 82
A Canadian priest on the situation, 83
His reply to M. de Mandat Grancey, 83
Relations of priests with the League, 83-85
Parsonstown and Lord Rosse, 86
Drive to Portumna, 87
An abandoned railway, 88
American storms, grain, and beasts, 88, 89
Portumna Castle, 90, 91
Lord Clanricarde's estate, 92
Mr. Tener, 92-128
Plan of Campaign, 94-99
Ability of tenants to pay their rents, 95
Mr. Dillon in 1886, 96
Mr. Parnell in 1885, 97
Tenants in greater danger than landlords and agents, 100
Feb. 29, 100
Conference between evicted tenants and agent, 100-106
Castle and park, 107
The League shopkeeper and tenant, 108
Under police escort, 109
Cost of 'knocking' a man, 109
What constitutes a group, 110
Favourite spots for administering a League oath, 110
Disbursing treasurers, 111
Change of venue, 111
Bishop of Clonfert, 112-115
Bector of Portumna, 115
Father Coen, 116
Coercion on the part of the League, 118-121
Deposits in banks, 120
Should landlords and shopkeepers be placed on one footing? 121
New Castle of Portumna, 122
Portumna Union, 123, 124
Troubles of resident landlords, 125-127
Effects of the agitation on the people, 124
War against property and private rights, 127
Mr. Tener's experiences in Cavan, 127-130
Similar cases in Leitrim, 130-132
Sale of rents and value of tenant-right, 133, 134

CHAPTER X.
Dublin, March 1, 135
Portumna to Woodford, 135
Evictions of October 1887, 135
Capture of Cloondadauv Castle, 137-141
A tenant and a priest, 141-144
Workmen's wages in Massachusetts compared with
the profits of a tenant farmer in Ireland, 146
Loughrea, 148, 149
Murder of Finlay, 150, 151
The chrysoprase Lake of Loughrea, 154
Lord Clanricarde's estate office, acreage, and rental, 155
Woodford acreage and rental, 155,156
Drive from Loughrea to Woodlawn, 156-160
A Galway "jarvey" on the situation, 156-159
Woodlawn and the Ashtown property, 160

CHAPTER XI.
Borris, March 2, 161
Mr. Kavanagh, 161-163
Borris House, 163-167
A living Banshee, 165, 166
Land Corporation--its mode of working, 167
Meeting in Dublin, 1885, 168
Rev. Mr. Cantwell, 168
Lord Lansdowne's property at Luggacurren, 169
Mr. Kavanagh's career, 170
Books and papers at Borris, 171
Strongbow, 172
"The five bloods," 172, 173
Genealogy of M'Morroghs and Kavanaghs, 173
March 4, 174
Protestant service read every morning, 174
A Catholic gentleman's views, 175
Relation of tenants to village despots, 176
Would America make a State of Ireland? 177
Land Acts since 1870, 178
The O'Grady of Kilballyowen and his rental, 179
Dispute with his tenants: its cause and effect, 180
His circular to his tenantry, 181-186

CHAPTER XII.
Grenane House, March 5, 187
Visit to Mr. Seigne, 187
Beautiful situation of Grenane, 189
A lady of the country, 189
Mr. Seigne's experience of the tenants, 191-194
The beauty of Woodstock, 194-198
The watch of Waterloo, 197-200
Curious discovery of stolen property, 200
Dublin, March 6, 200
State of deposits in the Savings Banks, 200-201
Interest on "Plan of Campaign" funds, 202

CHAPTER XIII.
Dublin, March 8, 203
Inch and the Coolgreany evictions, 203
Sweet vale of Avoca, 204
Dr. Dillon of Arklow, 204
Fathers O'Neill and Dunphy, 205, 206
Mr. Davitt watching the evictions, 207
Lazy and thriftless tenants better off than before, 209
A self-made committee, 211
The Brooke estate, 212
Sir Thomas Esmonde's house, 213
An Arklow dinner, 214
Dr. Dillon in his study, 215-217
Visit to Glenart Castle, 217

CHAPTER XIV.
Dublin, March 9, 219
Athy, 219
A political jarvey, 220-225
"Who is Mr. Gilhooly?" 221
Lord Lansdowne's offer refused through pressure of the League, 226
Mr. Kilbride, M.P., and Mr. Dunne, 226-228
Lord Lansdowne's estate in Kerry, 228-231
Plan of Campaign at Luggacurren, 231-236
Interview with Father Maher, 236-239
A "jarvey" on a J.P., 240
"Railway amenities," 241
Dublin, March 10, 242
Mr. Brooke, 242-248
Unreasonable tenants, 243, 244
Size and rental of estate, 246
Sub-commissioner's reduction reversed, 246, 247

CHAPTER XV.
Maryborough, 249
Archbishop Croke, 249
Interviews with labourers, 251-253
Views of a successful country teacher, 254, 255
A veteran of the '48, 256-260
Amount of wages to men, 261
The farmers and labourers and lawyers, 264, 265
Dublin, June 23, 268
Mr. Hamilton Stubber and Mr. Robert Staples, 268-270
From Attanagh to Ballyragget, 270
Case of "a little-good-for tenant," 271, 272
Mr. Kough and his tenants, 273-277
Mr. Richardson of Castle Comer, 277
Position of the tenants, 282
£70 a year for whisky, 282
Kilkenny Castle, 282
Mr. Rolleston of Delgany, 283-292
John O'Leary, 285-292
Boycotting private opinion, 292
The League as now conducted, 295
Poems and Ballads of "Young Ireland," 296
Law Courts and Trinity College, 297
American Civil War, 299-302
Dublin, June 24, 302
A dinner with officials, 303-306
A priest earns over £20,000, 305, 306
"Crowner's Quest Law," 309-311

CHAPTER XVI.
Belfast, June 25, 313
Ulster in Irish history, 313
Moira, 315
Views of an Ulsterman, 315, 316
Beauty of Belfast, 317, 318
Its buildings, 319-321
Dr. Hanna, 322-324
Dr. Kane, 325
June 26, 326
Sir John Preston, 326-328
Mr. Cameron, of Royal Irish Constabulary, 328
Police parade, 328
Belfast steamers, 329
Scotland and America at work on Ireland, 330

EPILOGUE, p. 333-349

APPENDIX.

NOTES--

F. The Moonlighters and Home Rule (pp. 10, 38), 351
G. The Ponsonby Property (pp. 59-66), 353
G2 The Glenbehy Eviction Fund (p. 12), 360
G3 Home Rule and Protestantism (p. 68), 362
H. Tully and the Woodford Evictions (p. 149), 364
H2. Boycotting the Dead (p. 151), 370
I. The Savings Banks (P.O.) (vol. i. p. 39, vol. ii. pp. 5 and 200), 371
K. The Coolgreany Evictions (p. 216), 372
L. A Ducal Supper in 1711 (p. 283), 374
M. Letter from Mr. O'Leary (p. 291), 375
N. Boycotting Private Opinion (p. 293), 377
O. Boycotting by Crowner's Quest Law (p. 312), 382