=HOEY, Mrs. Cashel=, _née_ =Sarah Johnston.= Born at Bushy Park, Co. Dublin, 1830. Wife of the well-known Irish journalist, John Cashel Hoey (d. 1892). Has published more than twenty-seven volumes, _e.g._, _The Question of Cain_ (1882), _The Lover’s Creed_, _No Sign_ (1876), _The Queen’s Token_, _A Stern Chase_, &c., &c. She became a Catholic in 1858. D. 1908. =HOLLAND, Denis.= A well-known Irish journalist. Born in Cork about 1826. He founded THE IRISHMAN, 1858. _See_ Pigot’s _Recollections of an Irish Journalist_, and D. J. O’Donoghue’s _Poets of Ireland_. ⸺ DONAL DUN O’BYRNE: A Tale of the Rising in Wexford in 1798. Pp. 224. (_Gill_). 1_s._ _n.d._ The story of the rising (including Oulart, Tubberneering, Gorey, and Ross, and the guerilla warfare after Vinegar Hill) from an insurgent’s point of view. The book is full of scenes of blood, and breathes a spirit of vengeance. The narrative is not remarkable. Some of the scenes border on indelicacy. ⸺ ULICK O’DONNELL: an Irish Peasant’s Progress. 1860. A romantic and pleasant story. Adventures in Liverpool and elsewhere in England of a clever peasant lad from Newry. He wins his way by his sterling qualities, and returns prosperous to his native Co. Down. Author tries to bring out contrasting characteristics of English and Irish. =HOLT, Emily S.= ⸺ UNDER ONE SCEPTRE; or, Mortimer’s Mission. (_Shaw_). 3_s._ 6_d._ 1884. Career of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March and Ulster (1374-98) in Monmouthshire, Ireland, and London. He was lieutenant of Ulster, Connaught, and Meath. Richard II. declared him heir to the throne, but later grew jealous of his popularity. He was slain at Kells in battle with Art McMurrough Kavanagh. Juvenile. =HOPKINS, Tighe.= Born 1856. Son of Rev. W. R. Hopkins, Vicar of Moulton, Cheshire. Besides the work mentioned here this Author ed. Carleton’s _Traits and Stories_ in the “Red Letter Library,” and wrote _Kilmainham Memories_, several novels, and various other works. Resides at Herne Bay. Has written many other novels:—_For Freedom_, _The Silent Gate_, _Tozer’s_, _’Twixt Love and Duty_, &c. ⸺ THE NUGENTS OF CARRICONNA. Three Vols., afterwards one Vol. (_Ward & Downey_). 1890. Main theme: an old impoverished family suddenly enriched by Australian legacy. Interwoven there is an interesting love-story. Anthony Nugent, eccentric, of astronomical tastes, has on his housetop a telescope which plays a prominent part in the story. Brogue well done. The dramatic interest centred in an Inspector of Police, a type probably very rare in Irish fiction. =HOPPER, Nora; Mrs. W. H. Chesson.= ⸺ BALLADS IN PROSE. Pp. 186. (_Lane_). 5_s._ Beautifully bound and printed. 1894.