Raiffeisen System of banking, 195-198 Railways--Light railway system, 243 _Raimeis_, 153 Recess Committee:-- 83, 210 _seq._ 238, 241 Cadogan, Lord, and, 224, 225 Constitution proposed, 215 Finlay, Father Thomas, 218 Gill, Mr. T.P. 219 Ideas leading to its formation, 213 M'Carthy, Mr. Justin, letter, 215 Members, 218 Mulhall, Mr. Michael, 219 Nationalist members, 222 Recommendations, 220 Redmond, Mr. John, and, 217 Report, 10, 129, 221 Results, 223 _seq._ State-aid question, 223 Tisserand's memorandum, 220 Redmond, Mr. John:-- Recess Committee, 217 Religion:-- Influence of on Irish life, 59, 94 _seq._ Protestantism, 98, 99, 119 Roman Catholic Church (see that title). Sectarian animosities, 98, 99 Toleration, meaning of word, 95 Ritualistic movement, 99 Robertson, Lord:-- University Commission, 140 Roman Catholic Church:-- Church-building and increase of monasteries, etc., 107, 108, 109 Clergy:-- Action and attitude towards questions of the day, 105 _seq_. Authority of, 98, 105 _seq._ Co-operative movement, 119 Moral influence, 115, 116 Political influence, 77, 117 Temperance reform, 112, 114 Economic conditions, influence on 101 _seq._ Effect on Irish character, 101-105, 110 Higher education of Roman Catholics, 97, 132 Rosebery, Lord:-- Attitude towards Home Rule, 4 Ross, Mr. John:-- Recess Committee, 218 Royal College of Science, 229, 268, 270 Royal Commission on University Education, 118, 128, 140 Royal Dublin Society, Aid to Department of Agriculture, 279 Royal University education, defects in, 128 Rural life:-- Emigration, causes of, 40, 116 Gaelic revival's influence on, 159 Industries, 52, 262, 266 Problem of, 39, 51, 263 Rehabilitation, 159, 199 Russell, George W. (A.E.), 200 Salisbury, Lord:-- "Twenty years of resolute government," 61 Saunderson, Colonel:-- Recess Committee, 217 Scotch-Irish in America, 71 Sea Fisheries--Department of Agriculture's improvement schemes, 282 Self-help movement (see Co-operative movement). Sentiment:-- Anti-English, cause of, 13 _seq_. Force of in Irish question, 15, 127 Separation, Home Rule and, 87 Shinnors, Rev. Mr.:-- Irish in America, 111 Sinclair, Thomas:-- Recess Committee, 218 Social order, Irish attachment to, 54 _Spectator_:--English non-allowance for sentiment, 15 _Speed's Chronicle_:-- Con O'Neal, etc. 57 Spencer, Lord, 168 Starkie, Dr.:-- Mr. Wyse's education scheme, 126 State-aid:-- 45, 211, 219, 220, 223 Stephen, J.K. ("Cynicus") 164 Stopford Brooke, 92 Swine fever, 251 Technical Instruction, 130, 228, 234 _seq_. 257, 263, 267, 279 Temperance Reform, 112 _seq_. Tenure question and land question, 41 Tillage, decrease of, 42 Tisserand, M.:-- Recess Committee memorandum, 220 Tobacco culture, 282 Trinity College, influence of, 134, 136 _seq._ Two Irelands, 37