Ireland Under Coercion: The Diary of an American (2 of 2): (2nd ed.) (1888)Hurlbert, William Henry
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Ireland Under Coercion: The Diary of an American (2 of 2): (2nd ed.) (1888)
Hurlbert, William Henry
Ireland -- Description and travel; Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901
Dromaneen Castle and the Countess of Desmond, 78
Trappist Monastery at Cappoquin, 78
Lismore, 78, 79
Castle grounds and cathedral, 79, 80
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
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