CHAPTER V DEFEAT OF PEEL.--ACCESSION OF THE WHIGS.--MR. O'CONNELL'S COURSE.--DEBATES IN CONCILIATION HALL.--MR. O'CONNELL DENOUNCES THE YOUNG IRELAND PARTY.--CONTINUED DEBATES.-- QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.--PHYSICAL FORCE.--THE SECESSION.--WHIG ALLIANCE.--DUBLIN REMONSTRANCE.--FORMATION OF THE CONFEDERATION, ITS CAREER.--MR. O'CONNELL'S DEATH.--CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1847. 98 CHAPTER VI THE SPLIT WITH MR. MITCHEL.--HIS TRIAL, CONVICTION, SENTENCE, AND SPEECH.--THE "FELON" AND "TRIBUNE" ESTABLISHED.--ARREST OF MESSRS. MARTIN, O'DOHERTY, WILLIAMS, AND DUFFY.--CONVICTION OF MR. MARTIN.--HIS SPEECH.--CONVICTION, SENTENCE AND SPEECH OF MR. O'DOHERTY.--DISSOLUTION OF THE CONFEDERATION.--THE LEAGUE 118 CHAPTER VII. THE OUTBREAK.--MR. O'BRIEN IN CARRICK.--CASHEL.--KILLENAULE, MULLINAHONE, BALLINGARRY.--AFFAIR AT KILLENAULE.--DEFEAT OF MR. O'BRIEN'S PARTY AT THE COMMONS.--PERSONAL ADVENTURES OF THE WRITER AND HIS COMRADE, UP TO THE DATE OF MR. O'BRIEN'S ARREST 159 CHAPTER VIII. ARREST OF MR. O'BRIEN, OF MESSRS. MEAGHER AND O'DONOHOE.-- ARREST OF TERENCE BELLEW M'MANUS.--CLONMEL SPECIAL COMMISSION.--TRIAL, CONVICTION, SPEECHES AND SENTENCE OF THE REBELS.--WRIT OF ERROR.--COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE.-- TRANSPORTATION OF THE HEROES 187 CHAPTER IX. CONTINUATION OF PERSONAL WANDERINGS.--DUNGARVAN.--THE COMERAGHS.--MOUNT MELLERAY.--KILWORTH.--CROSS.-- DUNMANWAY.--GOUGANE BARRA.--BANTRY BAY.--THE PRIEST'S LEAP.--KENMARE.--THE REEKS.--KILLARNEY.--TEMPLENOE.-- DEPARTURE.--CORK.--BRISTOL.--LONDON.--PARIS 201 CONCLUSION 283 APPENDICES 289 LIST OF CONTEMPORARIES 302 INDEX 317 ILLUSTRATIONS Facing page MICHAEL DOHENY _frontispiece_ GENERAL JAMES SHIELDS _dedication_ TERENCE BELLEW MACMANUS xvi WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEN xxxii THOMAS DAVIS 16 JOHN BLAKE DILLON 32 CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY 48 RICHARD O'GORMAN, JUNIOR 64 PATRICK O'DONOHOE 64 THOMAS DEVIN REILLY 80 JOHN MITCHEL 96 ROBERT HOLMES 112 THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER 128 JOHN MARTIN 128