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PREFACE
PREFACE
Without agreeing with every expression of opinion contained in the following pages I heartily recommend this book, especially to Englishmen and Scotchmen, as a thoughtful, well-informed, and scholarly study of several of the more important features of the Irish question. It has always been my conviction that one of the chief causes of the difficulty of persuading the British people of the justice and expediency of conceding a full measure of National autonomy to Ireland was to be found in the de
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
A decree of Pope Adrian IV., the only Englishman who has sat in the chair of St. Peter, in virtue of the professed jurisdiction of the Papacy over all islands, by a strange irony, sanctioned the invasion of Ireland by Strongbow in the reign of Henry II. Three years ago I stood in the crypt of St. Peter's in Rome, and the Englishman who was with me expatiated on the appropriate nature of the massive sarcophagus of red granite, adorned only with a carved bull's head at each of the four corners, wh
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THE EXECUTIVE IN IRELAND
THE EXECUTIVE IN IRELAND
"La 'Garnison' a occupée le pays sans le 'gouverner,' ou en ne le gouvernant que de son propre interet de classe: son hegemonie a été toute sa politique." —L. PAUL-DUBOIS, L'Irlande Contemporaine , 1907. "A regarder de près on percoit pourtant que cette imitation Irlandaise de la justice brittanique n'en est sur bien des points qu'une assez grossiere caricature, ce qui prouve une fois de plus que les meilleures institutions ne vaient que ce que valent les hommes qui les appliquent, et que les lo
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THE FINANCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
THE FINANCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
"It will not do to deny the obligation. The case (of Ireland's alleged over-taxation) has been heard before a competent tribunal, established and set up by England. The verdict has been delivered; it is against England and in favour of Ireland's contention. Until this verdict is set aside by a higher court, and a more competent tribunal, the obligation of England to Ireland stands proved." —T.W. RUSSELL, Ireland and the Empire . The contrast between the history of Great Britain and that of Irela
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THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF IRELAND
THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF IRELAND
"When the inhabitants of a country leave it in crowds because the government does not leave them room in which to live, that government is judged and condemned." —JOHN STUART MILL, Political Economy . I have shown something of the incubus of taxation which overpowers Ireland from the fact that she—the poorest country in Western Europe—is bound to the richest in such a manner that the latter has not the common prudence to recognise the flagitious injustice which she is inflicting, while, by a ref
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THE LAND QUESTION
THE LAND QUESTION
"Dear Moore, —I see that as a supplemental question you asked the other day whether the delay in land purchase was due to the continued absence of Mr. Bailey. I do not know, of course, what was your object, but it may interest you to know that for the last year I attended more days in the office than either of my colleagues, and that, as a matter of fact, I did not take much more than half the vacation to which I was entitled. You will thus see that you have been strangely misinformed, and I can
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THE RELIGIOUS QUESTION
THE RELIGIOUS QUESTION
"I am convinced that if the void in the lay leadership of the country be filled up by higher education of the better classes among the Catholic laity, the power of the priests, so far as it is abnormal or unnecessary, will pass away." —DR. O'DEA, now Bishop of Clonfert, speaking in evidence before the Robertson Commission on University Education, as the representative of Maynooth College. Appendix to Third Report, p. 296. The scruples of George III., who although as King of Ireland he yielded to
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THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM
THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM
"When I consider how munificently the Colleges of Oxford and Cambridge are endowed ... when I remember from whom all this splendour and plenty is derived; when I remember what was the faith of Edward the Third, and of Henry the Sixth, of Margaret of Anjou, and Margaret of Richmond, of William of Wykeham, and of William of Waynefleet, of Archbishop Chicheley, and Cardinal Wolsey; when I remember what we have taken from the Roman Catholics, King's College, New College, Christ Church, my own Trinit
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UNIONISM IN IRELAND
UNIONISM IN IRELAND
A further step in securing Irish support occurred at the end of July, and perhaps of all the strange events which have occurred in the government of Ireland it is the strangest. Lord Carnarvon solicited through one of his colleagues, and obtained, an interview with Mr. Parnell, and the circumstances under which this occurred between the Queen's Lord Lieutenant and the leader to whom men attributed treason and condoning assassinations is perhaps the most curious part of the whole story. The meeti
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IRELAND AND DEMOCRACY
IRELAND AND DEMOCRACY
"A majority of Irish members turned the balance in favour of the great Reform Bill of 1832, and from that day there has been scarcely a democratic measure which they have not powerfully assisted. When, indeed, we consider the votes which they have given, the principles they have been the means of introducing into English legislation, and the influence they have exercised upon the tone and character of the House of Commons, it is probably not too much to say that their presence in the British Par
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IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN
IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN
"In reason all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery; but in fact eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.... Those who have used to cramp liberty have gone so far as to resent even the liberty of complaining, although a man upon the rack was never known to be refused the liberty of roaring as loud as he thought fit." —JONATHAN SWIFT. The loss of her language by Ireland was, politically, the worst calamity which could hav
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CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
"Unsettled questions have no pity for the repose of nations." —EDMUND BURKE. The position of the mass of the Irish people with regard to the present form of government has nowhere been more cogently expressed than in the chapter on the Union in the "Cambridge Modern History," the writer of which describes it as a settlement by compulsion, not by consent; and the penalty of such methods is, that the instrument possesses no moral validity for those who do not accept the grounds on which it was ado
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NOTES
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[1] L. Paul-Dubois. L'Irlande Contemporaine , p. 174. [2] "Life of Lord Randolph Churchill," Vol. II., p. 455. [3] L'Irlande Contemporaine , p. 232. [4] Hansard, August 1, 1881. [5] Ibid. , September 3, 1886. [6] Ibid. , August 19, 1886. [7] Ibid. , March 22, 1887. [8] Ibid. , April 22, 1887. [9] Ibid. , February 14, 1907. [10] The statement in the text, written shortly after the prorogation of Parliament, unexpectedly demands modification. Almost all the planters on the Clanricarde estate have
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ADDENDUM
ADDENDUM
PAGE 51.—A Bill introduced last session by Mr. William Redmond which passed through both Houses of Parliament without opposition or debate, will, when at an early date it comes into force, repeal the Tobacco Cultivation Act, 1831, which forbade the growth of tobacco in Ireland. Under the new Act there will be no obstacle in the way of its cultivation, provided the excise conditions which will be imposed are complied with. Among the places in which experiments in tobacco growing have been made in
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ECONOMICS FOR IRISHMEN.
ECONOMICS FOR IRISHMEN.
By "PAT." Cr. 8vo. Antique Paper. 164 pp., Cloth, 2s. net. Paper cover, 1s. net. Contents:—Introduction—Wealth—The Agents of Production—Land—Labour—Capital—Resumé—The Economic Influences of Religion—Suggestions. "We strongly advise all interested in Ireland to read this book; they will find in it much to think over."— Catholic Book Notes . By "PAT." Cr. 8vo, Paper cover, 1s. net. A limited number of copies in Cloth, 2s. net. Chapters on:—The Irish Problem and How I Studied it—Derivation of the P
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THE NEW IRELAND.
THE NEW IRELAND.
SYDNEY BROOKS. Cr. 8vo. Paper cover, 1s. net. Cloth, 1s. 6d. net. Sinn Féin and the New Nationalism—The Gaelic League—The I.A.O.S. and The Industrial Revival—The Politicians—The Church—The Agrarian and some other Problems—Devolution. "I have nothing but praise for Mr. Sydney Brooks book on The New Ireland .... A masterpiece of clear statement and comprehension ... he is always brilliant, thoughtful, and persuasive. Everybody, both in England and Ireland, ought to read this book."—R.W.L. ( Black
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WHAT IS THE USE OF REVIVING IRISH?
WHAT IS THE USE OF REVIVING IRISH?
A Review of the Language Movement. By DERMOT CHENEVIX TRENCH. 3d. net....
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CLERICALISED EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
CLERICALISED EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
A Plea for Popular Control. By J.H.D. MILLER. 4d. net....
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THE ARAN ISLANDS.
THE ARAN ISLANDS.
By J.M. SYNGE. Large Paper Edition, with Twelve Drawings by JACK B. YEATS, coloured by hand. Cr. 4to. Hand-made paper, limited to 150 copies. 21s. net. Ordinary Edition, Demy 8vo., antique paper (with the Drawings in Black and White), 5s. net. This book records the experience of several lengthy visits paid by the author to Inishmaan and Aranmor, the chief islands of the Aran group. He gives an intimate account of the general manner of life on these islands, so isolated from civilisation, where t
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THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD.
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD.
A Comedy in Three Acts. By J.M. SYNGE. Cr. 8vo. Cloth, with preface and portrait of the Author, 2s. net. A few Copies of the hand-made paper edition still remain. The Price has been raised to 7s. 6d. net. "The play, as I read it, is profoundly tragic.... It is a tragedy that does not depress—it arouses and dilates. There is cynicism on the surface, but a depth of ardent sympathy and imaginative feeling below, and vistas of thought are opened up that lead from the West of Ireland shebeen to the s
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THE WELL OF THE SAINTS.
THE WELL OF THE SAINTS.
A Play in Three Acts. By J.M. SYNGE. Uniform with "The Playboy." Cr. 8vo. 2s. net....
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THE TINKER'S WEDDING.
THE TINKER'S WEDDING.
A Play in Two Scenes. By J.M. SYNGE. Uniform with "The Playboy." Cr. 8vo. 2s. net....
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BOOKS BY STEPHEN GWYNN.
BOOKS BY STEPHEN GWYNN.
Written by STEPHEN GWYNN, and illustrated by HUGH THOMSON. 31 Drawings in black and white and Four Coloured Illustrations. Cr. 8vo. 6s. This book is the record of a pilgrimage to historic and beautiful places in Ireland, so arranged as to give an idea not only of their physical aspect to-day, but also of the history for which they stand. Places have been chosen whose greatest fame was in the days before foreign rule, though often, as at the Boyne, they are associated with the later story of Irel
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POETRY.
POETRY.
This volume contains the Plays— The Shadowy Waters, The King's Threshold , and On Baile's Strand , entirely revised and largely re-written, and the collection of Lyrics In the Seven Woods . Cr. 8vo. 6s. net. (Plays for an Irish Theatre.) Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d. net. Fcap 4to. Antique Paper. Bound in Irish Linen gilt, gilt top. 10s. 6d. net. This work is an attempt to tell the whole story of the Táin Bó Cúailngne in a complete and artistic form. The writer, working always from original sources, has take
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DRAMA.
DRAMA.
A Play in Three Acts. By PADRAIC COLUM. Paper cover. Cr. 8vo. 1s. net. A Play in Three Acts. By A.E. Royal 16mo. 1s. net. A Comedy in Two Scenes. By LEWIS PURCELL. Cr. 8vo. Antique Paper, 1s. net. A North of Ireland Play in two Scenes. By RUTHERFORD MAYNE. 1s. net....
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ABBEY THEATRE SERIES OF IRISH PLAYS.
ABBEY THEATRE SERIES OF IRISH PLAYS.
Crown 8vo. 1s. net each. Kincora. By LADY GREGORY. The Land. By PADRAIC COLUM. The White Cockade. By LADY GREGORY. Spreading the News, The Rising of the Moon , by LADY GREGORY; and The Poorhouse , by LADY GREGORY and DOUGLAS HYDE. The Building Fund. By WILLIAM BOYLE. Samhain, 1906. Edited by W.B. YEATS. Containing Hyacinth Halvey , by Lady Gregory. 6d. net. An Irish Illustrated Quarterly. Fcap. 4to. 1s net each number. The Spring Number contains "Pat's" Pastoral—An Act of Thanksgiving; The Peopl
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