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THE
LIFE AND TIMES OF DANIEL O'CONNELL
1
CONTENTS.
PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF IRISH HISTORY.
Relations of Ireland to England the Source of Irish Misery-Independence
Necessary to Ireland's Happiness-Aims of O'Connell's Life-How far he
Succeeded-Where he Failed, and Why-Exaggeration of his Theory of
Moral Force-Ireland's Capabilities-Rapid Survey of Irish History down
to the Year 1775,
CHAPTER I.
-Family-Scenery of Ireland in general, and of Kerry in particular,
CHAPTER II.
The Penal Laws-First slight Relaxations of this horrid Code-Curious Anecdotes
and Illustrations of Life during the days of the Penal Laws-Geoghegan of
London's odd Recantation-Kedagh MacGeoghegan and his Horse-Case of
Father Sheehy-Curran's first signal Success at the Bar-Captain St. Leger
and the old Priest-O'Connell's Anecdotes of strange conversions to Pro-
testantism-His amusing stories of Father O'Grady-The Priest's narrow
escape from the fangs of British Law-A Kerry Brigand in Flanders-The
Orangemen and Jack of the Roads-O'Leary's Catholic and Protestant Son
-Catholic Petition-Berkeley's Querist,
CHAPTER III.
Childhood of O'Connell-Paul Jones off the Coast of Kerry-O'Connell masters the
Alphabet quickly-His Fear of Disgrace-Captain Cook's Voyage Round the
World-Nomadic Gentry-Early Anticipations of Greatness-O'Connell's
Uncle Maurice, Surnamed Hunting-Cap-His Love of Old Ballads-En-
counter with a Mad Bull-Active Habits-The Crelaghs and the Kerry
"Colonels"-His Father Attacked by a Band of Robbers--Private Theatri-
cals-His Early Religious Training-Protestant Visitors and Holy Water
-His Uncle Maurice's Coffin-MacCarthy More and the Priest-The
American War,
CHAPTER IV.
1-34
35-46
46-73
73-82
Brief Sketch of the Irish Volunteer Movement and the Revolution of 1782-The
Reform Convention-Flood and Grattan-Further Relaxations of the Penal
Laws-Reflections of England's Concessions in 1782-O'Connell's Opinion of
Grattan-His Opinion on the Question of "Simple Repeal,"
CHAPTER V.
Youth and Early Manhood of O'Connell-O'Connell at Louvain, St. Omer's, and
Douay-In Danger during the French Revolution-Anecdote of John and
Henry Sheares and the Execution of Louis XVI.-O'Connell and the Crowns
of France and Belgium-Dan and the Banker-Jeffreys of Blarney Castle-
Further Relaxations of the Penal Laws-Catholics Admitted to the Bar-
O'Connell a Law-Student in London-Anecdotes of George IV., Mrs. Fitz-
herbert, and Charles James Fox-O'Connell sees George III. in Danger-
Slow Travelling of the Last Century-Pitt and Fox as Orators-Drinking
Habits of the Last Century resisted by O'Connell-Cousin Kane, an Odd
Character-O'Connell in the Yeomanry--He attends a Political Meeting in
297-Sees Lord Edward Fitzgerald-O'Connell gets a Fever from Sleeping
in Wet Clothes, and is near Dying-Sallies Forth on His First Circuit-
O'Connell, Harry Deane Grady, and the Soldiers-Robbers--Anecdote of
Grady-Journey with H. D. Grady-Passing the Kilworth Mountains-
Sudden Death of a Cousin of O'Connell's-Inns when O'Connell was a Young
Man-He Travels with John Philpot Curran-Arthur O'Connor-Humorous
Bar Anecdotes-Robber Incident-Death of Brennan the Robber-O'Con-
nel thinks of Writing a Novel-O'Connell's Courtship and Marriage-
Anecdote of Collins-Autobiographical Anecdote-O'Connell a Zealous
Advocate of Mary Queen of Scots-Lalor of Killarney and the Farm of
Lisababie-Old Roads-Inn at Milstreet-A Cow of Feeling-"Dark
Oblivion of a Brow "-Corrupt Judges,
82-100
100-125