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