LAMARTINE, ALPHONSE DE (1790-1869).--Minister for Foreign Affairs in the
French Republican Government. The British Ministry through Lord
Normanby threatened him with the possible rupture of diplomatic
relations if he gave an encouraging reply to the Young Ireland
deputation. Politically Lamartine was more of the school of the British
Whigs of his period than of any native French school. His high character
and literary abilities were held in deserved esteem by his countrymen,
but as a man of affairs he was never really successful.

LANE, DENNY (1818-95).--A Cork commercial man who identified himself
prominently with the Young Ireland cause in Munster. Author of
"Carrigdhoun" and some other popular ballads.

LAWLESS, HON. CECIL.--Son of Lord Cloncurry. An O'Connellite Repealer
and somewhat virulent opponent of the Young Irelanders who nicknamed him
"Artful Cecil."

LEDRU-ROLLIN, ALEXANDRE (1808-74).--Minister of the Interior in the
French Republican Government of 1848. He was connected with Ireland by
marriage and strongly sympathised with its people.

LEFROY, BARON (1776-1869).--One-time member for Trinity College in the
British Parliament. Subsequent to 1848 promoted Lord Chief Justice of
the Queen's Bench, and although he became incapable of discharging the
office he refused to resign it until he had passed his ninetieth year.

LEYNE, MAURICE RICHARD (1820-1854).--The only member of the O'Connell
family who identified himself with Young Ireland. He was an occasional
contributor to the _Nation_ from 1844 to 1848 and in June of that year,
on the eve of the insurrection, formally joined Young Ireland. On the
revival of the _Nation_ in 1849 he joined Duffy in its editorship.

LOUIS NAPOLEON (1808-1873).--Son of the King of Holland, nephew of the
great Napoleon, President of the second Republic and, after the _coup
d'etat_ and the plebescite, Emperor of France. Napoleon while in
exile manifested some sympathy with Ireland, and as a member of the
French Republic was, like Cavaignac, willing to intervene on this
country's behalf with England if the Young Irelanders had succeeded in
winning initial engagements against the British forces in the field.

[Illustration: Louis Napoleon (1848)]

MACHALE, ARCHBISHOP (1791-1881).--"John of Tuam"--the greatest of the
Irish prelates of his time. He was in partial sympathy with the Young
Irelanders, but opposed to them on several educational questions.

MACNEVIN, THOMAS (1810-18