Doyle did not inherit the Inchiquin farm. The only
inherited holding of his mother is the farm of 74 acres 1 rood in
the townland of Ballykitty, held by his father in 1858. I have no
doubt you saw Doyle at Youghal, by the description you gave me, and
you remembered his name at once. He was a thickset heavy-looking
man, florid, with a military moustache, the last time I saw him.
His mother is one of the 'rack-rented' tenants you hear of, having
been able in ten years to increase her acreage from 74 acres to 376
acres, and her rental from L48, 11s. to L542!"

As to the general effect of all this business upon the tenants, and upon
himself, Mr. Ponsonby spoke most feelingly. "The tenants are ruined
where they might have been thriving. My means of being useful to them or
to myself are taken away. My charges, though, all remain. I have to pay
tithes for Protestant Church service, of which I can't have the benefit,
the churches being closed; and the other day I had a notice that any
property I had in England would be held liable for quit-rents to the
Crown on my property in Ireland, of which the Government denies me
practically any control or use!"

NOTE G2.

THE GLENBEHY EVICTION FUND.

(Vol. ii. p. 12.)

In the _London Times_ of September 15 appears the following letter from
the Land Agent whom I saw at Glenbehy, setting forth the effect of this
"Glenbehy Eviction Fund" upon the morals of the tenants and the peace of
the place:--

_To the Editor of the Times._

"Sir,--Although nearly eighteen months have elapsed since the
evictions on the Glenbehy estate, after which the above-named fund
was started and largely subscribed to by the sympathetic British
public, I think it only fair to throw a little light on the manner
in which this fund has been expended, and the effects which are
still felt in consequence of the money not yet being exhausted.

"It was generally supposed that the tenants then evicted were in
such poor circumstances as to be unable to settle, whereas, as a
matter of fact, they were, and are, with a few exceptions, the most
well-to-do on the estate, having, for the most part, from five to
fifteen head of cattle, in addition to sheep, pigs, etc.

"Among the tenants evicted at that time many had not paid rents
since 1879, and had been in illegal occupation since 1884, from
which latter date the landlord wa