London. Irish Refugees. Duel. Arrests.
Chapter IV. 1798-1798. Take up my abode in London - Irish Refugees - Their Appeals to their Fellow-countrymen - The Free-quarters System - The United Irish…
Personal Recollections of Lord Cloncurry
Growing up. Switzerland. Irish Brigade.
Chapter I. 1773-1795. Introduction - Birth in 1773 - School Friends - Dublin Schools in 1785-6 - College - House-property in Dublin, in 1791 and in 1801 - The…
How to write yourself into prison.
Appendix The following paper was my first essay in pamphleteering, and was also, I believe, one of the earliest published protests against the project of…
Administration and misadministration of Justice in Ireland.
Chapter X. Improvements in the Administration of Justice - Petty Sessions - Origin of the System at Celbridge - A Case of Appeal - The stipendiary Magistracy…
Second marriage. George IV.
Chapter XI. 1807-1825. Viceroyalty of the Duke of Richmond - My second Marriage - Domestic Circle and Occupations - Associates - Mr. Kirwan, the Geologist…
Memory lane. Ship Canal from Dublin to Galway.
Chapter XII. Waifs and Strays of Memory - A pregnant Question from Sir Francis Burdett - Mr. Peel's Opinions on Irish Distress and Government Interference in…
The Catholic Question. Daniel O'Connell.
Chapter XIII. The Three Irish Political Questions of the 19th Century - Their real Value - The Catholic Question - Kildare Meeting in 1811 - Wariness of its…
The Education Question.
Chapter XV. The Education Question - Restrictions upon the Education of the Catholics - Evasion by the Protestant Clergy of their obligation to establish…
Anglesey, Wellington, O'Connell.
Chapter XVI. 1829-1831. The First Recall of Lord Anglesey - Reasons assigned by the Duke of Wellington - His Attack upon Myself - Lord Anglesey's Reply…
Payment of the Catholic Clergy. Church and State.
Chapter XIV. The Church Question - The Church Establishment a Citadel for the English Garrison - its Failure as an Ecclesiastical Institution - Its Use as a…
Parliamentary Reform.
Chapter XVII. 1831-1833. Renewed Agitations and Party Struggles - The Parliamentary Reform Question - Negociations for a Peace with Mr. O'Connell - Letters…
The Grey Ministry. Wellington Dictatorship.
Chapter XVIII. 1834-46. Abandonment of Lord Anglesey's Policy - Statesmanship on the Whig Model - Its results in the Demoralization of the People - Testimony…
The Potato Failure. Ruination of the Gentry.
Chapter XIX. The Moral of the Tale - Hope for Ireland - Its Foundation - Over-success of the Policy of the Unionists - The Irish Burthen upon England…
1795. United Irishmen. Religious Discord.
Chapter II. 1795. Ireland in 1795 - My Father's Settlement in France - Honours of the Church there - His Return to Ireland - Position of the Catholics - An…
A Student. Projected Union. Murder of Dixon.
Chapter III. 1795-1797. Become a student of the Middle Temple - Hear of the Projected Union from Mr. Pitt - Consequent Essay in pamphleteering - London…
Espionage. Arrest. Tower of London.
Chapter V. 1799. Disengagement from Politics - Hostile intentions of the Government towards me - Their unsuccessful Efforts to procure Evidence - Proposition…
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. The Great Seal. Lattin. Browne.
Chapter VII. Changes observable on my Return to Ireland - Reminiscences of Friend - Lord Edward Fitzgerald - His Affectionate and Enthusiastic Character - The…
Prison. Peerage. Complaints. Freedom.
Chapter VI. 1800-1801. Continued Imprisonment - Accession to the peerage - Communication of the fact of my Detention to the Irish House of Lords - Their…
Travels in Europe.
Chapter VIII. 1802-1805. Effects of my Imprisonment upon my Health and Fortune - Difficulties in Repairing the Latter - A Pugnacious Middleman - Begin my…
Ireland before and after the Union.
Chapter IX. 1806. Ireland after the Union - Insincerity of the English Government \- Disappointment of the Catholics - New Enlistment of the Protestant…
Lord Cloncurry's Memoirs.
\[Lord Cloncurry was very much a "nearly" man. He nearly got himself into trouble in 1798 and 1803. However, since the Government had thoughtfully thrown him…