• -' r f^?: MORRISON DAVIDSON. THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY From the collection of James Collins, Drumcondra, Ireland. Purchased, 1918. 941.5 D26b Return this book on or before the Latest Date stamped below. Theft, mutilation, and underlining of books are reasons for disciplinary action and may result in dismissal from the University. University of Illinois Library -' m % m HARa^igef mi: t L161 — t)-10'v6 THE IIBMRr OF THE wnmm of illimis •' for the sky is re d And When it is evening, ye say, it will be lair weather ; tor sky is red and lowring in the morning, it will be foul weather to-day ; the O but can ye not discei a tba ye hypocrite?, ye can discern the face of the sky ; " signs of the times ? Maithdv, xvi., 2, 5. THE BOOK OF ERIN OR IRELAND'S STORY TOLD TO THE NEW DEMOCRACY. BY J. MORRISON DAVIDSON \n OF THE MIDDLE TLMi';^Ki BA R R I STER-AT-L A , Author of ''Eminent Radu'a'.sr "Th? Sen Book cf Kvigs,' "The B90h ' of Lords. v.^-"."., 6-r. Ro}al:N \>\\\ be " In the Twentieth Century War will be dead ; will live. For all there dead; Dogmas will be dead ; but Ma:i all will be but one Country— that Cuu ntr\ the whole Earth , for there will be but one Hope— the who:-.- Heaven. All liail then to the noble Twentieth Ontury which shall own our ci il .rer. ar: j which our children shall inherit V.::.'7 li-^; WILLIAM REEVES, 185, Fleet Street. E.C« mmmm lor the sky ir- ic d An J lai; weatlicr , " When it is evening, ve ^av, it will be tor sky is red and lownng O in the morning, it will be 'or.l'weather to-dav , the but can ye not di^ct: a ii:3 ye hypocrit.es, ye can discern the face ot the sky ; " signs of the'times? Mat:l:f:i', xvi., 2, 5. THE BOOK OF ERIN OR IREUHD'S STORY TOLD TO THE HEW DEMOCRACY, BY J. MORRISON DAVIDSON, -LA \\ , OF THK MIDDLF. ThMiLtj B A R R I ST E R-A T Kin^s, "The b9oh Author of "Eminent R^idu-^s:' 'I'ii' A'r;: Book cf of Lcrd^. ' J-'."., Oi". rvo>a:;> .>il! be " In the Twentieth Century War wii: be dead ; ^La- \\A\ hve. b.-r ad ir.-r- dead; Dogmas will be dead ; but for . ad will be but one Country — that Cuu ntr\ the whole Larth there will be but one'Hope— the \\ i.od/ lieaver. Adi ;.:.d th:-:i ;'. nr. a- j to the noble Twentieth 'deatars wd.c!^. -had o\sa our C: y-'- which our children shad inherit ' ^•". WILLIAM REEVES, 1S5, Fleet Street. E.G. f AUTHOR'S NOTE. In the preparation of this volume two literary friends, Mr. George Stirling Hume (of the Middle Temple and Melbourne, Australia) and Mr. James S. Rose (North British Daily Mail, Glasgow), have rendered very valuable aaeistance —assistance for which I take this opportunity of expressing my sincere gratitude. J. M. D. N.B.—For Contents, Authorities, &c., see end of book. CONTENTS. INTROD UCTORY. CHAPTER I. PrimitiYe Ireland. Situation, Size and Configuration —Race—Ancient Irish Consti- tution and Customs—The Brehons —Money—Saer Stock and Daer Stock— Habits of the Pagan Irish. CHAPTER II. St. Patrick and Early Irish Christianity. Christ and Odin—The Vikings and the Field of Contarf— Brian of the Tributes. CHAPTER III. The Bull Laudabiliter and the Anglo-Norman Invasion. Effects of Contarf—The Norsemen—The Bull Laudabiliter— The Pretext for Invasion —Tanistry and Gavelkind —No Estate of Inheritance— Partitions of Tribal Land— Effects of Frequent Partition — Position of Daughters and of Bastard Sons—Strong-bow and the Normans— Henry II. in Ireland, CHAPTER IV. Plantagenet Rule in Ireland. Synod of Cashel —Treaty of Windsor— Deaths of Derniod, Strongbow, and Henry II. — King John in Ireland — Subsidies Levied on the Pale— I^nnockburn and its Effects on Ireland — The- Hiberno-Scottish Alliance —Effects of the Scottish Expedition. CHAPTER V. Mediaeval Ireland. State of Irelaad at the Accession of Henry VII. —Art MacMur- rough — Parties Within the Pale—Absenteeism—Subdivision of Clans— Early Irish Parliaments —Penal Laws of Race,—their Results. CHAPTER VI. ^' Poynings' Law," and the " Defender of the Faith." The First Tudor's Policy— Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck —Attainder of Kildare—The Defender of the Faith's Adminstra- tion— Capture of Maynooth Castle. CHAPTER VII. The Protestant Devastation. Archbishop Cranmer— Sharing' the Spoils—Effect of the Dissolu- tion of the Monasteries. CHAPTER VIII. The First English King of Ireland. Civil Policy and Government of Henry VIII. —The Cost of the Pale to England— St. Leger's Parliament of 1541— Indentures of O'Xeil and O'Donnell — Irish Revenues— Statute of Absentees. * * CHAPTER IX. Reformation, Counter Reformation, and Plantation. Reign of Edward VI. —The Reign of Queen Mary— Reign of Queen Elizabeth—Shane O'Xcil— Queen Eli;iabeth and the Pope — Sir James Fitzmaurice. CHART 1:]^ X. Massacres and Plantations by the " Virgin Queen " and the '* British Solomon." The Desmond Rebellion — Battle of Glenmalure — English Atrocities —Sharing the Spoil —Tyrone's Rebellion and the Plan- tation of Ulster— Battle of Beal-an-athy-buy —The Essex Campaign — More English Atrocities. —— CHAPTER XL Rule of " Thorough." Plantation of Ulster— Ulster Tenant Right—The Plantation of Leinster—Agrarian Outrages James's Irish Parliament Summoned — " (1613)—Martyrdom—Catholic Education Prohibited —" Squeezing Connaught— " The Graces"— " Black Tom." CHAPTER XIL The " Curse of (Protector) Cromwell." 'Forty-one (1641)—Erin in Exile —The Rising—Sir Phehm O'Nei —Ouen Roe O'Neil— Massacres and Marvels—The Cathohc Confederacy—Nuncio Rinucini — Battle of Benburb—Rounhead Jones— Rout at Rathmines— Oliver and his Ironsides— Carte's Account of the "Great Mercy"—Clarendon's Account. CHAPTER XIII. The Act of Settlement and the " Blessed Restoration." Sack of Wexford—Deputy Ireton — Effects of the War— Deporta- tion of Rebels—Religious Persecution— Protestant Atrocities Division of the Plunder—The " Blessed Restoration "—The Bill of Settlement. CHAPTER XIV. The Jacobite Campaign in Ireland. Restraints on Irish Trade—The Titus Gates' Imposture— Perse- cution of the Presbyterians—Accession of James II. —The Irish ParHament of 1689—The Campaigns of 1689 and 1690—William of Orange in Ireland—Defence of Limerick—The Campaign of 1691 — The Treaty of Limerick. CHAPTER XV. The Penal Code. The Exiles—Confiscations—The Broken Treaty of Limerick Priest- Hunting—War on Education—War on Marriage—War on Commerce—Swift's " Modest Proposal " —The Penal Laws—The Famine of 1740—Whiteboys, Oakboys, Steelboys, Peep-o'-day Boys—The Squire of the Period—The Patriots—Wood's Halfpence. CHAPTER XVI. « Eighty-Two " and " Ninety-Eight." Corruption— Constitution of the Irish Pariiament— Henry Flood — Ireland and the American Revolution—Home Rule—The Con- vention of Dungannon—The Effects of the Convention of Dun- gannon—The Act of Renunciation— Parliamentary Reform—The- United Irishmen—The insurrection of '' Ninety-eight "—" Scotch Beasts "—The Spy System—The Risingof '98— Deathof Wolfe Tone. CHAPTER XVII. How they passed the Union and After. Lord Cornwallis's Viceroyalty— Pitt the Bottomless—Testimony of Sir Jonah Barrington—Corruption of the Irish Legislature—The Price of the Union— Purchased Votes—Corruption of the Irish Bar—Testimony of Lord Grey in the British House of Commons —Last Session of the Irish PaVliament—Grattan to the Rescue- Articles of Union—Grattan's Anti-Unionist Climax—Grattan's Duel with Corry—The Closing Scene— Financial Effects of the Union—Economic Effects of the Union. CHAPTER X.VIII. Rebellion and Emancipation. Robert Emmet's Insurrection— Maynooth—The Regium Donum —Emancipated but not Relieved— O'Connell and Emancipation— The Liberator and the "First Gentleman in Europe"— Disfranchise- ment of the Freeholders- The Poor Law—The Tithe Law—Muni- cipal Law— Father Matthew and the Temperance Crusade. CHAPTER XIX. Repeal, Famine, and " Forty-Eight." Repeal—The Famine— Fifty Years of National Progress— How they Died— Sa/ws Populi Suprema Lex—The Encumbered Estates Act—The Tenant League — The Famine of 1877-79 — The Land League—Young Ireland— James Fintan Lalor—Iransporta- tion of Mitchel—The " Irish Brigade " alias the " Pope's Brass Hand "—Fenianism— " The Manchester Martyrs "—The Clerken- well Outrage—God save Ireland ! CHAPTER XX. Uprooting the Upas Tree. Church Disestabhshment— Education— Origin oi Home Rule— " The Best of the Cut-throats "— " The Three F's "—Solution of the Land Problem—Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule and Land Purchase Bills—Solution of the Usury Problem— Solution of the Home Rule Problem. TO t*THE MASSES'* OF ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES, FOUR NATIONS-ONE PEOPLE, FREELY FEDERATED—NOT FORCIBLY INCORPORATED, "THE BOOK OF ERIN" IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR. ;; •* Mother Earth ! Are the heroes dead ? Do they thrill the soul of the years no more? Are the gleaming snows and the poppies red All that is left of the brave of yore ? Are there none to fight as Theseus fought Far in the young world's misty dawn ? Or to teach as the grey-haired Nestor taught, Mother Earth ? Are the heroes gone ? Gone ? In a grander form they rise ; Dead ? We may clasp their hands in ours And catch the light of their clearer eyes, And wreathe their brows with immortal flowers. Whenever a noble deed is done, "Tis the pulse of a hero's heart is stirred ; Wherever right has a triumph won, There are the heroes' voices heard. Their armour rings on a fairer field Than the Greek and the Trojan fiercely trod For freedom's sword is the blade they wield And the light above is the smile of God.