[7] In the time of Henry VIII. these cities waged actual war with each other, like Florence and Pisa, by sea and land.  Limerick was then called “Little London.”

[8] It was on the 17th October 1886 that Mr. Dillon first promulgated the Plan of Campaign at all at Portumna.

[9] Mr. Ponsonby’s account of this affair will be found in the Appendix, Note G. The Post-Office Savings Bank deposits at Youghal, which were L3031, 0s. 7d. in 1880, rose to L7038, 7s. 2d. in 1887.

[10] As to the ability of these tenants to pay their way, one fact which I have since ascertained sufficiently supports Mr. Tener’s contention.  The deposits in the Postal Savings Banks of the three purely agricultural towns of Portumna, Woodford, and Loughrea, which in 1880, throwing off the shillings and pence, were respectively, L2539, L259, and L5500, rose in 1887 to L3376, L1350, and L6311, an increase of nearly L3000.

[11] Mr. Tener, to whom I sent proofs of these pages, writes to me (July 18):  “I shall soon execute the decree of the County-Court Judge Henn against Father Coen for L5, 5s., being two and a half year’s rent.”

[12] At a hearing of cases before Judge Henn some time after I left Portumna, the Judge was reported in the papers as “severely” commenting upon the carelessness with which the estate-books were kept, tenants who were proceeded against for arrears producing “receipts” in court.  I wrote to Mr. Tener on this subject.  Under date of June 5th he replied to me:  “Judge Henn did not use the severe language reported.  There was no reporter present but a local man, and I have reason to believe the report in the Freeman’s Journal came from the lawyer of the tenants, who is on the staff of that journal.  But the tenants are drilled not to show the receipts they hold, and to take advantage of every little error which they might at once get corrected by calling at the estate office.  In no case, however, did any wrong occur to any tenant.”

[13] The town and estate proper of Woodford belong to Sir Henry Burke, Bart.  The nearest point to Woodford of Lord Clamicarde’s property is distant one mile from the town.  And on the so-called Woodford estate there are not “316 tenants,” as stated in publications I have seen, but 260.

[14] Martin Kenny, the “victim” of this eviction, is the tenant to whom the Rev. Mr. Crawford (vide page 118) gave L50 for certain cattle, in order that he (Kenny) might pay his rent But, although he got the L50, he nevertheless suffered himself to be evicted; no doubt fearing the vengeance of the League should he pay.

[15] The valuation for taxes of this holding is L7, 15s. for the land, and L5 for the presbytery house.  The church is exempt.

[16] Of “Dr.”  Tully Mr. Tener wrote to me (July 18):