STORIES AND TALES OF THE IRISH By William Carleton AN INDEX CONTENTS ## Willy Reilly ## Fardorougha, The Miser ## Black Baronet ## The Evil Eye ## Jane Sinclair ## Lha Dhu ## The Dead Boxer ## Ellen Duncan ## The Proctor's Daughter ## Valentine M'Clutchy ## The Tithe-Proctor ## The Emigrants Of Ahadarra ## Ned M'Keown ## The Three Tasks ## Shane Fadh's Wedding ## Larry M'Farland's Wake ## The Battle Of The Factions ## The Station ## The Party Fight And Funeral ## The Lough Derg Pilgrim ## The Hedge School ## The Midnight Mass ## The Donagh ## Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver ## The Geography Of An Irish Oath ## The Lianhan Shee ## Going To Maynooth ## The Poor Scholar ## The Black Prophet ## Phelim Otoole's Courtship ## Wildgoose Lodge ## Tubber Derg (The Red Well) ## Neal Malone ## Art Maguire (The Broken Pledge) VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES Willy Reilly PREFACE To The Second Edition CHAPTER I. An Adventure and an Escape. CHAPTER II. The Cooleen Baum. CHAPTER III. Daring Attempt of the Red Rapparee CHAPTER IV. His Rival makes his Appearance, and its Consequences CHAPTER V. The Plot and the Victims. CHAPTER VI. The Warning an Escape CHAPTER VII. An Accidental Incident favorable to Reilly CHAPTER VIII. A Conflagration An Escape And an Adventure CHAPTER IX. A Prospect of Bygone Times CHAPTER X. Scenes that took place in the Mountain Cave CHAPTER XI. The Squire's Dinner and his Guests. CHAPTER XII. Sir Robert Meets a Brother Sportsman CHAPTER XIII. Reilly is Taken, but Connived at by the Sheriff CHAPTER XIV. Reilly takes Service with Squire Folliard. CHAPTER XV. More of Whitecraft's Plots and Pranks CHAPTER XVI. Sir Robert ingeniously extricates Himself out of difficulty CHAPTER XVII. Awful Conduct of Squire Folliard CHAPTER XVIII. Something not very Pleasant for all Parties. CHAPTER XIX. Reilly's Disguise Penetrated CHAPTER XX. The Rapparee Secured CHAPTER XXI. Sir Robert Accepts of an Invitation. CHAPTER XXII. The Squire Comforts Whitecraft in his Affliction. CHAPTER XXIII. The Squire becomes Theological and a Proselytizer CHAPTER XXIV. Jury of the Olden Time CHAPTER XXV. Reilly stands his Trial List of Illustrations Page 11— Is It a Double Murder You Are About to Execute? Page 18— Looked With Her Dark Eyes Upon Reilly Page 28 (and Frontispiece)— You Must Endeavor to Convert Him from Popery Page 29— Readjustment of his Toilet, at the Large Mirror Page 35— Touch Me Not, Sir Page 65— Dashed up to the Scene of Struggle Page 65a— I Entreat You, to Show These Men Mercy Now Page 91— Here, Now, I Spread out My Arms—fire! Age 115— Isn't he a Nice Bit of Goods to Run Away With A Pretty Girl? Page 140— Discharged a Pistol at Our Hero Page 143— No, Sir Robert, I Cannot Take Your Hand Page 157— There is Not a Toss-up Between Them Page 175— Give That Ring to the Prisoner Page 176— What, What is This? What Do You Mean? Page 182— It is He! It Is He! Page 183— My Son! My Son! Fardorougha, The Miser PART I. PART II. PART III. PART IV. PART V. PART VI. PART VII. PART VIII. AND LAST. List of Illustrations Page 191— Imprinted the Father's First Kiss Page 245— He Rattled, and Thumped, And Screamed Page 282— O'donovan Took the Beloved One in his Arms Page 311— Most Frightful of All Precipices—death Black Baronet PREFACE. CHAPTER I. A Mail-coach by Night, and a Bit of Moonshine. CHAPTER II. The Town and its Inhabitants. CHAPTER III. Pauden Gair's Receipt how to make a Bad Dinner a Good One CHAPTER IV. An Anonymous Letter CHAPTER V. Sir Thomas Gourlay fails in unmasking the Stranger CHAPTER VI. Extraordinary Scene between Fenton and the Stranger. CHAPTER VII. The Baronet attempts by Falsehood CHAPTER VIII. The Fortune-Teller—An Equivocal Prediction. CHAPTER IX. Candor and Dissimulation CHAPTER X. A Family Dialogue—and a Secret nearly Discovered. CHAPTER XI. The Stranger's Visit to Father MacMalum. CHAPTER XII. Crackenfudge Outwitted by Fenton CHAPTER XIII. The Stranger's Second Visit to Father M'Mahon CHAPTER XIV. Crackenfudge put upon a Wrong Scent CHAPTER XV. Interview between Lady Gourlay and the Stranger CHAPTER XVI. Conception and Perpetration of a Diabolical Plot against Fenton. CHAPTER XVII. A Scene in Jemmy Trailcudgel's CHAPTER XVIII. Dunphy visits the County Wicklow CHAPTER XIX. Interview between Trailcudgel and the Stranger CHAPTER XX. Interview between Lords Cullamore, Dunroe, and Lady Emily CHAPTER XXI. A Spy Rewarded CHAPTER XXII. Lucy at Summerfield Cottage. CHAPTER XXIII. A Lunch in Summerfield Cottage. CHAPTER XXIV. An Irish Watchhouse in the time of the "Charlies." CHAPTER XXV. The Police Office CHAPTER XXVI. The Priest Returns Sir Thomas's Money and Pistols CHAPTER XXVII. Lucy calls upon Lady Gourlay, where she meets her Lover CHAPTER XXVIII. Innocence and Affection overcome by Fraud and Hypocrisy CHAPTER XXIX. Lord Dunroe's Affection for his Father CHAPTER XXX. A Courtship on Novel Principles. CHAPTER XXXI. The Priest goes into Corbet's House very like a Thief CHAPTER XXXII. Discovery of the Baronet's Son CHAPTER XXXIII. The Priest asks for a Loan of Fifty Guineas CHAPTER XXXIV. Young Gourlay's Affectionate Interview with His Father CHAPTER XXXV. Lucy's Vain but Affecting Expostulation with her Father CHAPTER XXXVI. Contains a Variety of Matters CHAPTER XXXVII. Dandy's Visit to Summerfield Cottage CHAPTER XXXVIII. An Unpleasant Disclosure to Dunroe CHAPTER XXXIX. Fenton Recovered—The Mad-House CHAPTER XL. Lady Gourlay sees her Son. CHAPTER XLI. Denouement. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 329— A Pair of Enormous Legs, With Spurs on Them Page 350— How Will You Be Prepared to Render an Account Page 409— He Stooped and Wildly Kissed Her Now Passive Lips Page 446— Pistols, Which he Instantly Cocked, and Held Ready Page 584— A Faint Smile Seemed to Light up his Face The Evil Eye PREFACE. CHAPTER I. Short and Preliminary CHAPTER II. A Murderer's Wake and the Arrival of a Stranger CHAPTER III. Breakfast next morning CHAPTER IV. Woodward meets a Guide CHAPTER V. The Bonfire—The Prodigy CHAPTER VI. Shawn-na-Middogue CHAPTER VII. A Council of Two CHAPTER VIII. A Healing of the Breach CHAPTER IX. Chase of the White Hare CHAPTER X. True Love Defeated CHAPTER XI. A Conjurer's Levee CHAPTER XII. Fortune-telling CHAPTER XIII. Woodward is Discarded from Mr. Goodwin's Family CHAPTER XIV. Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay CHAPTER XV. The Banshee. CHAPTER XVI. A House of Sorrow CHAPTER XVII. Description of the Original Tory CHAPTER XVIII. The Toir, or Tory Hunt CHAPTER XIX. Plans and Negotiations CHAPTER XX. Woodward's Visit to Ballyspellan CHAPTER XXI. The Dinner at Ballyspellan CHAPTER XXII. History of the Black Spectre CHAPTER XXIII. Greatrakes at Work—Denouement List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 631— The Gaze Was Long and Combative Page 652— I Will Follow It Until Morning Page 697— One Long, Dark, Inexplicable Gaze Page 736— Shawn-na-middogue, Your Mother's Victim Page 774— Kiss You for the Sake of Our Early Love Jane Sinclair PART I. PART II. PART III. List of Illustrations Page 5— Having Gained the Bank, he Approached Them Page 44— Spot Which Would Have Been Fatal to You Page 52— How is This?—how Is This?—he Is Not Here! Lha Dhu The Dead Boxer CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 91— With Stealthy Pace he Crept Over Page 110— He Made a Stab at My Neck Ellen Duncan ELLEN DUNCAN THE PROCTOR'S DAUGHTER List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 120— One Long and Lingering Look of Affection Page 124— "Shame! Oh, for Shame!" Were the First Exclamations Valentine M'Clutchy PREFACE CHAPTER I. An Irish Pair and Spoileen Tent CHAPTER II. Birth and Origin of Mr. M'Clutchy CHAPTER III. Solomon M'Slime, a Religious Attorney CHAPTER IV. Poll Doolin, the Child Cadger CHAPTER V. A Mysterious Meeting CHAPTER VI. The Life and Virtues of an Irish Absentee CHAPTER VII. Reflections on Absenteeism CHAPTER VIII. Poverty and Sorrow CHAPTER IX. A Dialogue, exhibiting Singular Principles of Justice CHAPTER X. A Dutiful Grandson and a Respectable Grandmother CHAPTER XI. Darby and Solomon at Prayer CHAPTER XII. Interview between Darby and Mr. Lucre CHAPTER XIII. Darby's Brief Retirement from Public Life. CHAPTER XIV. Poll Doolin's Honesty, and Phil's Gallantry CHAPTER XV. Objects of an English Traveller CHAPTER XVI. Solomon in Trouble CHAPTER XVII. A Moral Survey, or a Wise Man led by a Fool CHAPTER XVIII. An Execution by Val's Blood-Hounds CHAPTER XIX. An Orange Lodge at Full Work CHAPTER XX. Sobriety and Loyalty CHAPTER XXI. Darby's Piety Rewarded CHAPTEK XXII. Castle Cumber Grand Jury Room CHAPTER XXIII. A Rent Day CHAPTEK XXIV. Raymond's Sense of Justice CHAPTER XXV. Val and his Son brought to Trial CHAPTER XXVI. Harman's Interview with Mary M'Loughlin CHAPTER XXVII. Bob Beatty's Last Illness CHAPTER XXVIII. Darby is a Spiritual Ganymede CHAPTER XXIX. Solomon Suffers a Little Retribution CHAPTER XXX. The Mountain Grave-Yard CHAPTER XXXI. Richard Topertoe and his Brother List of Illustrations Page 142— There's As Many Curses Before You in Hell Page 186— See, Mary, See—they're Gallopin Page 216— Oh, What a Sweet Convert You Are Page 231— Borrow the Loan of Your Religion Page 233— How Many Articles in Your Church? Page 322— "Ah, Very Right," Said Bob. Page 355— Such Was the End of Valentine M'clutchy The Tithe-Proctor PREFACE. CHAPTER I. The Chapel Green of Esker Dearg. CHAPTER II. The Proctor's Principles and His Family. CHAPTER III. Mountain Legislation, and its Executive of Blood. CHAPTER IV. Mirth and Murder—A Tithe-Proctor's Office. CHAPTER V. A Hang-Choice Shot—The "Garrison" on Short Commons. CHAPTER VI. Unexpected Generosity—A False Alarm. CHAPTER VII. A Shoneen Magistrate Distributing Justice. CHAPTER VIII. An Unreformed Church CHAPTER IX. Sport in the Mountains. CHAPTER X. The Sport Continued. CHAPTER XI. The Sport Still Continued. CHAPTER XII. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire. CHAPTER XIII. Strange Faces—Dare-Devil O'Driscol Aroused CHAPTER XIV. State of the Country CHARTER XV. Scene in a Parsonage—Anti-Tithe Ringleader. CHAPTER XVI. Massacre of Carrickshock CHAPTER XVII. Midnight Court of Justice List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 374— the Priest Interfered, and Prevented A Conflict Page 421— Just Trust Yourself to Me Page 445— Alarmed at the Appearance of a Lawless Whiteboy Destruction of the Castle The Emigrants Of Ahadarra CHAPTER I. A strong Farmer's Establishment and Family. CHAPTER II. Gerald Cavanagh and his Family CHAPTER III. Jemmy Burke Refuses to be, Made a Fool Of CHAPTER IV. A Poteen Still-House at Midnight—Its Inmates. CHAPTER V. Who Robbed Jemmy Burke? CHAPTEE VI. Nanny Peety looks mysterious CHAPTER VII. The Spinster's Kemp. CHAPTER VIII. Anonymous Letter with a Name to It CHAPTER IX. A Little Polities, Much Friendship, and Some Mystery CHAPTER X. More of the Hycy Correspondence CHAPTEE XI. Death of a Virtuous Mother. CHAPTER XII. Hycy Concerts a Plot and is urged to Marry. CHAPTER XIII. Mrs. M'Mahon's Funeral. CHAPTER XIV. Mysterious Letter CHAPTER XV. State of the Country CHAPTER XVI. A Spar Between Kate and Philip Hogan CHAPTER XVII. Interview between Hycy and Finigan CHAPTER XVIII. A Family Dialogue CHAPTER XIX. Bryan Bribed—is Rejected by Kathleen. CHAPTER XX. M'Mahon is Denounced from the Altar CHAPTER XXI. Thomas M'Mahon is forced to determine on Emigration. CHAPTER XII. Mystery Among the Hogans CHAPTER XXIII. Harry Clinton's Benevolence Defeated CHAPTER XXIV. Thoughts on Our Country and Our Countrymen CHAPTER XXV. The Old Places—Death of a Patriarch. CHAPTEE XXVI. Containing a Variety of Matters. CHAPTER XXVII. Conclusion. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 403—Peety Dhu Turned Towards the House Page 603— Country Where I'd Not See These Ould Hills Page 623— I Must Leave You—I Must Go Page 635— Hycy Received the Money, Set Spurs to his Horse Ned M'Keown INTRODUCTION. NED M'KEOWN. THE THREE TASKS. SHANE FADH'S WEDDING. LARRY M'FARLAND'S WAKE. THE BATTLE OF THE FACTIONS. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 656— Bringing Home "graceless Ned," Age 676— Throw It over Your Left Shoulder Page 693— How he Kept his Sate So Long Has Puzzled Me Page 713— 'Why, Larry,' Says He, 'how Did You Get In' Page 725— The Man Who Could Hit That Could Hit Anything The Station THE STATION. THE PARTY FIGHT AND FUNERAL. THE LOUGH DERG PILGRIM. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 756— They Set Off, Whip and Spur, at Full Speed Page 763— Usually Stood, Shaking at Us his Rod Page 818— In This Trim Did I Return to My Friends The Hedge School THE HEDGE SCHOOL. THE MIDNIGHT MASS. THE DONAGH; OR, THE HORSE STEALERS. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 831— The Findramore Boys Have Sacked You at Last Page 886— Upon the Very Spot Where he Had Shot His Rival Page 899— Have I Murdhered My Daughter? Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver PHIL PURCEL, THE PIG-DRIVER. THE GEOGRAPHY OF AN IRISH OATH. THE LIANHAN SHEE. List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 911— These Be Not Hirish Pigs at Oll Page 919— A Rueful Blank Expression in his Visage Page 975— Who's There?—What Are You?—Speak! Going To Maynooth List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 985— You're a Fool, Misther O'Shaughnessy! The Poor Scholar List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage Page 1099— Received a Rather Vigorous Thwack on the Ear The Black Prophet CHAPTER I. — Glendhu, or the Black Glen; Scene of Domestic Affection. CHAPTER II. — The Black Prophet Prophesies. CHAPTER III. — A Family on the Decline—Omens. CHAPTER IV. — A Dance, and Double Discovery. CHAPTER V. — The Black Prophet is Startled by a Black Prophecy. CHAPTER VI. — A Rustic Miser and His Establishment CHAPTER VII. — A Panorama of Misery. CHAPTER VIII. — A Middle Man and Magistrate—Master and Man. CHAPTER IX. — Meeting of Strangers—Mysterious Dialogue. CHAPTER X. — The Black Prophet makes a Disclosure. CHAPTER XI. — Pity and Remorse. CHAPTER XII. — Famine, Death, and Sorrow. CHAPTER XIII. — Sarah's Defence of a Murderer. CHAPTEE XIV. — A Middleman Magistrate of the Old School, and his Clerk. CHAPTER XV. — A Plot and a Prophecy. CHAPTER XVI. — Mysterious Disappearance of the Tobacco-box. CHAPTER XVII. — National Calamity—Sarah in Love and Sorrow. CHAPTER XVIII. — Love Wins the Race from Profligacy. CHAPTER XIX. — Hanlon Secures the Tobacco-box.—Strange Scene CHAPTER XX. — Tumults—Confessions of Murder. CHAPTEE XXI. — Condy Datton goes to Prison. CHAPTER XXII. — Re-appearance of the Box—Friendly Dialogue CHAPTER XXIII. — Darby in Danger—Nature Triumphs. CHAPTER XXIV. — Rivalry. CHAPTEE XXV. — Sarah Without Hope. CHAPTER XXVI. — The Pedlar Runs a Close Risk of the Stocks. CHAPTER XXVII. — Sarah Ill—Mave Again, Heroic. CHAPTER XXVIII. — Double Treachery. CHAPTER XXIX. — A Picture of the Present—Sarah Breaks her Word. CHAPTER XXX. — Self-sacrifice—Villany CHAPTER XXXI. — A Double Trial—Retributive Justice. CHAPTER XXXII. — Conclusion. List of Illustrations Page 785— "It's False," Replied the Young Fellow Page 807— Tom's Clutches Were Again at his Throat Page 834— The Prophet's Brow Darkened Page 847— I'll Tell You Nothing About It Page 853— His Eye, Like That of His Father, When Enraged Page 913— I'll Have Nothing to Do With This Robbery Phelim Otoole's Courtship PHELIM O'TOOLE'S COURTSHIP. WILDGOOSE LODGE TUBBER DERG; Or, THE RED WELL. NEAL MALONE. ART MAGUIRE; OR, THE BROKEN PLEDGE List of Illustrations Page Wg939— By This Sacred An' Holy Book of God Page Am994— At Length Margaret Spoke Page Am1018— They Immediately Expelled Him Page Am1019— There's a Sleep That Nobody Wakens From --- Provided by LoyalBooks.com ---