BY THE RIGHT HON.
SIR HORACE PLUNKETT, K.C.V.O., F.R.S.
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1904
Printed by BROWNE AND NOLAN, LTD., Dublin
TO THE MEMORY OF
W.E.H. LECKY,
I DEDICATE ALL IN THIS BOOK
THAT IS WORTHY OF THE FRIENDSHIP
WITH WHICH HE HONOURED ME,
AND OF THE COUNSEL WHICH HE GAVE ME
FOR MY GUIDANCE IN IRISH PUBLIC LIFE.