Excerpt from The Story of Ireland: A Narrative of Irish History, From the Earliest Ages to the Insurrection of 1867 In the chapters whichi have written at the close of this volume I have aimed not so much to continue as to supplement Mr. Sullivan's narrative. The work of that gentleman re mains as it came from his pen, unaltered and unabridged. It is, so far as it goes, distinct and complete in itself. Similarly what I have written, I desire to be held separate and distinct from all that precedes it. Mr. Sullivan, throughout his book, expresses his honest Opinions of men and things. I must be in no sense held respon sible for these for, though in general 1 coincide with him In his views, there are expressions, notably as regards the Fen ian movement, which I could in no degree endorse. On the other hand, Mr. Sullivan is equally little responsible for my Opinions. He has never seen my work, and l have permitted my own best judgment alone to dictate my utterances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.