CONTENTS. 



CHAP. . PAGE 



PREFACE ... .. ... ... 5 



I. THE IBISH PEOPLE PERSISTENTLY LIBELLED .. 17 



II. TESTIMONY OF EYE-WITNESSES FROM 1185 TO 



1690 .. .-. .. 33 



III. WITNESSES FROM 1727 TO 1896 ... ... 60 



IV. THE HEIGHT, FORM AND FEATURES OF THE 



PEASANTRY OF MAYO, SLIGO, LEITRIM, AND 



THE FEWS ... .. ... .. 98 



V. TESTIMONIES OF WRITERS AND TOURISTS ON 

 THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEASANTRY 

 OF MAYO, SLIGO, AND LEITRIM ... .. 121 



PORTRAITS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF IRISHMEN .. 160 



REFERENCES TO THE AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN 



THIS BOOK 167 



