It was a notable win, and the hero of that triumph retained his hold on the loyalty of those with whom he won it when the rest of Ireland had turned away from him.

The tie lasted to his death--and after it, for Waterford then chose as its representative the dead leader's son, and renewed that choice in the general election of 1918, when other allegiances to the old party were like leaves on the wind.
Other ties were formed in these years, which lasted through Redmond's life.

I have deliberately abstained from entering into either the merits or the details of the "split." But certain of its aspects must be recognized.

In the division into Parnellites and Anti-Parnellites, Parnellites were a small but fierce minority.

It needed resolution for a man to be a Parnellite, all the more because the whole force of the Catholic Church was thrown against them, and in some instances disgraceful methods were used.