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Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)

CHAPTER VI
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If ever you can advise Mrs.Moroney to restore the evicted tenant, whose rent you admitted was as high as Colonel O'Callaghan's, I can guarantee on the part of the people the return of good feelings; or, failing that, if she and her employees are content with the goods which she has of all kinds in her own shop, there need be no further trouble.
"I have a promise from the people that the police will be supplied for the future.

This being so, if you will kindly have prosecutions withdrawn, or even postponed for say a month, it will very much strengthen me in the effort I am making to calm down the feeling.
Regarding Mrs.Connell, the head-constable was told by me that she was to get goods, and she did get bread, till the police went round with her.

This upset my arrangements, as I had induced the people to give her what she might really want.

In fact she was a convenience to Mrs.Moroney for obvious reasons, and her son is now in her employment in place of Kelly, who has been dismissed since his very inconvenient evidence.

It is, and was, well known they were not starving as they said, they having a full supply of their accustomed food .-- Thanking you for your great courtesy, I am, dear sir, truly yours, "J.


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