THE TITHE-PROCTOR.
By William Carleton
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. The Chapel Green of Esker Dearg.
CHAPTER II. The Proctor's Principles and His Family.
CHAPTER III. Mountain Legislation, and its Executive of Blood.
CHAPTER IV. Mirth and Murder—A Tithe-Proctor's Office.
CHAPTER V. A Hang-Choice Shot—The “Garrison” on Short Commons.
CHAPTER VI. Unexpected Generosity—A False Alarm.
CHAPTER VII. A Shoneen Magistrate Distributing Justice.
CHAPTER VIII. An Unreformed Church
CHAPTER IX. Sport in the Mountains.
CHAPTER X. The Sport Continued.
CHAPTER XI. The Sport Still Continued.
CHAPTER XII. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
CHAPTER XIII. Strange Faces—Dare-Devil O'Driscol Aroused
CHAPTER XIV. State of the Country
CHARTER XV. Scene in a Parsonage—Anti-Tithe Ringleader.
CHAPTER XVI. Massacre of Carrickshock
CHAPTER XVII. Midnight Court of Justice
List of Illustrations
Page 374— the Priest Interfered, and Prevented A Conflict
Page 421— Just Trust Yourself to Me
PREFACE.
After the reader shall, have perused the annexed startling and extraordinary narrative, on which I have founded the tale of the Tithe-Proctor, I am sure he will admit that there is very little left me to say in the