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
Frontispiece
Titlepage
Page 374— the Priest Interfered, and Prevented A Conflict
Page 421— Just Trust Yourself to Me
Page 445— Alarmed at the Appearance of a Lawless Whiteboy
Destruction of the Castle
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 shape of a preface. It is indeed rarely, that ever a document, at once so authentic and powerful, has been found prefixed to any work of modern Irish Fiction—proceeding as it does, let me add, from the pen of a gentleman whose unassuming character and modesty are only surpassed by the distinction which his name has already gained in one of the most difficult but useful departments of our native literature.
