Ireland & France
Publisher: John Murphy & Co.
Published: 1899
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: I. The Red Cross Society — Prussians violated neutrality laws — Sympathy for France 11; title: II. Irish Brigade and the Ambulance Relief Corps land at Havre — English Relief Corps lands also at Havre 13; title: III. Ambulance Corps on the battlefield — The Student and the Black Charger 17; title: IV. Visit to England by the French Delegation — Another Delegation sets out for Ireland 19; title: V. From Paris to London 21; title: VI. From London to Holyhead 23; title: VII. Arrival at Kingstown — "Cead-mille-failthe" for the French Delegates 25; title: VIII. From Kingstown to Dublin — A grand ovation 27; title: IX. In Dublin — Breakfast at Mr. Lombard's — Grand Meeting and Banquet — Franco-Irish Ambulance — The O'Neills of Tyrone — Letters from the Archbishop of Orleans and President MacMahon — No Home Rule for Ireland — The French and Irish workingmen — The Republic — Welcome for the French — Reply of Viscount de Flavigney, president of the Delegation — Eloquent speech of Mr. A. M. Sullivan — Reply of Mr. Ferdinand de Lesseps 28; title: X. Address by the Municipality of Dublin to the French Delegates — Sightseeing through the city — Dinner at the Lord Lieutenant's 46; title: XI. Excursion to the Co. Wicklow — Powerscourt Waterfall — Vartry Waterworks — At Glendalough, and the "Meeting of the Waters" — Visit to Father Fox's Orphan Asylum 52; title: XII. Visit to Mallow and Cork — Great Demonstrations at Marleborough, Thurles and Limerick Junction — Arrival at Mallow, Blarney and Cork — The Lord Mayor of Cork presents an address — Count de Flavigney replies and thanks all Ireland in the name of France for the assistance given during the war — Addresses of the workingmens' club, and a delegation from Youghall — Speech of Mr. John Martin — Visit to Queenstown — On board the man-of-war Northumberland, Captain Gibbons commanding — Dinner and speechmaking at Ashgrove — O'Neill of Tyrone and the Duke de Feltre make speeches 57; title: XIII. From Cork to Glengarriffe — Arrival at Macroom — Lunch at the beautiful lake called Gougane Barra — Visit, to island ruins of St. Finbar — J. J. Callanan's description of it — Bantry Bay — The French invasion — The winds save England — Fiat Lux 69; title: XIV. From Glengarriffe to Killarney — O'Sullivan's march — Tunnel through the mountain like that of St. Gervais of Chamony — Arrival at Kenmare — Visit to Catholic Church and Convent School 75; title: XV. At Killarney — Ovation to the French Delegates — France was beaten because she was unprepared for war — Visit to the Lakes — Mucross Abbey — O'Sullivan's Cascade — Innisfallen 78; title: XVI. Killarney to Dublin — Orange bigotry — Viscount de Flavigney, President of the French Delegation, charmed the Irish people — The Foresters — Dinner at the Mansion House — Viscount O'Neill of Tyrone and the Irish Brigade 84; title: XVII. Mass at the Jesuits' Church — Eloquent sermon by Father Bannon, on "France the Queen of civilization) and the Protector of all oppressed nations " — Departure of the French Delegates — A grand send-off. 91; title: XVIII. From Dublin to London — In London — Beware of pickpockets 94; title: XIX. From London to Paris — Arrival at Versailles — Marshal MacMahon well pleased with our reception in Ireland 96; title: XX. Conclusion — Thanks to Ireland 98; title: XXI. Treaty of Geneva 100; title: APPENDIX.; title: Marshal MacMahon, Second President of the French Republic.; title: I. The grandfather of MacMahon was a native of Limerick, Ireland — MacMahon was born June 13, 1808, at the Castle of Sully — At 17 he entered the school of St. Cyr, and graduated in 1827 — Lieutenant of the 4th Hussars in 1830 — Went to Algiers in '31 — Then received the Cross of the Legion of Honor — Afterwards appointed Colonel of the 41st Regiment of the line 109; title: II. MacMahon was made General of Brigade in '48, and in '52 Military Governor of Constantinople, and General of division afterwards. 112; title: III. The Crimean War — On September 8th, 1855, the MalakofF, the key of Sebastopol was taken by MacMahon, for which he was named Senator of France 112; title: IV. War with Austria — MacMahon gains a great victory — Created Marshal and Duke of Magenta 114; title: V. Franco-Prussian War — MacMahon's plans not heeded — Battle of Woertli, Metz, and Sedan — MacMahon wounded and taken prisoner 115; title: VI. MacMahon and the Commune 117; title: VII. MacMahon elected President of the French Republic — He is superior to the greed of office — Retired in 1879 — He died in October, 1893 119