Charles Stewart Parnell: His Love Story and Political Life

by Kitty O'Shea

INDEX

"AGONY" column advertisements, [35]
Aldershot, a review at, [7]
Allen, Fenian leader, [52]
Arklow, quarries at, [213]
Arms Bill, the, introduction of, [50]
Arrears Bill, a promised, [165] becomes law, [180] introduction of, [171]
Astronomy, Parnell's study of, [303]
"Aunt Ben" (see Mrs. Benjamin Wood)
Austin, Alfred, friendship with, [37]
Avondale, Parnell's estates at, [51] Parnell's love of, [209]
BADER, DR., [43], [68]
Baily, L. R., [189] (note)
Balfour, Rt. Hon. A. J., [194]
Ballina, Parnell's reception at, [321]
Ballot Act, the, passing of, [52]
Barker, Edgar, [35]
Barlow, Captain, [147]
Barrett-Lennard, Lady, [10], [14], [16], [19] Sir Thomas, [6], [14], [31]
Beaufort Gardens, [36]
Belhus, visits to, [6], [16]
Bennington Park, Hertfordshire, [24]
Biggar, J. G., [74] obstructs Parliamentary business, [53] warrant for arrest of, [118]
Birling Gap, visits to, [239]
Bognor, visit to, [247]
Book-keeping, Parnell's studies in, [100]
Boulogne, Parnell meets O'Brien at, [297]
Bourke, Walter, murder of, [179]
Boycott, principle enunciated, [74]
Brennan, Thomas, [119]
Brighton, a day on the downs at, [30] et seq. life at, [28]
Brighton, Local Government Bill discussed at, [223] Mrs. O'Shea's house at, [273] railway station rebuilt, [100] visits to, [229]
Brompton Oratory, [37]
Bryson, Phyllis, [313], [315], [316]
Burke, Mr., murder of, [168]
Butt, Isaac, [50], [53]
Butt, Mr. Justice, [300]
Buxton, Mrs. Sydney, [265]
CALASHER, MR., [35]
Campbell, Mr. Parnell's secretary, [246]
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, accepts Irish Secretaryship, [182] enters the Cabinet, [197]
Canada, Parnell's reception in, [54]
Carlingford, Lord, opposes Home Rule, [197]
Carnarvon, Lord, becomes Lord Lieutenant, [186] meets Parnell, [187] resignation of, [193], [196]
Carr, Dr., Bishop of Galway, [291]
Cavendish, Lord Frederick, becomes Chief Secretary, [166] murder of, [168]
Chamberlain, Joseph, [158], [184] and Healy's speech, [291] and the Chief Secretaryship, [166] opposes coercion, [185] proposes National Board for Ireland, [185], [197] (note)
resignation of, [197]
Childers, Mr., supports Home Rule, [197]
Churchill, Lord Randolph, [184]
Clare, Capt. O'Shea returned for, [56]
Clive, Colonel, [13]
Coercion Bill, the, introduced, [91] memorandum on, from Parnell to Gladstone, [178]
Collings, Jesse, [196]
Colthurst, Col., [58]
Committee Room Fifteen, momentous meeting in, [286]
Compensation for Disturbances Bill, [73]
Congleton, Lord, [51]
Constable and Mrs. Wood, [2]
Corbett, Mr., [234]
Cork, banquet at, in honour of Parnell, [221]
Cowper, Lord, resignation of, [164]
Creggs, Parnell goes to his last meeting at, [325]
Crimes Bill, becomes law, [180] introduced by Sir W. Harcourt, [171] negotiations on, [199] second reading of, [174]
Cripps, Edward, [312], [314]
DALLAS, MR., [18]
Dasent, Sir George, [18]
Davitt, Michael, [53], [54], [119] quarrels with Parnell, [210] release of, [168]
Derby, Lord, opposes Home Rule, [197]
Devoy, John, [53], [54]
Dickinson, Emily, [261] (note), [319]
"Dictator," horse named, [207], [232], [313], [314]
Dilke, Sir Charles, [166] defeated at General Election, [197] opposes coercion, [185]
Dillon, John, arrest of, [118] quarrels with Parnell, [210] sails for New York, [54]
"Disturbances Bill," debate on, [78] et seq.
Dublin, freedom of, presented to Parnell, [210] Land League Convention at, [109] Parnell defeated in, [52] Parnell's meeting at, [293]
Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan, [187]
Dyke, Sir W. Hart, resigns, [196]
EASTBOURNE, holiday at, [238] et seq.
Edinburgh, freedom of, presented to Parnell, [269]
Egan, Patrick, [119]
Eighty Club, ovation for Parnell at [267] Parnell's speech at, [244]
Eltham, a snowy Christmas at, [223], [224] fifth of November celebrations at, [75] life at, [30], [43] et seq., [68] et seq., [223], [228] new room built at, [230] Parnell at, [69], [79], [83], [223], [228]
Errington, Mr., [181]
Eversley, Lord (see Lefevre, Shaw)
Evictions in Ireland, [81] Gladstone on, [171]
Explosives Bill, introduction of, [181]
FARWELL, GEORGE (Lord Justice), [9]
Fenian movement, the, [52]
Finden, the brothers, [2]
Fitzgerald, Sir Seymour, [19]
Ford, Patrick, starts dynamite crusade against England, [181]
Forster, W. E., and the Land League, [74] attacks Parnell, [219] becomes "disagreeable," [124] Coercion Bill of, [91] denounces the Cabinet, [165] introduces "Disturbances Bill," [78] resignation of, [164] suggests Parnell's arrest, [110]
Franchise Bill, [184]
Freeman's Journal, announcement as to Parnell's intentions in, [288] letter from Timothy Harrington to, [291]
GAFFNEY, SUSAN, and "first aid," [210]
Galway, Bishop of, [291] O'Shea returned for, [291]
Geston, Thomas, [119]
Gill, Mr., [270] (note)
Gimson, Dr., [26]
Gladstone Herbert (Lord), [187], [194]
Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., [158] a tribute to Parnell, [93] a yachting expedition, [188] action after divorce case, [286] an elusive speech of, [189] and Capt. O'Shea, [68] and evictions, [171] and Parnell's Home Rule draft, [187] and the Coercion Bill, [91] announces arrest of Parnell, [117] approaches Tory Party on Home Rule, [194] forms a Ministry, [50], [54] interviews Mrs. O'Shea, [172] introduces his Land Bill, [109] letter to Morley on overthrow of Parnell, [288] on Parnell's character, [220] perfect manners of, [199] promises an Arrears Bill, [165] resignation of, [186] speech on "Disturbances Bill," [79] summarizes position between Parnell and himself, [195]
Glasnevin Cemetery, Parnell's grave in, [205]
Glazenwood, life at, [3]
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame, [15]
Graham, Robert Cunninghame, [15], [18]
Grantley-Barkley, the Hon., [9]
Granville, Lord, [185] supports Home Rule, [197]
Greenwich Observatory, visits to, [109]
Grosse, Rev. Thomas, author and, [4]
Grosvenor, Lord Richard, [184], [188] and Capt. O'Shea's candidature for Liverpool, [189] (note), [291] asks for Home Rule draft, [186]
"Grouse," dog named, [234], [327], [334]
Gull, Sir William, [39]
HARCOURT, SIR W., introduces Crimes Bill, [171] introduces Explosives Bill, [181] supports Home Rule, [197]
Harrington, Timothy, and O'Shea's candidature, [291]
Hartington, Lord, [54] opposes Home Rule, [188], [197]
Hastings, visits to, [41], [228]
Hatherley, Lord Chancellor, [28], [38]
Hawarden, Parnell's visit to, [202]
Healy, Timothy, attacks Capt. O'Shea, [291] returned for Monaghan, [221] State trial of, [83] warrant issued for arrest of, [118]
Herne Bay, a day at, [249]
Herschell, Lord, enters the Cabinet, [197]
Hertfordshire, social customs in, [24] et seq.
Hicks-Beach, Sir Michael, becomes Chief Secretary, [186]
Hinkson, Mrs. (see Tynan, Katharine)
Hobson, Mr., [27]
Holbrook Hall, honeymoon at, [19]
Home Office, explosion of bomb at, [226]
Home Rule Bill, the first, [197] et seq.
Home Rule League, the formation of, [52]
Home Rule scheme submitted to Gladstone, [182]
Hood, Marion, actress, [59]
Hook, Dean, [39]
Hozier, Mr. (Sir H.) [12], [13]
Hurley, Father Walter, [294]
IRELAND, evictions in, [81] fundamental failure in English government of, [79] how news of Parnell's arrest was received in, [119] State trials in, [79] et seq.
Irish Daily Independent founded by Parnell, [323]
Irish Party, the, Parnell and, [50] et seq. Parnell elected chairman of, [57] treachery of, after divorce case, [287]
Irish World, Patrick Ford's crusade in, [199] (note), [181]
JENNER, SIR WILLIAM, [39], [40]
Jowers, Dr., [330], [332]
KENNY, DR., [122], [289], [293], [294], [328]
Kent, hop-pickers' reception of Parnell in, [70]
Kerley, Frederick, serves Parnell with Judge's Order, [299]
Kerr, Mr., Parnell's agent, [93], [261]
Kettle, A. J., [118]
Kilkenny, a vacancy in, [293] Healy's speech at, [291]
Kilmainham Gaol, Parnell in, [99], [119] et seq.
Kilmainham Treaty, the, [157] et seq.
Kimberley, Lord, supports Home Rule, [197]
LABOURERS' COMMITTEE, the, [227]
Ladies' Land League, [119], [167], [175]
Land Bill, Gladstone's, [197] introduction of, [109]
Land League, the, amazing growth of, [78] formation of, [53] Forster and, [74] "three F's of," [55]
Land Purchase Bill, [185]
Landseer, Edwin, [2]
Lane, Charles, [28]
Larkin, Fenian leader, [52]
Lefevre, Shaw, defeated at General Election, [197] opposed to coercion, [180], [185] refuses Irish Secretaryship, [182]
Lewes, Mr., [18]
Lewis, Sir George, and divorce case, [280] and the "Parnell letters," [259], [261], [262]
Liberal Government in 1885, [185]
Lime thrown in Parnell's face, [297]
Liverpool, Capt. O'Shea's candidature for, [189] (note)
Lockwood, Sir Frank, [268], [280], [284]
London remembrances, [250] et seq.
Lords, House of, and the Arrears Bill, [180]
Lytton, Lord, [37]
MACCORMACK, DR., BISHOP OF GALWAY, [291]
MacDermott, Mr., [329]
Madrid, Pigott's suicide in, [265]
Manchester, the Fenian movement in, [52]
Manning, Cardinal, and O'Shea's divorce, [290] et seq.
opposes Mr. Errington's mission, [181]
Mary (parlourmaid), [86], [87], [127]
McCarthy, Justin, [58], [59], [187] and Kilmainham Treaty, [159] leader of Irish Party, [298] (note)
Meath, Parnell M.P. for, [52]
Meredith, George, reminiscences of, [43]
Michell, Admiral, [1]
Michell, Caroline, [1]
Michell, Maria, [1]
Mohonagy, J. H., [328]
Monaghan, election at, [221]
Morley, John (Lord), [16], [17], [185] (note)
enters the Cabinet, [197] Parnell and, [202]
Mundella, Mr., enters the Cabinet, [197]
NATIONAL LEAGUE founded, [211], [212]
National Liberal Club, Parnell elected a life member of, [267] Parnell's speech at, [268]
Nationalism, Parnell's conception of, [303]
Niton, a visit to, [39-40]
Nolan, Colonel, [58]
No Rent manifesto, issue of the, [119]
Northbrook, Lord, opposes Home Rule, [197]
O'BRIEN, Fenian leader, [52]
O'Brien, William, arrest of, [118] chats with Parnell, [244] meets Parnell at Boulogne, [297]
O'Connell, Daniel, [89]
O'Connor, Arthur, [118]
O'Gorman Mahon, The, [49], [56], [106]
O'Hart and Civil List pension, [181]
O'Kelly, arrest of, [118] deserts Parnell, [298]
O'Shea, Capt. ("Willie"), [18] a forgotten appointment, [49] an accident to, [14] and Kilmainham Treaty, [159-160] and Land League's policy, [80] and Mid-Armagh election, [188] and Phoenix Park murders, [169] and "Romeo," [34-5] and the Irish Party, [188-9] (note)
as actor, [7] candidate for Liverpool, [189] (note)
challenges Parnell to fight a duel, [106] desire for Under-Secretaryship, [198] (note), [199] divorce case against Mrs. O'Shea, [280] et seq. enters 18th Hussars, [11] (note)
enters political life, [49] financial difficulties of, [25 et seq., [34] et seq. his ancestry, [11] illness of, and operation on, [35] leaves his regiment, [11] (note), [19] love of social life, [24], [37] marriage of, [18] returned for Parliament, [56] strained relations with his wife, [104], [253], [290] stud-farming, [24] takes Parnell's letter to Forster, [164] week-end visits to Eltham, [48]
O'Shea, Carmen, birth of, [38] George Meredith and, [46]
O'Shea, Comtesse, [11] (note), [20], [21] et seq., [38]
O'Shea, Gerard, [27]
O'Shea, Henry, [11] (note)
pencil portrait of Parnell, [99]
O'Shea, John, [11] (note), [20]
O'Shea, Katharine, [29] a dinner to Parnell, [59] a prized pocket-book, [233] an afternoon with George Meredith, [44] and Longfellow, [6] as companion to "Aunt Ben," [43] as intermediary between Government and Parnell, [91], [95], [172],
[174], [178] et seq. assists at an operation, [35] astronomical studies, [108] birth of Parnell's child, [120], [146] children of, [27], [37], [38], [46] death of "Aunt Ben," [272] death of Parnell's child, [155] dinner parties in London, [57] et seq. dislike of society, [24], [37], [48] early life of, [3] et seq. family life, [5] et seq. first letter from Parnell, [59] first literary success, [5] first meeting with Parnell, [58] friction with Capt. O'Shea, [104], [253], [290] her love of music, [6] her name abused by anti-Parnellites, [299] hides Parnell at Eltham, [84] instructed in the Catholic religion, [38] interview with Gladstone on Parnell's feelings, [220] interviews Mr. Soames, [265] interviews Sir G. Lewis, [259], [262], [263] intimate knowledge of Parnell's character, [301] et seq. leaves Eltham, [273] letter from Parnell formulating Irish policy, [190] letters from Capt. O'Shea, [290] London remembrances, [250] et seq. marries Capt. O'Shea, [18] marries Parnell, [314] meets Capt. O'Shea, [10] et seq. nurses Parnell, [69] overstrained nerves, [214] parliamentary associations, [91] refuses to fight divorce case, [282] reminiscences of Gladstone, [174] et seq. removes to Brighton, [273] "Romeo" and, [34-5] seaside holidays, [238] et seq. served with petition in divorce case, [280] wedding presents, [19], [20], [31] with Parnell at his death, [334]
O'Shea, Mary, [11] (note), [20], [21] et seq., [38], [156]
O'Shea, Norah, [46]
O'Shea, Thaddeus, [11] (note)
O'Shea, William, [11] (note)
"Owen Meredith" (see Lytton, Lord)
PARIS, a visit to, [21]
Parliament, a long sitting of, [91]
Parnell, Anna, [119] and the Ladies' Land League, [167] burned in effigy, [76]
Parnell, Charles Stewart, a love avowal by, [33] a poem by, [243] a warrant for his arrest, [115] aim of his political life, [310] and Cecil Rhodes, [270] (note)
and death of his sister Fanny, [204] and O'Shea's candidature, [189] (note)
and the Irish Party, [50] et seq., [284] arrested for sedition, [116] as autocrat, [306] assaying work of, [101] astronomical studies of, [108] at Brighton, [98], [100], [223], [229], [273] at Eltham, [69], [79], [83], [223], [228] attends banquet at Cork, [221] attends nephew's funeral on parole, [153] et seq. birth of his child, [120] buys dogs for Mrs. O'Shea, [234], [235] complex character of, [304] conducts Healy's election, [221] consults Sir Henry Thompson, [245] death of his daughter, [155] death of his father, [51] deserted by O'Kelly, [298] dictator in the Commons, [193] discusses Local Government Bill with Capt. O'Shea, [223] dislike of green bindings, [229] dislike of social life, [307] distrust of Gladstone, [110] (note), [173] elected life member of National Liberal Club, [267] entrusts political correspondence to Mrs. O'Shea, [85] family affection of, [306] fatalism of, [170] founds Irish Daily Independent, [323] freedom of City of Dublin presented to,

[210] freedom of City of Edinburgh for, [269] general appearance of, [301] et seq. generosity of, [310] great meeting at Rotunda, Dublin, [293] hatred of oppression, [305] his ancestry, [51] his fear of death, [225], [305] his hatred of England, [51], [81] his love of animals, [305] hobbies and interests of, [99] et seq. holiday at Eastbourne, [238] Home Rule scheme submitted to Gladstone, [182] illness of, [243] in danger, [204] et seq.
interest in the working classes, [216], [307] interviews newspaper men after his marriage, [316] interviews Sir Geo. Lewis, [261] Irish subscribe to pay off mortgages on his estates, [290] (note)
joins Home Rule League, [52] Kilmainhain days and letters, [119] et seq., [139] et seq. last hours and death of, [319], [333] et seq. learns of Phoenix Park murders, [168] leaves for Ireland, [320] letter to his mother, [290] letters in invisible ink, [125], [132], [133] letters of congratulation (and otherwise) on his marriage, [318] love of white roses, [206] makes bricks, [317] makes model ships, [278] manifesto to people of Ireland, [284], [286] marries Mrs. O'Shea, [314] meets Katharine Tynan, [266] meets Lord Carnarvon, [187] meets O'Brien at Boulogne, [297] modesty of, [304] moral standard of, [309] nightmares and sleep-walking, [205-6] nominates Vincent Scully for Kilkenny, [296] on trial for conspiracy, [79] opens Home Rule campaign, [188] organizes for General Election, [184] ovation in Parliament after trial, [265] ovations at Eighty Club and St. James's Hall, [267] picks wild flowers, [207] President of Home Rule Confederation, [53] President of the Land League, [53] puts Tories in power, [186] quarrying at Arklow, [213] reads forged letters in the Times, [257] reads report of his assassination, [218] recognized at Pevensey, [240] refuses to defend divorce case, [280], [281] release of, [165] religious beliefs of, [309] replies to Forster's attack, [219] retakes offices of United Ireland, [295-6] return home and beginning of last illness, [323] sails for New York, [54] sees his dying child, [154], [155] sends horses to Eltham, [231] served with Judge's Order, [299] shaves his beard, [98] shooting in Ireland, [277] shooting practice of, [207] speech at Eighty Club, [244] speech at National Liberal Club, [268] speech on first Home Rule Bill, [200] stands for Parliament, [52] superstitious nature of, [247], [308] takes house at Brockley, [253] takes house in Regent's Park, [254] takes house near Beachy Head, [241] telegraphic code with Mrs. O'Shea, [246] temper of, [310] threats against, [214] unselfishness of, [311] views on proposed visit of Prince of Wales, [236] visits "Aunt Ben," [89] visits Gladstone, [202] visits Morley, [202] wedding presents, [319] Wexford speech of, [110] with Mrs. O'Shea at Hastings, [228]
Parnell, Fanny, [52] death of, [204]
Parnell, Mrs. Delia, [51], [100], [261] (note), [319]
Parnell, John, [306]
Parnell, Sir John, [51]
Parnell, Thomas, poet, [51]
Parnell Commission, the, [256] et seq.
Patcham, life at, [28]
Pevensey, Parnell recognized at, [240]
Phoenix park murders, [166], [168] et seq.
Pigott, suicide of, [265]
"Pincher," dog named, [235]
Power, Richard, [58]
"President," Parnell's horse, [231], [239]
"Preston, Clement," [253]
Pym, H., [290], [322]
QUINLAN, CATHERINE, [11] (note)
(see also O'Shea, Comtesse)
Quinlan, Edward, [11] (note)
Quinn, J. P., arrest of, [118]
"RANGER," dog named, [235]
Redistribution of Seats Bill, [184]
Redmond, William, letter from Parnell to, [289]
Redmond's Land Bill, [164]
Rhodes, Cecil, Parnell's letter to,
on Home Rule, [270] (note)
Ripon, Lord, supports Home Rule, [197]
Rivenhall, life at, [3] et seq., [18] visitors at, [8], [26]
"Romeo," [34], [35]
Rosebery, Lord, supports Home Rule, [197]
Russell, Sir Charles, [259] a reception to Parnell, [266]
ST. JAMES'S HALL, ovation for Parnell at, [267]
St. Peter's, Cornhill, [1]
Salisbury, Lord, diplomatic statement about Ireland, [188] first Ministry of, [186]
Scully, Vincent, nominated for Kilkenny, [296]
Selby, stud-groom of Capt. O'Shea, [28], [36]
Sexton, Mr., arrest of, [118]
Shaw, William, and the Irish Parliamentary Party, [50], [57]
Sheridan, Charles, and Mrs. Wood, [2]
Sleeplessness, a specific for, [40]
Sligo, hostility of, to Parnell, [321]
Smart, Capt. Hawley, [27]
Soames, Mr., interview with, [265]
Spain, Capt. and Mrs. O'Shea in, [24] Capt. O'Shea's managerial post in, [47]
Spencer, Lord, and Phoenix Park murders, [181] appointed Lord-Lieutenant, [166] shakes hands with Parnell, [268] supports Home Rule, [197]
Stalbridge, Lord (see Grosvenor, Lord Richard)
Stanley, Dean, [39]
"State trials" in Ireland, [79] et seq.
Stead, Mr., O'Shea and, [290]
Steele, Lt.-Col., [8]
Steele, Mrs., [18], [58], [59], [60], [106]
Steele, Sir Thomas, [113]
Stephens, T. E., retirement of, [189] (note)
Stephens, William, Dean of Winchester, [39]
Stewart, Commodore Charles, [51]
Steyning, Parnell's marriage at, [312]
Sussex, Duke of, [1]
TELEGRAPHIC CODE, Parnell's, [246]
Thomson, Mrs., [204]
Thompson, Sir Henry, consulted by Parnell, [245] letters to Mrs. Parnell, [330], [331] treats Parnell for nervous breakdown, [206]
"Three acres and a cow," [196]
Times, the, "Parnell letters" in, [257]
Tintern, Mr., and Capt. O'Shea, [67]
"Tory," Parnell's horse, [212]
Trevelyan, Mr., ceases to be Irish Secretary, [182] resignation of, [197]
Trollope, Anthony, [8]
Tynan, Katharine, on Parnell's Dublin meeting, [293] Parnell's meeting with, [266]
United Ireland, and proposed visit of Prince of Wales, [236] publishes No Rent manifesto, [119] seized by anti-Parnellites, [295]
United States, Parnell in the, [54]
VAUGHAN, MRS., [29]
Ventnor, a visit to, [40]
Vincent, Sir Howard, and police protection for Parnell, [217]
WALES, Prince of, a proposed visit to Ireland, [236]
Wallace, Corporal, murder of, [179]
Weguelin, Christopher, [47]
Weston, Sir Thomas Sutton, [3]
Werford speech, Parnell's, [110]
Whitbread, Judge, [43]
Wilkinson, Rev. Mr., [43]
Wonersh Lodge, Eltham, [47]
Wontner, Mr., and the costs of divorce case, [322]
Wood, Anna, [4], [7], [15], [37] marriage of, [8]
Wood, Benjamin, death of, [42] marriage of, [1]
Wood, Charlie, [5]
Wood, Clarissa, [6]
Wood, Emma, [6]
Wood, Evelyn, [4] et seq., [17]
Wood, Frank, [6], [7], [10], [26]
Wood, Fred, death of, [3], [6]
Wood, Katharine (see O'Shea, Katharine)
Wood, Lady, [1] et seq., [27]
Wood, Maria (Pollie), [6]
Wood, Mrs. Benjamin ("Aunt Ben"), [1], [18], [27], [28], [31], [39], [40],
[41] et seq., [68] and carol singers, [224] and George Meredith, [43] et seq. and O'Connell, [89] and Parnell, [89] death of, [43], [272]
Wood, Sir Matthew, [1]
Wood, Sir Matthew (grandson of preceding), [59]
Wood, Sir John Page, [1] appointed rector of St. Peter's, Cornhill, [1] et seq. becomes vicar of Cressing, [2] birth of a son, [2] death of, [17] political views of, [3]
YATES, Mrs. A., [27]

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