¹ In two cases only have writers veiled their identity behind a symbol and in both cases the same symbol has been used, namely a closed fist with the index finger extended. T. M. Hughes has used this symbol with the finger pointing to the right; Father J. C. Gleeson with the finger turned to the left (Dy, Ds, 15 Oct. 42, p. 10; Dy, 22 Apr. 43, p. 442).

^1a That Wallis was the editor of these poems is clear from the statement of Duffy, in Thomas Davis (London, 1890), p. 372 n.Google Scholar

² Duffy, op. cit., p. 91.

^2a Nation, 8 Nov. 1845; Gavan Duffy, C., Four years of Irish historyy 1845–9 (Dublin, 1887), p. 17.Google Scholar

³ Nation, 22 Nov. 1845; Duffy, op. cit., p. 43.

⁴ Nation, 6 June 1846; Duffy, op. cit., p. 62n.

⁵ Nation, 26 Dec. 1846; Duffy, op. cit., p. 167n.

⁶ Nation, 2 Jan. 1847; Duffy, op. cit., p. 167n. Duffy gives, incorrectly, the date of publication in the Nation as 1 Jan. 1847.

⁷ Nation, 6 Mar. 1847; Duffy, op. cit., p. 137n.

⁸ Nation, 20 Mar. 1847.

⁹ Ibid., 19 June 1847.

¹⁰ See pp. 126, 129.

¹ Joseph Brenan?

² ‘Mrs Callan, who was wife to Dr J. B. Callan of Stephen’s Green, Dublin, was my cousin german and constant friend … She was sister of T. M. Hughes … and a sympathetic grand-daughter of Judith Gavan, who flung the pro-union petition into the fire, more than a hundred years ago’ ( Duffy, , My life in two hemispheres (2nd ed., 1898), 1. 72, n).Google Scholar

³ John Coen was born in Roscommon in 1809, the son of Patrick Coen, a farmer. He entered T.C.D., on 18 Oct. 1830 and graduated B.A. in the spring of 1840 (Alumni Dubl., p. 161). Afterwards he became principal of the Abbey Hall classical school, Omagh. He later returned to Dublin where he is thought to have died. (T. O’Gorman to R. R. Madden, 9 June 1869. This letter is inserted in the National Library’s copy of Coen’s, work The deserted college (Omagh, 1842).)Google Scholar

⁴ John Coen?

⁵ Davis has struck out the words ‘… and iniquitous, but an illegal and invalid act’ in the first sentence of this article, and has written above and below them: ‘The most imprudent article in the Nation. T.D.’. Conway was a fellow-student of Davis’s at Trinity College, Dublin ( Duffy, , Two hemispheres, 1. 109).Google Scholar

⁶ Miss Costello?

⁷ See Costello (J.).

⁸ Duffy claims to have written this article (cf. Duffy, 22 Oct. 42). However, he quotes without comment the following passage from a letter written by Davis to D. O. Maddyn : ‘“The O’Connell tribute” is by Daunt (aided by Duffy’s revision and my quotation from Burke)’ ( Duffy, , Young Ireland (1880), p. 64, n.).Google Scholar

⁹ Verse by Davis, prose by Duffy.

¹⁰ In Davis’s copy the paragraph beginning ‘But Lord Kenmare does represent …’ has ‘Mitchell’ written across it, and the final paragraph beginning ‘The Irish Catholics succeeded before …’ has ‘Davis’ written across it.

¹¹ The paragraph ‘Since the preceding article … and old Ireland’ on this page is attributed to Davis by Duffy in the latter’s copy.

¹² In vol. iii, no. 149, 16 Aug. 45, p. 728, the second paragraph from the foot of the first column is attributed to Davis in Duffy’s copy, and ‘our enthusiastic friend’ mentioned in the paragraph is identified as ‘Charles Gavan Duffy’.

¹³ Writing almost illegible, but appears to be ‘Dillon’.

¹⁴ Writing difficult, but appears to be ‘Jn.D.’.

¹⁵ Cf. Daunt (W. J. O’Neill).

¹⁶ Wrong pagination; recte 152.

¹⁷ Wrong pagination; recte 153.

¹⁸ Introductory paragraph by Duffy, poem by Davis (Dy, Ds, 14 Jan. 43, 217).

¹⁹ J. M—— is identified as ‘J. Martyn’ by Duffy (Dy, 11 Feb. 43, 282).

²⁰ The paragraph headed ‘Nationality’ is by Davis (Dy, Ds, 15 Apr. 43, 426).

²¹ Charles James Dunphy, son of Michael Dunphy, a catholic merchant, was born at Dublin in 1819 (Alum. Dubl., p. 251).

²² He had been editor of the True Sun, but as far as the Nation was concerned he ‘did not prove to be of much value’ ( Duffy, , Young Ireland, p. 80, n.).Google Scholar

²³ Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick was living at 28 Eccles Street, Dublin, in 1842 (Dublin Almanac, 1842, pp. 452, 641). He was then secretary of the national collection for the O’Connell compensation fund (Nation, 22 Oct. 42, p. 17). He later became secretary of the national collection for the O’Connell tribute (ibid., 26 Oct. 44, p. 33).

²⁴ Née Ellen Bridget O’Connell, eldest daughter of the liberator. In 1854 the publication of a life of her father by her ‘at no very distant period’ was promised (John O’Connell, Select speeches of Daniel O’Connell, i, preface). This biography never appeared, but she contributed articles to the Dublin Review and the Irish Monthly. She died on 27 Jan. 1883 (Irish Monthly, xi (1883). 219).

²⁵ Peter MacEvoy Gartlan, son of James Gartlan a catholic merchant, was born at Monaghan in 1808 (Alumni Dubl., p. 319). In 1842 he was living at 46 Hardwicke Street, Dublin, and was practising as a solicitor with an office at 51 Dominick Street Lower (Dublin Almanac, 1842, pp. 456, 559). A letter to him from Gavan Duffy, sent during the course of O’Connell’s trial in 1844 (in which Gartlan acted for the liberator) was published in the Irish Monthly, v (1877). 177–9.

²⁶ Father J. C. Gleeson, who was officiating in Newfoundland, was a subscriber to the repeal fund (Nation, 26 Aug. 43, p. 731).

²⁷ James William Langtree, son of James Langtree a merchant, was born at Drogheda in 1820 (Alumni Dubl., p. 482).

²⁸ Father Alexander James McCarron was parish priest of Glen-dermott, county Derry, in 1843 (Irish Catholic Directory, 1843p. 263). He was later appointed archdeacon of the diocese of Derry and died on 21 Aug. 1853 (ibid., 1854, p. 198). He was the author of Refutation of Mr Hayden’s vindication of his speech (Derry, 1827).

²⁹ Duffy’s first wife, Emily, was a grand-daughter of the McDermott of Coolavin (Nation, 27 Sept. 45, p. 632).

³⁰ Rev John McKenna was appointed parish priest of Bright, in the diocese of Down and Connor, on 21 September 1837 ( O’Laverty, , An historical account of the diocese of Down and Connor, 2. 278)Google Scholar. He was born in Cooeystown, in the parish of Ballykinlar in 1807 (op. cit., iv. 561), ordained at Maynooth in September 1830 and died in Lisburn on 29 August 1857 (op. cit., ii. 278).

³¹ This was most probably Henry MacManus, the artist, who presented to O’Connell, at the monster meeting of Mullaghmast, a national cap ( Duffy, , Two hemispheres, 1. 12)Google Scholar. He was associated intimately with Duffy all through life. He was ‘a passionate lover of art, familiar with the lives of great artists and with many great works of art, and he introduced me to an unknown region full of wonder and delight’ (Duffy, op. cit., i. 15).

³² In his copy Duffy identifies the Fireeater Flippant and Dick Bilkcombe of this article as Roebrick and Tom Duncombe respectively.

³³ This article was a composite one written by Davis and Mitchel. In Duffy’s copy the paragraph ‘In the year 1843 … or not’ is attributed to Mitchel. Davis in his copy ascribes the paragraph beginning ‘But Lord Kenmare does represent …’ to Mitchel, and the last paragraph beginning ‘The Irish catholics succeeded before …’ to himself.

³⁴ In Duffy’s copy the landlord of this poem is identified as ‘Lord Westmeath’.

³⁵ Elsewhere Duffy states that Mark O’Callaghan ‘had never at any period written a line in the Nation’ ( Duffy, , Two hemispheres, 1. 170)Google Scholar. Apparently he wished to disassociate O’Callaghan from the Nation as he proved to be an informer and government spy (ibid.). He was a brother of John Cornelius O’Callaghan (ibid.).

³⁶ Referring later to these three contributions to the Nation, John O’Connell says : ‘… although I had the honour of being mentioned in the programme of the newspaper as one of its intended contributors, I never was so beyond three articles, one of the most veritable and truly prosaic prose, and two of rhyme, doubtless still more prosaic and heavy’ (Recollections and experiences during a parliamentary career from 1833 to 1848, ii. 215).

³⁷ Father Daniel O’Doherty was parish priest of Coleraine in 1842 (Ir. Cath. Dir., 1842, p. 263). In 1844 he was transferred to Cappagh, outside Omagh (ibid., 1844, p. 371). He died on 5 Feb. 1865 (ibid., 1866, p. 406).

³⁸ D. O’Farrell was a prominent repealer in Dungannon (Nation, 14 Jan. 43, p. 215).

³⁹ A lengthy sketch of his career was published in the Irish Monthly, xxxi (1903). 61–85.

⁴⁰ Rev. Patrick O’Laughlin was parish priest of Ballynascreen (including Draperstown) in 1843. His curate then was Rev Patrick McFeely (Ir. Cath. Dir., 1843, p. 263). Father O’Laughlin was later appointed vicar general of the diocese of Derry (ibid., 1848, p. 254). He died in Aug. 1860 at the age of 68 (ibid., 1861, pp. 284, 293). Father McFeely was eventually promoted parish priest of Dungiven where he died on 29 July 1863, aged 60 (ibid., 1864, p. 325).

⁴¹ John Edward O’Reilly was born at Cavan in 1804, the son of Hugh O’Reilly, a catholic gentleman. Entering T.C.D., he graduated B.A. in 1824 and M.B. in 1827 (Alumni Dubl., p. 698).

⁴² David R. Pigot, Q.C., of 8 Merrion Square, Dublin, was M.P. for the borough of Clonmel (Thom’s Directory, 1844, p. 602). He was called to the bar in 1826 and admitted a bencher of King’s Inns in 1839 ibid., 292–3).

⁴³ ‘One of my nearest and dearest friends’—Davis to W. Griffin, 29 Sept. 1844 in the Irish Monthly, xvi (1888). 339. A series of letters to him from Davis was published in that periodical (vol. xvi (1888). 261–70, 335-–48) and a biography of him eight years later (xxiv. 225–37).

⁴⁴ Thomas Matthew Ray, secretary of the Loyal National Repeal Association, was born at Dublin in 1800, the son of Matthew Cooper Ray, a catholic (Alumni Dubl., p. 693).

⁴⁵ Edmund Burke Roche of Trabolgan, Cloyne and Kilshanic, Rathcormack was M.P. for county Cork in 1844. His London address was the Reform Club (Thom’s Directory, 1844, p. 483). He was one of the magistrates dismissed because of their activities on behalf of repeal (Nation, 10 June 43, p. 553).

⁴⁶ Of him Duffy says, ‘He was an occasional correspondent of the Nation, but never one of its regular contributors’ (Young Ireland (1880), p. 168, n.). He was then ‘a young barrister’ (ibid.).

⁴⁷ T. F. O’Sullivan states that ‘Astrea’ was the pseudonym of Alexander Stewart Meehan (The Young Irelanders, p. 659). Meehan, a native of Derry, was appointed recorder of Derry in 1861, and died on 26 July 1870 in Omagh. To him O’Sullivan attributes the above poem ‘O’Connell’ (ibid., 625).

⁴⁸ Aliter Mat Trumble. He was a close friend of Duffy’s during his schooldays. A protestant by religion, he was the son of an officer in the British army and grandson of a chaplain of the Volunteers who later became a notable United Irishman (Duffy, My life in two hemispheres, i. 7). He was a life-long friend and confidant of Duffy (ibid., p. 12).

⁴⁹ The conclusion of this article is by Davis (Ds, 17 Dec. 42, 154).

⁵⁰ John Walsh, a barrister, was living at 27 Bolton Street, Dublin, in 1842 (Dublin Almanac, 1842, p. 534). He was called to the bar in 1837 (ibid., p. 551).

⁵¹ See ‘Relics of Richard Dalton Williams’, a series of articles in the Irish Monthly, vol. v (1877). Contributions towards a bibliography of his writings will be found in The Carlovian, May 1912, pp. 4–5.

⁵² ‘A scratchy school-boy manuscript written on ruled paper, which might easily have repelled an impatient man from further enquiry, proved when deciphered to be Williams’s resonant “Munster War Song”’ ( Duffy, , Young Ireland (1896 ed.), p. 70).Google Scholar