II. REDMOND AS CHAIRMAN 23

III. THE HOME RULE BILL OF 1912 62

IV. THE RIVAL VOLUNTEER FORCES 90

V. WAR IN EUROPE 126

VI. THE RAISING OF THE IRISH BRIGADES 152

VII. THE REBELLION AND ITS SEQUEL 218

VIII. THE CONVENTION AND THE END 259

INDEX 343

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JOHN REDMOND'S LAST YEARS




CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTORY