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how much the Irish are disposed to metaphor and amplification。 

     GLOSSARY   16。   FINING   DOWN   THE   YEAR'S   RENT。When   an 

Irish gentleman�察�like Sir Kit Rackrent�察�has lived beyond his income�察�and 

finds himself distressed for ready money�察�tenants obligingly offer to take 

his   land   at   a   rent   far   below   the   value�察  �and   to   pay   him   a   small   sum   of 

money      in  hand�察   �which    they   call  fining   down     the  yearly    rent。   The 

temptation      of  this  ready    cash   often   blinds   the  landlord    to  his  future 

interest。 

     GLOSSARY 17。 DRIVER。A man who is employed to drive tenants 

for rent�察�that is�察�to drive the cattle belonging to tenants to pound。                  The 

office of driver is by no means a sinecure。 

     GLOSSARY  18。   I   THOUGHT   TO   MAKE   HIM A  PRIEST。It   was 

customary amongst those of Thady's rank in Ireland�察�whenever they could 

get a little money�察�to send their sons abroad to St。 Omer's�察�or to Spain�察�to 

be    educated    as  priests。    Now     they   are   educated    at  Maynooth。       The 

Editor   has   lately   known   a   young   lad�察  �who   began   by   being   a   post´   boy�察�

afterwards   turn   into   a   carpenter�察  �then   quit   his   plane   and   work´bench   to 

study his HUMANITIES�察�as he said�察�at the college of Maynooth�察�but after 

he   had   gone   through   his   course   of   Humanities�察  �he   determined   to   be   a 

soldier instead of a priest。 

     GLOSSARY 19。 FLAM。Short for flambeau。 

     GLOSSARY 20。 BARRACK´ROOM。Formerly it was customary�察�in 

gentlemen's   houses   in      Ireland�察  �to   fit   up   one   large   bedchamber   with   a 

number   of   beds   for   the   reception   of   occasional   visitors。    These   rooms 

were called Barrack´rooms。 

     GLOSSARY 21。 AN INNOCENTin Ireland�察�means a simpleton�察 �an 

idiot。 

     GLOSSARY 22。 THE CURRAGHis the Newmarket of Ireland。 

     GLOSSARY 23。 THE CANTThe auction。 

     GLOSSARY 24。 AND SO SHOULD CUT HIM OFF FOR EVER BY 

LEVYING A FINE�察�AND SUFFERING A RECOVERY TO DOCK THE 

ENTAIL。The English   reader   may  perhaps be surprised   at   the   extent   of 

Thady's   legal   knowledge�察  �and   at   the   fluency   with   which   he   pours   forth 

law´terms�察  �but   almost   every   poor   man   in   Ireland�察  �be   he   farmer�察  �weaver�察�



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shopkeeper�察�ox steward�察�is�察�besides his other occupations�察�occasionally a 

lawyer。      The    nature    of  processes�察    �ejectments�察    �custodiams�察     �injunctions�察�

replevins�察  �etc。�察  �is   perfectly   known   to   them�察  �and   the   terms   as   familiar   to 

them  as   to   any  attorney。      They  all   love   law。    It   is   a   kind   of   lottery�察  �in 

which every man�察�staking his own wit or cunning against his neighbour's 

property�察�feels that he has little to lose�察�and much to gain。 

     'I'll have the law of you�察�so I will��'            is the saying of an Englishman 

who expects justice。          'I'll have you before his honour��' is the threat of an 

Irishman who hopes for partiality。 Miserable is the life of a justice of the 

peace in Ireland the day after a fair�察�especially if he resides near a small 

town。 The multitude of the KILT ��KILT does not mean KILLED�察�but hurt�� 

and   wounded   who   come   before   his   honour   with   black   eyes   or   bloody 

heads   is   astonishing�此  �but   more   astonishing   is   the   number   of   those   who�察�

though they are scarcely able by daily labour to procure daily food�察�will 

nevertheless�察�without the least reluctance�察�waste six or seven hours of the 

day lounging in the yard or court of a justice of the peace�察�waiting to make 

some   complaint   aboutnothing。   It   is   impossible   to   convince   them   that 

TIME IS MONEY。              They do not set any value upon their own time�察�and 

they think that others estimate theirs at less than nothing。 Hence they make 

no scruple of telling a justice of the peace a story of an hour long about a 

tester ��sixpence���察�and if he grows impatient�察�they attribute it to some secret 

prejudice which he entertains against them。 

     Their   method   is to   get   a   story  completely  by  heart�察  �and to   tell   it�察  �as 

they call it�察�OUT OF THE FACE�察�that is�察�from the beginning to the end�察�

without interruption。 

     'Well�察  �my   good   friend�察  �I   have   seen   you   lounging   about   these   three 

hours in the yard�察�what is your business��' 

     'Please   your   honour�察  �it   is   what   I   want   to   speak   one   word   to   your 

honour。' 

     'Speak then�察�but be quick。          What is the matter��' 

     'The matter�察�please your honour�察�is nothing at´all´at´all�察�only just about 

the grazing of a horse�察�please your honour�察�that this man here sold me at 

the fair of Gurtishannon last Shrove fair�察�which lay down three times with 

myself�察�please your honour�察�and KILT me�察�not to be telling your honour of 



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how�察�no later back than   yesterday night�察�he lay  down in the house   there 

within�察�and all the childer standing round�察�and it was God's mercy he did 

not   fall   a´top of   them�察  �or   into   the   fire   to   burn himself。 So   please   your 

honour�察�to´day I took him back to this man�察�which owned him�察�and after a 

great deal to do�察�I got the mare again I SWOPPED ��EXCHANGED�� him 

for�察  �but   he   won't   pay   the   grazing   of   the   horse   for   the   time   I   had   him�察�

though he promised to pay the grazing in case the horse didn't answer�察�and 

he never did a day's work�察�good or bad�察�please your honour�察�all the time he 

was with me�察 �and I had  the doctor to   him five times   anyhow。                  And so�察�

please your honour�察�it is what I expect your honour will stand my friend�察�

for   I'd   sooner   come   to   your   honour   for   justice   than   to   any   other   in   all 

Ireland。     And so I brought him here before your honour�察�and expect your 

honour will make him pay me the grazing�察�or tell me�察�can I process him 

for it at the next assizes�察�please your honour��' 

     The   defendant   now   turning   a   quid   of   tobacco   with   his   tongue   into 

some secret cavern in his mouth�察�begins his defence with 

     'Please your honour�察�under favour�察�and saving your honour's presence�察�

there's not a word of truth in all this man has been saying from beginning 

to end�察�upon my conscience�察�and I wouldn't for the value of the horse itself�察�

grazing     and   all�察 �be  after  telling   your   honour    a  lie。  For�察   �please   your 

honour�察�I have a dependence upon your honour that you'll do me justice�察�

and not be listening to him or the like of him。                Please your honour�察�it's 

what he has brought me before your honour�察�because he had a spite against 

me about some oats I sold your   honour�察�which he was jealous of�察�and   a 

shawl his wife got at my shister's shop there without�察�and never paid for�察�

so I offered to set the shawl against the grazing�察�and give him a receipt in 

full of all demands�察�but he wouldn't out of spite�察�please your honour�察�so he 

brought me before your honour�察�expecting your honour was mad with me 

for cutting down the tree in the horse park�察�which was none of my doing�察�

please   your   honourill´luck   to   them   that   went   and   belied   me   to   your 

honour behind my back�            �So if your honour is pleasing�察�I'll tell you the 

whole truth about the horse that he swopped against my mare out of the 

face。    Last Shrove fair I met this man�察�Jemmy Duffy�察�please your honour�察�

just at the corner of the road�察�where the bridge is broken down�察�that your 



              

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