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IRISH WITS AND WORTHIES;

INCLUDING

DR. LANIGAN, HIS LIFE AND TIMES,

WITH GLIMPSES OF STIRRING SCENES SINCE 1770.

BY

W. J. FITZ-PATRICK, LL.D., J.P.,

Biographer of Bishop Doyle, Lord Cloncurry, Lady Morgan; and Author of "The Sham
Squire," "Ireland Before the Union," etc.

DUBLIN:

JAMES DUFFY, SONS, & CO., 15 WELLINGTON-QUAY,

AND 22 PATERNOSTER-ROW, LONDON.

1873.

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THOMAS CARLYLE,

HISTORIAN OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND BIOGRAPHER
OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.

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DEAR SIR,

In that walk we had last summer, when you were kind enough to be my companion, I was so struck by your gentle liberality of mind and knowledge of Irish topics, based on a personal acquaintance with its soil and sons, that I venture to hope this little book, notwithstanding its shortcomings, may not prove wholly distasteful to you. More I shall not say here; for, knowing how sensitively you recoil from praise, I refrain from dilating on the impression which your writings have produced on the world. Allow me, however, to express my appreciation of your kindness in permitting me to inscribe your name on this page; and believe me to be yours faithfully and obliged,

W. J. FITZ-PATRICK.

CHRISTMAS, 1872.