Object of the work --- General Remarks on the Condition of Ireland before the Famine --- Coachman's reasons for Murder --- Difficulties of writing a correct work on Ireland --- Position of the writer, &c.,

Cup of Trembling --- Irish Housekeeping --- Indian Meal --- First News of the Famine --- Kind Judge --- First Starving Person, and Means of Preserving him --- Unexpected Assistance from New York --- Joseph Bewley --- Soup-shop --- Manner of carrying Bread through the Street --- Cook-street Labors in Dublin --- Central Relief Committee in Dublin --- Amount of Moneys --- God's Promises and Dealings,

Stewards --- Meal from New York --- Sacks, and Government Arrangements for Distribution of Meal --- Donation from Pauper Children of New York --- Convent --- Going to Belfast --- Doings of the Women there --- Hirelings and Voluntaries --- Hon. William Butler --- William Bennett --- Mrs. Hewitson --- Visits to George Hill --- Patrick M'Kye's Letter,

George Hill's Movements and Success --- Facts of Gweedore --- Visit to Dungloe and Arranmore --- Mr. Griffith --- Sports of Children gone --- Roshine Lodge --- Return to Belfast by Derry --- Visit to Antrim --- A Cave --- Return to Dublin --- Journey to Connaught --- Mistake in Character of a Starving Man --- Misery at Newport --- Orphan Boy --- Abraham and Sara --- Sara's Bed and Burial --- Abraham's Death and Burial --- Drinking Habits --- Moderate Drinking Clergy,  

The Sound --- Tour to Belmullet --- Landlords --- Tenantry --- Walk on the Sea-coast --- Burying-ground --- Shipwrecked Sailors' Burial --- Manner of Burying the Starving --- Soldiers of Belmullet --- Appearance of the People --- Passport --- Mr. Cony --- Samuel Bourne --- The Girl of the Mountain --- Miss Wilson --- Return to Belmullet --- Scene of the Cattle Drivers, and Courage of a Boy --- Letter to a London Friend --- Return to the Sound --- Dreadful Storm --- Drowning of Fishermen --- Reading with Servants --- Achill --- Bad Management of Grants --- Disposition of Children,

Poorhouses, Turnips, and Black Bread,

Newport --- Pulling down Houses --- Mr. Pounding --- Gildea --- Burial at Newport --- Molly Maguires, &c. --- Rebellion of 1848 --- Croy Lodge and Ballina --- The Self-denying Child --- Hunting, and Habits of a Hunting Lady --- Visit to Ballina --- Hospitality of Peter Kelly --- Character of Mr. Kincaid --- Captain Short, and the people in gene-   [p. xi]   ral Leaving the Town --- Stop at Ponton and Arrival at Castlebar --- Trial for Murder --- The Feelings of the Jury --- Patrick's Day --- Widow Fitzgerald --- Visit to Partra --- Balinrobe --- Sense in the Mountains --- Old Parish Priest --- Visit to Balinrobe --- To Cong --- Industry Of the Curate --- Visit to Balinrobe Workhouse --- Old Head --- Distress there --- Louisburgh --- Excursion to the Killery Mountains, &c. --- Excursion to Adelphia --- Incidents --- Good Landlady --- Shepherds --- Romantic Scenery --- Return --- Rookery --- Adieu --- West Port and Castlebar --- Soup-shops --- Soyer's Soup --- Journey to Tuam --- Children in the Convent --- Happy Results --- Sad Treatment on a Car --- Arrival at Cork --- Description of Cove and Cork --- Scenery up the Lee --- Deaths in the Famine --- Blarney --- Castlemartyr --- Potato Blast --- Spike Island --- Mathew Tower --- Letters,

Grave of Charles Wolfe --- Water Cure --- Friends' Funeral,

Leaving Cork --- Passage to Dublin --- New Trials there --- Reflections on Past Labors, &c. --- Last Look of Ireland --- Summing up --- Landlords --- Clergymen --- Relief Officers --- Going out of Ireland,