IRISH ABSENTEES.
$in t — ln a paragraph going the rounds of Ihe press copied into your paper of the <6th inst, I noticed amongst several absen* (fee Irish landlords the name of Lord leconfield mentioned. Injustice to that robleman I may state from my own per*>nal know that be should not appear m *sioh company. Lord Leconfield formerly lord Inohiquin and Lady Leconfield, together with his brother and sister have teen living for years past to mj knowledge at Droraoland castle, about 15 miles •from Limerick, County Clare, and what •43 more, have been most praiseworthy m iheir efforts to advance the interests of ;he tenantry and the working classes generally. During the Irish famine Lard Eificonfield,then Lord Inchiquin, did much % his publio spirit m undertaking large 4nd extensive works to assist the peasantry hrough the hard times. — I am, &c, P. To«lb. : Hamilton, Jan 16tk, 1877.
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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 715, 16 January 1877, Page 3
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147IRISH ABSENTEES. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 715, 16 January 1877, Page 3
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