THE

LEADERS OF PUBLIC OPINION

IN

IRELAND.

LONDON: PRINTED BY

SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET

THE

LEADERS OF PUBLIC OPINION

IN

IRELAND:

SWIFT-FLOOD-GRATTAN-O'CONNELL.

BY

WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE LECKY, M.A.

The breath of Liberty, like the word of the holy man, will not
die with the prophet, but will survive him.'- GRATTAN.