Plot
Philip Jones of Castle Marony,
an extensive estate in County Galway, incurred the enmity of Pat Carroll, a
tenant and a Landleaguer, who incited his friends to
refuse to pay their rent and finally to flood and ruin a large field. Florian Jones, the ten-year-old son, was a witness to the
deed, but he had recently become a Catholic and had given a solemn oath to
Father Brosnan that he would not identify the
culprits. Others who knew the facts were too terrified to tell what they knew.
The only hope of obtaining legal redress was through Florian's
testimony, and he was finally persuaded to reveal what he had seen. Pat's
brother Terry was also induced to testify against the Landleaguers.
Pat was brought to trial, but on the way to the court Florian
was shot and killed, and Terry was murdered in the courtroom.
Frank Jones, the eldest son, was engaged to Rachel
O'Mahony, an Irish-American girl who had achieved a
great success in
The two daughters of the family, Ada and Edith, saw a great deal of Captain Clayton - a
vigorous opponent of the Landleaguers, who was often
at Castle Marony.
GEROULD,
WINIFRED GREGORY;
A GUIDE TO TROLLOPE.
© 1948 Princeton University Press,
1976 renewed PUP
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