page 39 note 1 The Society of United Irishmen of Dublin (Dublin, 1794), pp. 4-5.

page 39 note 2 Collins to ―, 28 Dec. 1792; 4, 11 Jan. 1793 (Rebellion Papers, 620/19/129 and 620/20/42, 45). The members of the committee were Thomas Addis Emmet, Simon Butler, Leonard McNally, George Powel, William Drennan, John Burke, Thomas Ryan, James Napper Tandy, Simon Maguire, Malachy V O'Connor, John Chambers, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Thomas Russell, Edward Sweetman, Owen McDermot, Thomas Rainey, Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Oliver Bond, Henry Jackson, Hampden Evans, Richard McCormick. In February George Powel resigned and was replaced by John O'Donnell (Rebellion Papers, 620/20/49).

page 39 note 3 William Drennan to Samuel McTier, 16, 18 Jan. 1793 (Drennan letters, pp. 118, 122).

page 39 note 4 Rebellion Papers, 620/20/1.

page 39 note 5 His arguments were to a great extent incorporated in the address issued by the United Irishmen in March 1794 (Society of United Irishmen of Dublin (Dublin, 1794), pp. 191-4).

page 40 note 1 Collins to ―, 26 Apr. 1793 (Rebellion Papers, 620/20/58).

page 40 note 2 Collins to ―, 8 Nov. 1793 (Rebellion Papers, 620/20/76), and see also Rebellion Papers, 620/20/81.

page 40 note 3 Commons’ Journ. Ire., xv (1793), p. 263.

page 40 note 4 The plan as finally sanctioned by the society is printed in Society of United Irishmen of Dublin, pp. 124-6 and Commons' Journ. Ire., xvii (1797-8), p. dccciii.

page 40 note 5 Collins to ―, 10 Jan. 1793 (Rebellion Papers, 620/20/44). This letter is wrongly dated and obviously refers to exactly a year later. Articles 5, 10, 11 and 13-18 of the printed plan passed without amendment, a slight verbal change was made in article 19 and article 20 was added. Unfortunately Collins' account of the other clauses of the plan (if it ever existed) is missing.

page 41 note 1 Collins to ―, Drennan to Samuel McTier, [Jan.] 1794 (Drennan letters, p. 181) and Collins to , 1 Feb. 1794 (Rebellion Papers, 620/21/27). Both Drennan and Collins refer to the society's intentions. At the beginning of March the Freeman's Journal was complaining that the plan of reform which ‘ that congregated crew of domestic disturbers the United Irishmen, was so long promising to the public ’ had appeared, and had ‘ by their pestilent agency ’ been conveyed into almost every residence in the kingdom (Freeman's Journal, 6 Mar. 1794). There is what appears to be a copy of the plan as first published by the society in Rebellion Papers, 620/53/1.

page 41 note 2 Dublin Evening Post, 15 Feb. 1794, and Northern Star, 20 Feb. 1794.

page 41 note 3 The parliamentary register (Dublin, 1795), pp. 62-108.

page 41 note 4 Collins to ―, 11 Apr. 1794 (Rebellion Papers, 620/21/37.) There arc two copies of presumably this publication in the State Paper Office (Rebellion Papers 620/21/5) on large sheets, 15¼˝ x 9¼˝ It is reprinted in Society of United Irishmen of Dublin, pp. 124-30, 190-8.

page 42 note 1 The word is badly blotted but Stokes seems discernible.

page 42 note 2 Cal. anc. rec. Dublin, xiv. 431.

page 44 note 1 For an account of Watson's Almanack see E. Evans, Historical and bibliographical account of almanacks, directories, etc., etc., published in Ireland from the sixteenth century (Dublin, 1897), pp. 71-6.

page 44 note 2 Bushe, G. P, ‘ An essay towards ascertaining the population of Ireland ’, in Trans. R.I.A., iii, science, pp. 145-55.Google Scholar

page 46 note 1 See The history of the proceedings and debates of the volunteer delegates of Ireland, on the subject of a parliamentary reform : containing the plan of parliamentary reform, the names of the delegates, and the state of the borough representation (Dublin, 1784), p. 51.

page 49 note 1 In MS. version : ‘ bullying and violence ’

page 49 note 2 The following clause appears at this point in the MS. version of Stokes' plan: ’ The French in the division of their country have considered population, contri bution & territory. The ground of the last consideration not at all evident. Its only use can be that a division including this consideration will not require so soon to be revised. It would be troublesome to bring in contribution, as we have no species of contribution proportional to the value of landed property ‘

page 49 note 3 ’ with members for the cities and touns ‘ omitted in MS. version.

page 54 note 1 Four strokes are drawn through this sentence.