On the 23d of March 1887 Mr.
Kilbride was evicted.

One week afterwards, on the 29th of March, he got up in the rooms of the National League in Dublin, and openly declared that "the Luggacurren evictions differed from most other evictions in this, that they were able to pay the rent.

It was a fight," he exultingly exclaimed, "of intelligence against intelligence; it was diamond cut diamond!" In other words, it was a struggle, not for justice, but for victory.
On all these points, and others furnished to me at Dublin touching this estate, much light was thrown by the bailiff, who had not been concerned in the evictions.

He told me what he knew, and then very obligingly offered to conduct me to the lodge, where we should find Mr.Hutchins, who has charge now of the properties taken up by Mr.Kavanagh's Land Corporation.

My patriotic jarvey from Athy made no objection to my giving the bailiff a lift, and we drove off to the lodge.