During the year 1886, in which this war was declared against him, Mr.Brooke spent L714 in improvements upon the property: so in that year his income from Coolgreany was practically _nil_.
What in these circumstances would have been the position of this landlord had he not possessed ample means not invested in this particular estate?
And what has been the result to the tenants of this conflict into which it seems clear that they were led, less to protect any direct interest of their own than to jeopardise their homes and their livelihood for the promotion of a general agrarian agitation?
It is not clear that they are absolutely so far out of pocket, for I find that the Post-Office Savings Bank deposits at Inch and Gorey rose from L3699, 5s.4d.in 1880 to L5308, 13s.

in 1887, showing an increase of L1609, 7s.8d.But they are out of house and home and work, entered pupils in that school of idleness and iniquity which has been kept by one Preceptor from the beginning of time..