Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. From Conviction to Action 15
6. Good to All and Harm to None: Early Years in Ireland 34
7. A Condition Low and Degraded 45
8. Rehearsals for Disaster 58
9. A National Misfortune, a National Sin 79
10. A Remarkable Manifestation of National Sympathy 108
11. Feeding the Hungry and Clothing the Naked 127
12. A Little Thing Helps a Poor Man 169
13. Help the Men to Help Themselves 200
14. Ever Widening Circles 223
15. Conclusions 248
16. Appendices
17. Appendix One 272
18. Appendix Two 275
19. Appendix Three 280
20. Notes 283
21. Bibliography 329
22. Index 349