We greatly regret to record the death of Lord Monteagle
of Brandon at the age of seventy-seven. Lord Monteaglc was as fine a type as it is possible to imagine of the resident landlord in Ireland. He helped all the causes in which he believed, and they were many, with industry and ability but with an entire absence of ostentation. For the greater part of his life he was a moderate Unionist, but at the Irish Convention of 1917-18 lie supported Mr. John Redmond in his attempt to bring about a settlement by consent. Later, in the House of Lords he introduced a Bill for giving Ireland Dominion Home Rule with Defence reserved to Great Britain. Although this Bill was rejected it had some influence upon the final settlement. Lord Monteagle's chief work for Ireland, however, was his collaboration with Sir Horace Plunkett in the brilliantly successful schemes of agri- cultural co-operation.
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