The Potato Blight in Ireland.

Bush Advocate, Issue 355, 19 August 1890, Page 3

The Potato Blight in Ireland.

~ — * -i . j- x ..h AiPiatressing State of Affaits. ' For the week ending i July /20th' there were further ravages by the potato jblight in Ireland. ; The Rev: Dr Lyons, of Castle Haven, diocese of Ross and Cork, writing on July ; 17th, says that in all the town lands of^is parish bordering, on the.;. -sea 1 the failure of the potato crop is complete. He. adds; tl&at, -..'in, plete<js-; further inland the state of things is not altogether so bad, but. a .^, tinuance of dry weatlier will be absolutely necessary;, to save;;. any crop. • 'He says,' 11 1 feel quite bewildered as I apj^rehe.nd, .the^Qnse,-, quences that areiifiiely to ensue from this failure of the po|ato\crop; here. I l ' We* ' nothing less ' "than starvation staring v those unjhappr ; farmers l in the * $ace:" ' ■ Reports' of distress have also come in from thai; districted €J6rk; L'iffieribiff ' Kerry, and Waterford. Since they were received tike) wejitKer^'fiW^tje^n wetter than ever, and the blight has spread to tffei^htf ul •ektentf.™ ! ' n London, Aug. 15, t iR-th'e. House, o^Com'molidtbiQay' Mr A. J. Balfour, Secretary of State, ifor Ireland,) ia> ( reply 3 to In a'' question, stated that the potato famine in Ireland hadf aoifle'oa th# Government unexpectedly, but he thought that the- 3?oofl Law Act (Ireland) would sufficiently provide for the distress/ „;<■• :■! T .vV : / J V/