THE IRISH PRIESTHOOD, PEASANTRY, AND SCENERY.
[Truth.] I am glad that so many Englishmen|«J travelling in Ireland., If they look **& them they will learn three things:- . 1. The Catholic priesthood art P re ™2s the reverse of what is popularly &ss*% in England. In their manners ani» their conversation they «re reflned aaj> teUectual gentlemen, of thepawj* «g*' well-disposed towards the Empire, «p*J larly brJad and tolerant in .their ojtag hard-working and wl£M*nflcwft Wg, in the very poor parishes, a Catta*F •has about JtaOO per annum : and very few curates who have less per annum. The IrUh consider to* "£ Sriests have adopted a career prives them of alfthe joys of «M«J»g and that they fully deserve all that««"» done for them. , _"„ Iβ2. The Irish peasantry are for JS* teUigent than the English P»«Kj, Now that opportunities-are children to go to school, education has been developed. AJ English agriculturist is glafl- ff { ,e *."a irf shirk school, and whoa be •» scrambles by rote through the that he hates. AyonthM i»h turist would consider the schooling to be the mente, and makes it "KAje* thoroughly to understand wj"^ei taughtf Voung.lKdand »* gf ffl* youns England; indeed, m t h eirg"' ftes love of learning, I can only compaw » with the Scotch. . irciifli " 3. Some of the scenery « ttß « B t. equal to anything on «* *?£ Tnere is not a pretfler spot on than 61engarilf,onBantry W« j W 4 Hotel there, is about tbeliest" 1 j {rflfl i it is situated on a eea-JocS, sao" d 51l g the ocean by numerous, J*"™? , rounded by lovely Wlls. 4. temperate in summer end winter. -—--
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Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6924, 2 December 1887, Page 6
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268THE IRISH PRIESTHOOD, PEASANTRY, AND SCENERY. Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6924, 2 December 1887, Page 6
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