PARISH BOYCOTTS A PRIEST.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 13903, 3 November 1919, Page 6

PARISH BOYCOTTS A PRIEST.

SANCTUAItY AT HOAHS WITH A RIFLE. A remarkable situation even I'or Ireland, where the iuipostililo always Ul . curs, lias developed in Cooraelaiv. m tho south-west County of Clare. The parish priest has secured a rille in protect himself against his parishioner-, and is obliged to make his parochial visits in :ui army motor ear. The peine. and military were reeently withdrawn, on the assumption that the plate was lulled into <|ilieine>-. and immediate!*.an <mthreak ol shoot in;; t'nllowed. Seven or holies li:i\ .■ i>eeu riddled uilli bullets in ihe I ■!-!■ tew day , hut, I'ortunaleh. nohody appears in have hooli killed'or wounded. The iron!>le arose when Lalher Heir, the parish priest. bean to denounce Ihe outrages Irom tlie ahar. More than lit of ihe congregation aio'-e and uiarehed old a.s a protest. After Ma-- I lie.*- started baek, presumable to aiimk him. He eailed on the re-tot the eou;r,ro'.',a< ion lor proierti.ill. bill olllv two persons volunteered, lie ibetelel't .-hcllorcd hiim-ell' in bis homo. Two loot iters named l>..nnellv and the loeal -ehoolma-ler and he- brother tan Kxei.-o ollieet Irom London, on a visit here* were ailaehed two m-lit--a;!;o because ii v,a- believed lita' infer nialion was U-iue ;;iven to t lie priesi of events in the village. One the brothel's, arm.-d with a reaping hook, resisted. and elaons 1,1 have driven Mime t <\ the attaekors .ma*. . ! !u> other In-other had a ioU).',li-aud- nimble bailie with several el ihoerowd. and bears marks ~| haMiie; been bitten.