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New Zealand Tablet, Volume VIII, Issue 414, 18 March 1881, Page 5

At a recent land meeting in the Caunty Wexford the Very Rev. Canon Doyle, P.P., in the course of his speech, is reported by the Wexford People to have said :— " There is one great ingredient we have not up to this alluded to— the Ladies' Land Leasrue initiated by Miss Fanny Parnell — three cheers for Miss Parnell. (Loud and longcontinued cheers.) The sister of the great leader has got up in America a Ladies' Land League called the three L's. (Renewed cheers.) I call upon the Irish ladie3 to get up Land Leagues throughout Ireland. Mind, women have immense power, if they use it (laughter), not by making speeches— but they have a vast influence in society. I know it well. Good women, holy and modest mothers, wives, and daughters, have, I repeat, vast influence in society for good. (Cheers.) I hope on this occasion, when we are making a great struggle to free the country from oppression, that the Irishwomen will unite in every locality and form ladies' Land Leagues. (Loud cheers.) I say to the young ladies, if any fellow ever play false, ever play double, never let that man put a ring on your finger. (Cheers and laughter.) If he salutes you turn aside from him. (Renewed laughter.) If he goes to your house to ask you in marriage, even though he may have a fine place, tell your father you will not have him at all ; he is boycotted. (Roars of laughter.) If you do that, I tell you, young girls, mothers, wives, and daughters, you can do more good than you can well imagine to this great movement — (cheers.) — a movement to secure the people of Ireland from the greatest curse and oppression that ever fell upon a nation— lrish, landlordism,