Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 35, 1 September 1904, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRlM.— Orange Rowdyism Numbers of Orangemen from Belfast and the neighborhood avail of the cheap excursions during the summer to visit W'arrenpoint. Their conduct while in this favorite watering-place is a disgrace to the brethren. Theijr rowdyism while visiting the Catholic church has been so bad that Father Mallon, P.P., has deemed it necessary to state to his congregation that it will not be possible to hear confessions at 12 o'clock on Saturdays as usual, until some means are devised for protection against their conduct. He will, he saiid, be obliged to close the church entirely while the excursionists aie in the town. ARMAGH.— Gift from the Pope The Pope has made to Armagh Cathedral the splendid gift of a magnificent gold chalice, which was conveyed to Cardinal Logue by the Pope's representative, Cardinal Vannutelli. The Lord Mayor to Attend At the quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of the city of Dublin it was decided unanimously that the Riight Hon. the Lord Mayor sihould attend in state at the consecration of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, on July 24. CORK.— A Bye-election Mr. William O'Brien, who decided some time ago to retire from public life, and resigned his seat f«r Cork City, has evidently been prevailed upon to reconsider his decision, as a cable message states that he has been re-elected. Returning from America A Queenwtown telegram reports a glreat rush of steerage passengers from America eastward. The 1 Oceanic,' from New York arrived at Qupenstown early in Jiuly with 1200 third-class passengers on board, and other steamers following axe bringing large numbers. DOWN.— Death by Drowning Early in July while three men were proceeding down Stranglord Lough in a small sailing yawl, their boat was caught in a strong ebb current, ajnd, a squall striking her, she capsized. Two of the men, named M'Cormick and Adams, were after a time rescued in a semiconscious condition, but the third, a fisherman named Samuel Bridges, of Killyleagh, , County Down, was drowned. Death of a Well-known Doctor The sudden death has occurred at Newcastle, County Down, of ( Dr. William M'Keown, a well known and clever oculist. Charitable Bequests Mr. John Colman, of Mervyn, The Hill, Monkstown,. County Dublin, solicitor, who died on March 13 last, left personal estate of the value of £20,304 7s 3d, and betfqeathed £500 to the Very Rev. Robert J. Eaton (or his successor) for repairs or improvements to St. Patrick's Church, Kingstown, or towards the fund to build and maintain the schools for the poor children of that parish. Subject to legacies the testator left his property in equal shares to the following institutions : The St. Francis Xavier Conference of St. Vincent de Paul, the St. Vincent de Paul Male Orphanage, Glasnevin, the Magtialen Asylum, Dtfumcondra ,; the St. Joseph Blind Asylum, Drumcondra ; the' St. Mary's Penitent Retreat, Dublin ; the Sacred Heart Home, DrumcondYa ; St. Vincent's Hospital, Stephen's Green ; Uhe Mater Miscricoir'dia Hospital, Dublin ; the Hospice for the Dying, Harold's Cros's ; the Poor Clajes Convent, Harold's Cross ; St. Joseph's Orphanage, Kingstown ; St. Michael's Hospital, KfngstoWn ; the Little Sisters of the Poor Birmingham ; the Catholic Blind Asylum, Merrion ; the Brigidine Convent, Goresforidge ; the Sisters of the Faith, Dublin ; the Little Sisters of the Assumption, Kingstowh ; the Public Hospital, Monkstown i the Dublin Clerical Fund Society, St. Patrick's Refuge, Kingstown ; St. Mary's Dominican Convent Schools, Monkstown ; and the Female Orphalnage of St. Vincent de Paul, Dublin. Death of a Passionist On July 9 Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Paul's Church, Mount Argus-, for the repose of the soul of Very Rev. Father Louis Irwin, 0.P., who died in Bulgaria on June 27. Deceased was born in Rathmii\e9 nearly 60 years ai?o. He made his novitiate at .St. Saviour's, Broadway, Worcestershire, and pursued his theological studies at Mount Argus under the direction of Father Ignatius Paoli, C.P., afterwards Arcfohji£hon> ol Bucharest, who-, '^seeing hisf special eptlitude for the acquisition of foreign languages, inviteS Father

Irwin to take a part in the missionary work of the Near East. The young Passionist readily consented. After a sihojt time he was able tto preach the Go&toel not only in the State language of the country, but in the various dialects stpoketti in Bulgaria. For more than a quarter, of a century he devoted himself to tihe propagation of the Gospel in the Balkan Provinces, frequently risking his life in -the discharge of his duties. He was made Vicar-G-emeral of the diocese under the jurisdiction of Mjonsignor Doulset, Bishlop of Miopolis, and he might have obtained episcopal honors but that he preferred to remain a humble missionary priest. He could alsto, had he so desired, halve been translated tp the Irish Pro. vince of his Order, but, like the good missionary that he was, he decided to spend his life in the land of the stranger, where his serviced were most needed. QALWAY.—The Irish Dominicans The Very Rev. John C. Lyons, 0.P., West Convent, Galway, haa been elected Provincial of the Irish Dominicans by the Chapter held at St. Mary's, Tallaght, Coujnty Dußlin. 6 Drowning Accident While bathing in the river near Ballinamore, County Galway, Lawrence, John, and Patrick Lohan, brothers, aged 13, 9, and 7 years respectively, and another youth named Coffey, were drowned. MAYO. — An Appointment Re/v. M. J. O'Doh'erty, of the Diocesan College, Ball'aghaderin, County Mayo, has been appointed Rector of the Irish College, Salamanca, Spain. MEATH. —Death of a Priest The Rev. John Fay, parish priest of the United parishes of Coole and Dangan, died at an early hour on Julyi 1.0 in the Parochial House, Summerhill, near Trim. The deceased clergyman had been in failing health for the past twelve months or so, bait Avas able to carry out the duties of his sacred office until about a week before his death. Father Fay, who sprang from an old and respected County Westmeath family, first saw the light at Castßetown Geoghegan about sixty years ago. QUEEN'S COUNTY.— Death of an AbbeyleixMan ■In the deatlh of Mr. Nicholas Delaney, at the venerable age of 83 years, the community of Afobeyleix have lost one who^during a prolonged life merited and received high respect. The deceased was the father of the Roy. Joseph Delaney, P.P., Stradbally ; the Rev. John Delaney, P.P., Rathvilly ; and of Sister M. Aloysius, a member of the Presentation Order. TIPPERARY.— A Successful Law Student Mr. James O'Brien, son of Mr. P. J. O'Brien, M.P. for North Tipperary, has been admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland. As an apprentice Mr. O'Brien had a distinguished career. He was auditor of the Solicitors' Apprentices' Debating Society, 1902-3, was awarded the Incorporated Law Society's gold medal for oratory, and obtained a silver medal for superior answering at *his final examination. WEXFORD.— Strange Story cf a Salmon Some weeks ago (reports the Enniscorthy ' Echo ') Mr. Peter Murphy, Brownswoo'd, was fishing in the Slaney, when his efforts were rewarded by the capture of a salmon 261 b in weight, and 35 inches in length. Probably the fact would never be recorded in public print, however, were it not for the curious circumstance that, attached to one of the fins was a neat little silver brooch. To say the least, it was unusual to find a fish with a weakness for jewellery, and Mr. Murphy was natairally curious to learn how the victim of his net had come into possession of that familiar article of feminine adornment. And, being an eminently sensible man, he had recourse to ihe most practical means of arriving at the solution of the mystery— he advertised in ' The Echo.' In the course of a few days he received a communication to the effect that the salmon, after being decked with the brooch, was committed to the Slaney as far back as March, 1903, by Mr. Symes, steward at Mr. Hall-Dares (Newtownbarry). In the intervening, fourteen months it had increased from 31 inchest to 35 inches in length, and lift to 261 b in weight. , .. 1.. i^LtuJi GENERAL Masterly Inactivity Mr. William O'Brien has sent to the press a letter of three columns dealing with the political situation in Ireland. He says that the past nine months have been months of inactivity, 'and unfortunately not of masterly inactivity,' on the part of the National leaders. He caWs the policy of the Irish party ' the barking without biting policy.' Mr. O'Brien proposes to explain this position in a series of letters to the country. Patronising Irish Industries Speaking ot the opening of the Irish section of the St. Louis Exhibition, Archbishop Glennon, who was

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warmly welcomed by the audience, said in tfoe course of a witty a4'd eloquent speech that he saw all around him when he visited Ireland evidences that the shackles of ages were falling' from Ireland's limbs. Her religion had been emancipated, her industries were now emancipated, awd t(he time of her political emancipation could not be Jong delayed, for freedom and success in one direction promoted the same objects in every other as well. lie had been very deeply struck by the testimony of advance, whioli he had seen in the exhibition, and which formed tihe finest collection of Irish art and industry ever "brought, together. He meant to turn this display to practical account. A great cathedjral was flow being erected in St. Louis. He had seen Irish marbles in the Industrial Hall, Irish stained glass in beautiful design, Irish metal work and vestments embroidered by Irish hands, and he undertook that these products of Ireland would be largely utilised by him. Progress of the Irish Language According to Seumas MacManus the practical revivjal of tjhe Irish language in Ireland is making p'henomjpnal progress. He writes to the N.Y. ' Sun ' that each day brings more startling evidence of the fact. Government returns just made out show that whereas only 313 pupils of the primary schools were learning Irish three years ago, 92,619 children of the national schools of the country were studying their own language on December 31st last, which signifies that upwards of 3 00,000 children of the national schools of the coujntry alone are learning to-day. It is concluded that another 100,000 are being taught Irisih in the evening schools, intermediate schools, Christian Brothers' schools, and Gaelic League classes. Enthusiasm for their language among tihe youth of the whole country is unbounded and infectious. Since tihe restoration of their language to the Welsh and the Bohemians, MacManus adds, Uhere has not been in Europe any parallel for this iriagnificent Gaelic revival. ' It is astounding none more than the wise heads among ourselves, the eminently practical ones, who pooh-poohed the Gaelic revival at its start, and who for years obsitinately refused to see that it was year by year taking firm hold upon the hearjts and the souls of the people, and whbse eyes are nowadaysi being forcibly opened.' Imitation Irish Lace Irish Jace has found many imitators, but it is particularly hard on the genuine workers that a counterfeit article should emanate from a Swiss town which is named after an Irish saint. Yet the facts are, the British Consul at Nice reports that he endeavored last season to find a market there for Iris\h lace, and in the coujse of his inquiries learnt that the real article had to contend with the lace produced by the town of St. Gall, in Switzerland. Moreover, so close was the imitation that it needed an expert to distinguish the genuine from the counterfeit Irish lace. The effortis to procure a, local agent appear to have been fruitless, by reason of the high commission charged, and the Irish Industries Association were unable to carry out their intention. St. Gall, however, has associations of particular interest to the Irish people. After the destruction of the monastery at Bangoir, Gall, a disciple of St. Columba, found his way to Switzerland, and founded an abbey, round which grew up the town which now bears his name. He died in 625. O'Curry records that two Irisfh MSS are preserved there : one, the Codex of Priecian, which contains a number of Irish glosses from the beginning up to page 222 ; and the other, a fragment of a Latin tract of Aireran, published by Fleming in his Coilecta Sacra. Magnus Maclean, in his Literature of the Celts, adds the information that these MSS. arc of the ninth century. Berne is another town in Switzerland which is the fortunate possessor of tt o Irisih MSS. Altogether there are just fifty-six Gaelic documents that are known to be on the Continent, of dates) rangdng from the eighth to the nineteenth cen.lury.