Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 40, 3 October 1907, Page 27

Irish News

ANTRIM— The Belfast Strike The Catholic clergy of Belfast won praise from- all citizens for their fearlessness and zeal in moving among the street crowds and compelling- members of their flocks to keep away from the scenes of disorder. But for their counsel - and activity the disturbances might have resulted in still further complications. A Peace Maker During the height of the disorders on Sunday nighty August 11, in Belfast, the Rey. Father Convery, of St. Paul's Church, and Father Healy,- of St. Peter's, , went fearlessly among the rioters, endeavoring to pacify, them. Father Convery is one of the. heroes of the '86 riots, in the quelling of which he probably did more than any other man. Following those dark, days many of the women and children in the disturbed areas were too frightened to leave their houses for weeks afterwards, and Father Convery wa's unable to persuade them to send the children to school. Their mothers declared that they had been sent away for safety. Not believing the statements, the priest obtained a big drum and began beating it through, the streets. The children, of course, turned out to see what was the matter, and, having gathered together some hundreds of them, Father, Convery, took _them all back to their lessons. A Fitting Memorial ,In Ballycastle " a- handsome and commodious' hall has been erected in memory of the late Most Rev. Dr M'Ahster, whose unselfish devotion to Faith and country will long be remembered in the diocese of Down and Connor. The cost of a memento worthy of the deceased prelate was considerable, and to wipe out the debi incurred a bazaar was opened in ' the, 1 hall recently by Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P., in presence of a large number of priests and laymen. He was introduced to the gathering, by Very Rev. Father Falloona, P.F., and received with greal enthusiasm. In the course of a very interesting address Mr. Devlin said from what he knew of Bishop M'Alister he thought the me--morial they had erected to him was one that would have been entirely after his own heart, because in that hall they would be able to bring together the young and the old for -instruction and amusement, and lor all good purposes, private or public, and in that way it would form a focus of the life of the parish social, intellectual, and political. CORK— Land Purchase With a few exceptions, the -numerous tenants of Lord Barrymore in the parishes of Clonalsilty, Carrara Rosscarbery, Ardfield, Timoleague, and Barryroe have agreed to purchase their' holdings under the 1903 Land Act on the following terms :— First . term rents, 20* years purchase ; second term, 23 years' purchase ; a ■naif-year s rent to be wiped out, and all arrears forgiven. The property sold comprises the extensive holding at Darrara, which has been handed over for a term /+t rS £? S e Most Rev - Dr - Kell y> Bi shop of Ross, and the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Leary, P.P., V.F., Clonakilty (trustees of the late Mr. D. O'Leary JP) to the Agricultural Department, where an up-to-date station has been established for the training of- young farmers in scientific farming methods. About twelve months ago, when negotiations commenced for the sale %ajl I1!?I 1 !?? rtloI \of\ 0f L o r d Barrymore's property, he asked 24£ years' purchase -for second term holdings, and 23 Stalfw o^ 5 ?/ o^^--, However . through the instruS h^ of the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Leary (chief negotiator m the matter), and the other priests of the parimenCiedr ' lordShip * nally «««**" *> **> t2*ms DUBLIN— Declines to Intervene Mirt^w,? h,h ,° P replying to a resolution of the alS PSP S I Executive of the United Irish League, SS? + ° \ nVlle Messrs ' Redm ond, Dillon, and Healy to a conference .with a view to settling their Se^Hß^Sr + w* * hiS interventi on could be* of no use. He adtfs that_fpr some time he has fortid it Sa°rd SS s bl a e s *?„ faH V 1 With a line of action wn?ch he unf™ U+i gl ' e£ iJ- measure responsible for the dis- - union and the resulting apathy in the country He has iSS?^ 17 /?* d^ ar red P fr6m y giving thS U Parfiamentary ZV£Z v n th ? mod erate measure of practical support Jurf to^ve f6lt ita duty aS Weli asa P lea "

A Captain without Duties ' . • " Mr. Bowles, in the Commons on August 13, asked the Secretary of State for War whether he was aware ■ that the Lord .Mayor of Dublin holds in ' perpetuity, the "rank of a captain of foot, and draws the sum- of>£3oo (Irish) annually from the Consolidated Fund as the pay of that rank ; whether the name of that officer appeared in the Army List, and, if not, what -was -' the reason of its omission, and whether he had any claim ,on this officer's services should they be required. .' Mr. Haldane— As the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated' in answer to a question on July 20,. the Lord Mayor of Dublin receives a perpetual annuity representing _ the pa v of a captain of foot, which is charged to the Consolidated Fund. The provisions of the Letters Patent of Charles 11. regarding the rank and exercise of command by the Lord Mayor have "become obsolete in course of time, and he is no longer gazetted to hold rank in the Army. The Army, has no claim "upon his services. Mr. H. C. Lea— ls that £300 a year still paid to Jiim ? Mr. Haldane— Of course it is. Mr. H. C. Lea— ls this Government going to stop it ?.— No answer was returned. , ... . fc , First Real Oireachtas - * •" " In bringing this year's Oireachtas to a close, in .the Rotunda on Saturday night, August 10, Dr. Dougls.s Hyde, who spoke in Irish, said it was the first real one they had had in Dublin. The Oireachtas and the ArdFeis had been carried on during the week, and there had not been a single speech in English ; everything had been in the language of the Gael : songs, plays, oratory, and debates. It was a genuine Irish Parliament. The newly-elected Coisde Gnotha .had met that , day, and in its proceedings not an English word of any kind had been spoken. He congratulated them upon this sign of solid progress, and he thanked all those concerned, the officials and workers particularly for the way in which they had successfully labored to bring about so -grand a resulb as this year's Oireachtas. He concluded by calling for • three cheers on a •' hill '—a Gaelic custom— and the audience responded with unbounded enthusiasm. KERRY— Tenants Purchase their Holdings The tenants on the Twiss estate, convenient to Rocke, County Kerry, have purchased their holdings at • 8s in the £ reduction on non-judicial rents. Killarney Cathedral The Most Rev. Dr. Mangan, Bishop of Kerry, addressed a large congregation in the Dominican Church Tralee, on Sunday evening, August 11. His Lordship stated that Killarney Cathedral continued to the present day in the unfinished stale in which it left the contractor's hands, moie than fifty years ago. He had appealed to the priests of the diocese, and he Was pleased to say that his appeal met with a response generous and far beyond his most sanguine expectations. He felt that the wants of the Cathedral had a claim on the people of the diocese. He' therefore determined -to appeal to them for support. Killarney Cathedral was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cathedrals built in modern times in the United Kingdom. It was perhaps the greatest work of the'g-reatest architect of the nineteenth -century. Killarney itself was one of the beauty-spots of the world, and-attrac-ted visitors from all parts. The Cathedral was one of the greatest objects of ' interest there, and it would be unworthy of the people of Kerry if they did not make an honest .effort to supply what was wanting in it and complete it according to the noble ideals of the great architect who designed it. LONGFORD— Mr. Blake's JResignation Mr. Blake's resignation of his seat is final (says the Catholic Times '). In spite of, an urgent appeal from the Executive of the South Longford United Irish league he has been obliged to maintain his resolution that he could no longer remain in the House of Commons._ An attack of ill-health has made it imperative for him to abandon all further labor in the cause of justice to Ireland. So he goes to his home in Canada taking with him the respect, the gratitude of every man of whatever political opinions, who admires unselfish patriotism. Leaving Canada at a time when the fortunes of Ireland looked dark, he set a splendid example of devoted love for' his country. Time, labor money he expended gladly. He had reaped some re^ ward in, the grateful respect and affection of his fel-low-countrymen, who will read with, sihcerest sympa- , thy his touching words :— ' While I ' do confidently expect to be able to do somo quiet work still before I die, yet a long and painful experience had already, before my seizure, convinced me that I was un-

fit for House of Commons work, and the Recent attack has made it doubly clear that I have stayed too long already.' Too long, perhaps, for himself ; not long! enough for the land he loved and served. His friends on this side of the Atlantic wish him many years of health and strength in his Canadian home, whither he carries with him the admiration and gratitude of those • in whose service he has labored and brought on illhealth. Devotion like his to fatherland, is itself a great and enduring reward, which memory ever renews. LOUTH— Death of a Religious Sincere regret was expressed on all sides in Dr.ogheda on August 12 when it became known that Sister Vincent Kavanagh had passed away. The deceased lady was in her 73rd year, and had been for 51 years connected with the town Drogheda. ' She - was descended from a well-known family in .the County Wexford, and was a sister of the Rev. P. Kavanagh, 0.F.M., Wexford, who is so well known all over Ireland for his deep patriotism. One of her proudest boasts was that she was the grandniece of Rev. Father Michael Murphy, who led the insurgents in the '98 rebellion, and up to the very last she followed the Na- . tional movement with the' keenest interest. In her last illness she was attended by her devoted^ brother, .Rev. P. Kavanagh, O.F.M. It was just a year since .she celebrated her' golden jubilee, and on that occasion ~was presented with a golden cross in memory of the ■event. . >„■,;, MAYO— A Subject for Congratulation Reference was made at Westport Petty Sessions by Mr. Byrne, R.M., on behalf of the magistrates,, to the fact that, though some thousands of people had been in the town in connection with the Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage, there was not a single case of drunkenness, and that was something, he said, the people ought to be proud of. He attributed this result to the splendid temperance movement, which had been so rigorously maintained, and the' promoters of the movement had every reason to congratulate themselves ; and he trusted that at each succeeding pilgrimage they would have the same desirable state of things. Mr. Walsh, J.P., expressed his entire accord .with Mr. Byrne's remarks. Resident Medical Superintendent Dr. F. C. Ellison, who had been for several years Assistant Medical Officer of County Mayo Asylum, Castlebax, has been unanimously elected Resident Medical Superintendent of that institution, in succession to) the late Dr. Hatchell. The Birth of the Land League At a Unfted Irish League meeting in Irishtown, presided over by Mr. P. Hunt, it was unanimously decided, on the motion of Mr. B. Laughlin, that ' as Mr. Davitt's will prevented any monument being erected to liis memory, this branch take steps to erect a monument at Irishtown to * commemorate the Land League movement founded by Mr. Davitt in '79, wihich was the means of emancipating the tenant farmers of Ireland from slavery, and that a fund be opened for that purpose and authority given to the officers of this branch of the League to collect subscriptions towards same.' TIPPERARY— .CIonmeI Horse Show The second day of the 17th annual Clonmel Horse and Cattle Show was held on August 9 in deligjhtful weather. The attendance was the largest ever witnessed at Clonmel. Much interest was taken in the yearling classes for hunters and carriage horses. Several distinguished visitors were present, amongst them being a. Roumanian Prince, who purchased ten valuable animals. The entries on this w occasion were considerably in excess of all previous years. WEXFORD— Resignation Withdrawn A meeting of the North Wexford Executive of the United Irish League was held on August 11, and after discussion Sir Thomas Esmonde withdrew his resignation and signified his intention of continuing a member of the Irish Parliamentary -Party.

There is nothing which drives man nearer to the Divinity than to do good. Invalid : 'Is this a good place for the nerves ? ' Proprietor of the Health Resort :' 'Isit ! Why, when I opened up here I only charged 6s a day— now I've got Ihe nerve to charge ten.'

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great °eppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s 6d....