THE KING AND QUEEN IN IRELAND

New Zealand Tablet, 31 August 1911, Page 1707

THE KING AND QUEEN IN IRELAND

.;■>; THE ROYAL VISIT TO DUBLIN __ Their Majesties made their' State entry into Dublin on Saturday, July 8, and were received with cordial enthusiasm by huge crowds, which lined the route practically the whole way from Kingstown to the' Castle. There was not an unpleasant incident to' mar the journey, and the weather conditions were perfect. '"■: '"Not. a cloud was to be seen on the sky, and a hot sun blazed 'fiercely all day. ,;: ■■""■■: '•' . f ' : ' The Metropolis (says the Irish Weekly) knows well the art of decorating her streets, but it is agreed on all sides that on the occasion of no previous royal visit; have the decorations been done on a more magnificent scale. The whole route was a blaze of color, _ gaudy streamers being hung on Venetian masts, tram poles, and every available point of vantage. In Grafton street and Merrion square, Clare street and O'Connell street, the preparations were particularly elaborate, and it must be admitted that the scheme has been perfectly arranged. In very few places are there evidences of lack of taste,, and the big buildings, such as the Bank of Ireland, the General Post Office, and.the > large hotels have been particularly well done up. :-:■•'■ ri Practically the whole way there was continuous cheering, and in some places there was a furious .enthusiasm shown. The heat was tropical, but it did not prevent the ladies especially from frantically waving small flags, handkerchiefs, etc. The natural and quite unaffected demeanor of the Prince and Princess Mary was commented upon by everybody. The Carriages proceeded at a walking pace, and the scheduled time was punctually kept to. k The programme for the afternoon consisted of the opening by his Majesty of the new College of Science, a visit to Trinity College, after which their Majesties spent some time at the Phoenix Park races. ' "Y

The King and Queen at Maynooth College^

After the strain which Saturday’s reception- entailed upon them, their Majesties were up and about early on Sunday and attended service in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Later on, the King and Queen, who-were accompanied by the Earl of Granard and the Countess of Shaftesbury, left Dublin Castle, where they were staying, and motored to St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. They were received at the front entrance of the great ecclesiastical institution by his Eminence Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh; Most Rev,. Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin; and Most Rev. Dr. Healy, Archbishop of Tuam, and the following Bishops: Right Rev. Dr. O’Callaghan, Right Rev. Dr. Browne (Ferns), Right Rev. Dr. Brownrigg, Right Rev. Dr. Browne (Cloyne), Right Rev. Dr. Clancy, Right Rev. Dr. Kelly, Right Rev. Dr. Tohill, Right Rev. • Dr. McKenna, Right Rev. Dr. Gilmartin, Right Rev. Dr. Donnelly, and Right Rev. Dr. Morrisroe. There were also present the President of the College, the Right Rev. Mgr. Mannix, "D.D. ; the Vice-President, the Very Rev. J. F. Hogan, D.D., and the college staff. Amongst those who accepted the invitation of the President to meet their Majesties were the" Duchess of St. Albans, the Earl and Countess of Denbigh, the Earl and Countess of Fingall, the Earl and Countess of Kenmare, Lady Dorothy Browne, the Earl of Westmeath, the Earl and Countess of Granard,’the Dowager Countess of Granard and the Ladies Eva and Margaret Forbes, Viscount Gormanstown, Count Mensdorff, Austrian Ambassador to St. James’; Lord and Lady Bellew, Lord Killanin, Sir Timothy O’Brien, Bart., and Lady O’Brien,. Lord Chief Baron Palles and Miss Palles, Madame de Navarro (Mary Anderson), The O’Conor Don, The MacDermott and Madame MacDermott. Sir John Ross oLßladensburg and Ladv Ross the Hon. R. A. Nugent, the Solicitor-General, Mrs! O’Connor and the Misses O’Connor, the AttorneyGeneral and Mrs. Redmond Barry, Hon. James Guerin Mayor of Montreal; the Right Rev. Mgr. MacManus,’ V.G.; the Right Hon. Judge Kenny, P.C. ; the Right Hon. the Recorder of Dublin and Mrs. O’Shaughnessy;

the Right Hon. F. Cox, P.C:,. M.D.; Sir; Francis Cruise, Sir James Murphy, the Right Rev. Mgr. Murphy, V.G., Maryborough; the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Donnell, V.G;; Sir Christopher and Lady Nixon, the Right Hon. Mr. Justice Barton, Count and Countess de la Poei-, Count Moore, Sir Neville Chamberlain, Count Plunkett, Sir George Morris, Sir Heffernan Considine, the Hon. David Fitzgerald, K.C.; Sir George Roche, Sir Patrick Coll, Mrs. Power Lalor, the Ven. Archdeacon Fricker, Lady Butler, Sir Alexander Dempsey, M.D.; Very Rev. Father Nolan, S.J., Rector of Clongowes Wood; the Superior-General of the Christian Brothers, Very Rev. Dr. Murphy, Provincial Blackrock; and Very Rev. Dr. Waiters, S.M., President Catholic University School. ' Address Presented. : i ; / v? Right Rev. Mgr. Mannix, President of Maynooth, read an address of welcome to their Majesties from the Cardinal Primate, the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland, and the President, Vice-President, and members of the staff of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. The address, which was artistically illuminated, read as follows: We have recently followed with deep interest the solemnities of your Coronation, and we have been able to share without reserve in the joy of that auspicious event. We join with all your faithful subjects in wishing your Majesties a long, happy, and prosperous reign. We desire to thank your Majesties for your gracious visit to our National Ecclesiastical College, and to express a hope that your, visit to Ireland, prompted as it is by kindly feelings and good wishes, may find a warm and grateful response in the hearts of the Irish people.' His Majesty in reply said: .' The Queen and I thank you most heartily for your loyal address of welcome to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. We are touched by your sympathetic allusion to our Coronation, and by the thought that you share in the joy of that great and sacred occasion in our lives. It gives us great pleasure to be able to pay a visit to this college, and to receive within its walls so kind an expression of feeling" towards us from all connected with the important work that is carried on here. The reception given us here to-day is but an example of the affectionate greeting which is always accorded us by the warm-hearted Irish people.'The College Inspected. Their Majesties were then escorted on a tour of inspection around the college by his Eminence the Cardinal, the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, and other members

of the Hierarchy. They were first shown the beautiful college chapel, and on their entry God Save the King •was played on the fine organ by Dr. Brendan Rogers, organist of the Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough street, Dublin. The King and Queen were then conducted into the sacristy and vestry, where many objects of interest were pointed out to them. Amongst these . were beautiful cloth of gold vestments woven with shamrocks, and bearing the arms of Austria and Bavaria, which were presented to the college in 1880 by •the late Empress of Austria. Proceeding to the Professors' reading-room, their Majesties were shown a handsome statuette in solid silver of St. George andthe Dragon, also the gift of the late Empress of Austria. In the library both King George and Queen Mary signed their names in the book of the college, under the signatures of King Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra, which had been, written on their visit to the college some years ago. After partaking of tea, their Majesties drove away amidst enthusiastic cheers from the large gathering of visitors. The King, before leaving, said a few kindly words to the boys of the Artane Band, who played during the visit. Following In His Father's Footsteps. On Monday his Majesty received a number of addresses from public bodies in the . Throne Room. Dublin Castle, in response to which he delivered a general reply, in the course of which he said he noticed with filial pride and pleasure the many references made to the affection his beloved father entertained for Ireland and the influence he exerted to secure its advancement to prosperity. It was his intention to follow m his father's footsteps in the same direction, and to do everything in his power to promote the happiness and general well-being of the Irish people. His Majesty delivered soecial replies to the addresses presented by the Dublin Citizens' Committee and the National University. To the former he sa'id when in . 1903 the citizens of Dublin presented a similar address to his beloved father, he replied that there was no part of his dominions in which he took more interest or which he visited with greater enjoyment than Ireland. He could only repeat his words and add the assurance • that both the Queen and himself were delighted that their first visit after the Coronation should be to the capital of Ireland. ,