Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 14 August 1913, Page 39

Irish News

' • - - GENERAL. V " ' ■ ■■ * . ■■■ v ' - Close on 2000 persons took part in the annual pilgrimage to Wolfe Tone's grave in Bodenstown Churchyard on Sunday, June 22. Rev. Thomas Murray, Dublin, obtained £IOO damages in an action brought before Mr. Justice. GibBon and a special jury for damage sustained in a bicycle accident caused, he alleged, by the driver of a motorcar, a servant of Mr. W. F. Coldwell, Grafton street, Dublin. ; Very general regret was felt at the announcement of the painfully sudden death of Very Rev. Canon O'Riordan, V.G., Cahirciveen, which occurred on June 23 in the O'Connell Memorial Church in that town. It appears that Canon O'Riordan had just celebrated Mass and, on returning to the sacristy, became -extremely weak and died almost immediately. The death took place on Sunday, June 22, of Very Rev. Edward B. Fitzmaurice, Ph.L., Guardian 0.F.M., Waterford. The deceased was born in 1848, and was ordained" in 1871 at St. Isadore's, Rome, where he pursued his clerical studies. He was a native of Waterford, and after leaving Rome was on the mission at Drogheda, Waterford, Limerick, and Clonmel. -made straw hats are no longer available in Ireland. . At a. meeting of the Richmond District Asylum recently, the chairman (Mr. R. Jones, J.P.), said a letter had been received from the Irish Development Association confirming the contractors' statement that Irish-made straw hats were now unobtainable in consequence of the closing of the factory in Wexford. Among the passengers who left Queenstown on June 22 for New York by the steamship Cedric, was the Rev. Mother Drexel, an American Catholic lady who gave up a brilliant social career and the possession of enormous wealth to become a Catholic nun and devote her life to charitable work in America. She was on her return journey from Rome to the United States. His Honor Judge Cook, County Court Judge for Donegal, opening Lifford Crown Sessions, thanked the High Sheriff for presenting him with white gloves in token of the fact that there was no criminal business to be transacted. He said he had also received a similar compliment at the sessions for the other division of the county. He thought he could safely say County Donegal, had never been so free from crime as at present, and he hoped that satisfactory state of affairs would long continue. The O'Mahony has just forwarded to Mr. Redmond a subscription of £SO to the Irish Parliamentary Fund. This year (The O'Mahony says) he doubles his subscription as the best protest he can make against the campaign of calumny and bigotry now directed against Home Rule. In his letter he writes: ' I have lived my life' in the country districts of Kerry and Wicklow, where the majority of the people are Roman Catholic, and, though I have received many proofs of their goodwill and affection, I have never known a single instance in which a man has been annoyed, much less persecuted, on account of his religious belief.' In the presence of a large attendance of the clergy and laity, his Eminence Cardinal Logue performed the opening ceremony in connection with the ' Oriel' bazaar held in Dundalk Athletic Grounds on June 19. The bazaar, which took close on twelve months to organise, was got up to liquidate a heavy parochial debt of over £3OOO and to renovate St. Patrick's Church, Dundalk. During the past eight years £IO,OOO have been expended on the restoration of the churches, on schools, and on a residence for the Christian Brothers in Dundalk. Of this the people of Dundalk have contributed £7OOO, leaving still a debt of £3OOO, besides the sum still necessary to complete the. restoration of St. Patrick's. I, Mr. Matthew Keating, M.P., and Mrs. Keating were the recipients of a very handsome present from the Irish Party, on the occasion of their recent mar-

riage. The presentation consisted of a beautiful-half-hoop diamond ring for Mrs.; Keating, and ; of an opal and diamond scarf-pin for the member for South Kilkenny. They were selected by Mr. Augustine Roche, M.P., on behalf of his colleagues, and are of very chaste design. Amongst many other costly - presents received by Mr and Mrs Keating were a solid silver coffee ! service and a silver basket with gold handle and pedes- ; tal, the gifts of Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward. ■ THE BISHOP OP KILLALOE AND HOME RULE. Replying to an address presented to him at O'Callaghan's Mills, County Clare, on the occasion of theconsecration of new altars, the Right Rev. Dr. Fogarty spoke of what Ireland;would be under Home Rule, and; said that when the day came the Green Isle would show the world that she was worthy of liberty, and would use it justly, impartially, and wisely. The old ascend-' ancy clique that had farmed the country for their owni selfish purposes since the siege of Limerick were dying' a lingering and painful death. And so they had to'. listen to the insulting croakings of the * carrion crows," both lay and clerical, denouncing Irish Catholics as. persecutors and bigots. Irish Catholics did not know what it was to persecute or worry any man for hiss religious opinions. They never did it, and never would.. IRISH JESUIT FATHER'S DEATH ABROAD At -Montreal, on June 13, Rev. Vincent iSaislr,, S.J., passed away at the comparatively .early agei of sixty-one. Deceased came of an ancient and distinguished stock well known in County Limerick, of whom the late Lord Chancellor Naish was not the leasts distinguished member. Early in his career as a Jesuit,, after teaching for some six years in Clongowes and! Tullabeg, he volunteered for work on the foreign mission, and was attached to the Belgian Province of the Order. Consequently his i work lay principally in. India, which is one of the mission fields of that province. For several Father Naish was engaged in that missionary work, and directed with distinguished success tile great Catholic College of Calcutta. Later on he was recalled to Europe, and was well known as a preacher of eminence all over the North of England. ) ARCHDIOCESE OF CASHED. Owing to infirmity and advanced age, his Grace the Most itev. Dr. Fennelly, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, has retired from his high office. The Holy Father has appointed him Titular Archbishop of Metymnos. The best wishes of his countrymen at home and abroad follow Dr. Fennelly into his retirement. At a meeting of the Chapter of the archdiocese of Cashel and Emly held on June 23 at the Limerick Junction, Very Rev. M. P. Canon O'Neill, P.P., D.D., Lattin, was unanimously elected : Vicar Capitular. The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Canons assembled: 'We, the members; of the Chapter of Cashel and Emly, wish on this, the, first occasion of our meeting ' after the resignation of our beloved Archbishop, to record our deep regret at, the severance of the official links that have for twelve* years bound us in love and confidence to a prelate who> has been to us all, not only a considerate Superior, but also the staunchest of friends. We are grieved that his Graces health has not continued to be equal to the strain of his high office, but it is a comfort to us to know that he will remain amongst us, to be, as we hope, our friend and counsellor for many a year to come We feel that these sentiments of the Chapter are shared to the full by the priests and people of Cashel and Emly, and by all the people of Ireland, of whose rights his Grace has always been a fearless champion. Signed on behalf of the Chapter—lnnocent Ryan, Archdeacon.' ; - . ALL HALLOWS' COLLEGE. All On Sunday, June 22, ordinations took place in All Hallows' College. The ordaining prelate was the Right Rev. Dr. Clune, Bishop of Perth (himself an alumnus of the college), assisted by the Rev. J ' S A

Sheehy, CM., Dean, and Rev. J. Furlong, CM. At the distribution of prizes, which took place after the ceremonies, there was a large assembly of priests and the college staff, in addition to friends .and relatives of the young priests. * In welcoming the Bishop of Perth, the President of the College, Very Rev. T. O'Donnell, said that some weeks ago Dr. dune paid his ad limina visit to the Pope, and an English paper said he was the first Englishman to see the Holy Father after his recovery—so he was— first Englishman from the County Clare. The Pope was so pleased to see him, and so delighted with all he had accomplished as Bishop and missionary, spiritually and financially, that he presented him with that beautiful pectoral cross he was now wearing, and placed it around his Lordship's neck. That was a very rare mark of approval of the Pontiff. The Very Rev. Father O'Donnell also referred with pleasure to the presence of other distinguished representatives of the Church abroad: Mgr. Tracey, of Wilcannia; Father McKenna, of Wellington ; and Dean Carey, of Melbourne. The Right Rev. Dr. Clune, who was received with •prolonged applause, thanked the president for his kindly references, and he thanked their great Archbishop (Dr. Walsh) for the privilege of allowing him to confer Orders in that seminary so dear to him (Dr. Clune) in its old associations. They all-joined in the hope that his Grace might be spared long to guide the destinies of that vast diocese. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. The annual distribution of prizes to the students of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, took place on Tuesday, June 24, in the McMahon Hall at the college. His Eminence Cardinal Logue presided, and there was a large attendance of the Irish Hierarchy. After the prizes had been distributed, Very Rev. Dr. Hogan, President of the College, in asking his Eminence to bring the proceedings of the scholastic year to a close, said he had but a few observations to make about. the year that had elapsed and about the holidays that were going to commence. He had had the honor a short time ago of presenting to his Eminence and to their Lordships his report on the discipline and studies and the general conditions of the college during the past twelve months. He had, he said, very little to add to what he said in that report, but he thought he was in duty bound to bear testimony to. the good conduct and the excellent disposition of the students during the past twelve months. His Eminence congratulated the students, and paid a warm tribute to the progress made during the year. In the afternoon the degrees in theology, canon law, and philosophy were conferred on the successful students by his Eminence. A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT. On June 23, the Rev. Wm. Moran, priest of the diocese of Meath, made a public defence of 75 theses for the degree of Doctor in Divinity at Maynooth. The defence took place in the Aula Maxima of the college, before his Eminence Cardinal Logue and a number of Bishops. The whole collegiate professors and students—were present. Father Moran, who is a student of the Dunboyne Establishment, presented 75 theses, as has been said, taken from the whole course of theology. He also presented a volume on ' The Government of the Church in the First Century.' This book did not come up for examination, though the candidate was expected to defend it if it were attacked There were eight objectors, who examined the candidate for half an hour each. The objections, as well as the answers, were put in Latin, which was the only allowed. The judges were the members of the Faculty of Theology of Maynooth. Father Moran's defence was adjudged satisfactory, and he was recommended for the degree.