Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 33, 17 August 1905, Page 9

Irish News

CORK— No Dissension Mr. H. A. Hinksoa, the husband of Katherine Ty* nan, in a letter to the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' poin,ts out that the return of Mr. Roche for Cork shows no dissension in Ireland with regard to the Home Rule demand—' If Mr. Roche had differed in essentials from Mr. Redmond he would not now be merrofoer for Cork.' DERRY— Religion of Magistrates The Chief Secretary for Ireland, in replying to a question in the House of Commons recently, admitted that there was not a single Catholic justice of the peace in) Limavady, the present bench consisting of six Episcopalians, four Presbyterians, and one Methodist. Death of a Priest On June 29 the death occurred at the parochial house, Coleraine, after a lengthened illness, of Rev. John Carroll, St. Malachy's, Coleraine. The rev. gentleman had been about 28 years parish priest of Coleraine, and three years) ago he celebrated his silver jubilee. DUBLIN— The Lord Lieutenant Lord Dudley, addressing a public meeting recently.in England, said that though he must soon relinquish the Viceroyalty of Ireland, they must not understand he wished to sever his connection with the Irish people. He sincerely hoped that when his tenure of office was ended he might sjtill be permitted to associate himself with those who were striving and hopiag for the advancement of Ireland. The Recorder's Court Sir Frederick Falkiner, Recorder of Dublin for the last 30 years, has retired from the Bench. The vacancy thus created has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Thomas O'Shaughnessey, K.C. University Scholarships His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin has given to the press the names of the gentlemen who have been selected for the administration of the University Scholarship Fund, established by the Bishops at their recent meeting in Mayaooth. The following have kindly consented to act as members of the committee : The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin ; Mr. Michael F. Fox, M.D. ; the Very Rev, William Delany, S.J., LL.D., President University College, Dublin ; Mr. John Dillon, M.P. ; his Honor Judge Drummond, K.C. ; Sir Thomas H. G. Esmonde, Bart., M.P., Chairman General Council of the County Councils of Ireland ; Mr. John M'Neill, VicePresident Gaelic League ; the Right Rev. Mgir. Molloy, D.D., D.Sc, Rector Catholic University of Ireland ; the Very Rev. Andrew Murphy, President St. Munchin's College, (Limerick, Hon. Secretary of Catholic Headmasters, Ireland ; Mr. Patrick J. O'Neill, J.P., Chairman Dublin County Council ; Mr. Laurence A. Waldron, M.P. Clonliffe College The annual distribution of prizes at Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, took place in the early part of July, and the number of students who were successful in the examinations for degrees at the Royal University shows that the college maintains a very high place among the educational institution^ of Ireland. It is worthy of note that his Lordship Bishop Verdon was for many years rector of the college. In the entrance examinations in connection with the Royal University Mr. Laurence Kelly, a student of the College, took first honors in English and second in Latin. Fifteen passed in the various sections of the M.A. degree, including Messrs. Denis O'Keeffe and Michael Toher, who passed the final examination. Religion and Education At Blanchardstown, County Dublin, on the last Sunday in June, his Grace the Archbishop presided at a meeting of parishioners convened by the Rev. S. Fennelly, P.P., \fith the object of raising funds for the parochial and educational requirements of the parish. Since his Dromotion to the pastorship of the district, some few years ago, Father Ferwielly has spent £520 iD improving the schools and repairing the parish church . £320 of that has been subscribed in penny-a-week collections, leaving £200 still due. In addition to this. £380, which was borrowed some years ago at four per cent, totijuild a parochial residence, remains unpaid. This latter sum the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh generously undertook to pay, and appealed to the parishioners to enablr Father Fennelly to go on with the erection of new schools and other much-needed works. His Grace's appeal met with a generous? response, £G95 being subscri' bed on the spot. According to a high official, ' they can

find money for everything but education.' It would bo only a simple act o£ justice for the author of the charge to withdraw it in the most unqualified manner. GALWAY— A Praiseworthy Undertaking An influential meeting of the people of Galway was held recently in the Town Hall, with the object of devising means to establish in the different towns of the comity restawan-ts for the humbler classes, in which they may obtain non-alcoholic refreshments instead of intoxicating drinks. KERRY -Sale of Estates The majority of the tenants on the Collie-Sandes estate, Brosna, have accepted the Congested District Board's terms of 18f years' purchase of the tenants paid u,p to September, 1904 ; and 19£ years' to those owing not more than one year's rent, September, 1904 ; and tenants with over one year's arrears to buy at 19f years' purchase, all other arrears wiped out. The tenants on the Barker estate, Brosna, have offered to buy at 20 years' purchase of non-judicial rents. The landlord has accepted this offer. Local Manufactures The Tralee Feis, which was opened om June 22 by Mr. Thomas O'Donnell, M.P., proved a great success ; the various exhibits of Irish manufacture were much admired by all who attended 'the fete. KILKENNY— The Wooilen Industry At the first meeting of the Kilikeany Woollen Mills Company Captain the Hon. Otway Cuffe presided, and Hiere was a good attendance of shareholders. From the report submitted by the directors it appeared that over £11,000 capital had been subscribed, and the shareholders numbered nearly 500. Contracts had been entered into for the construction of turbines, waterways, etc., and very satisfactory progress was being made. Presentation to Archbishop O'Reily Nothing (says the ' Freeman's Journal") could be more characteristic of the better side of Irish life than the scene that was enacted on Saturday evening, June 25, in the Town Hall of Kilkenny, when, at a specially convened meeting of the Kilkenny Corporation, the MostRev. Dr. O'Reily, Archbishop of Adelaide, was presented with the freedom of his native city. The Mayor presided on the occasion, and the members of the Corporation were almost all present. Dr. O'Reily's reply was extremely interesting. He pointed out that the Catholics of Australia were liberal to an extent Irish Catholics had no idea of. In Ireland itself he had noticed considerable improvements — the people were now better hau,sed than they were forty years .agp. Dr. O'Reily pointed out that when the young Irishman goes to Australia he finds kimself a citizen of a free State, and develops accordingly. He showed, however, that, the condition of the Catholics of Ireland was very different from the condition of the Catholics in Australia. Here, he said, you have one-fifth of the population, the Protestant minority, ruling the majority, with the assistance of the British Parliament. So far as Trinity College is concerned, Dr. O'Reily regards it as 'a scandal and a disgrace to the civilisation of the nineteenth century.' It would not, he declared, be tolerated for a moment in Australia. 'It would not be borne with for fh c miniutes in the several Parliaments of > Australia, and in the central one for the whele continent it would be swept out during the very first session, if the conditions were anything like what they are in Ireland.' LIMERICK— The Franciscan Order Rev. Thomas Mokmey, 0.5. F., Guardian, Franciscan Church, Limerick, has been transferred to Waterford. He will be succeeded by Rev. Father Slattery, 0.5. F., late of the Australian mission. A Protest Speaiking at the distribution of prizes at St. Philomena's Academy, Limerick, the Most Rev. Dr. O'Dwyer said : ' The Bishops have determined, with the aid of their i eople, to establish a number of scholarships for Catholic students who desire to follow a course of University studies. We have taken that step mainly as a protest against the unworthy means fey Which Ttinity College seems to have entered on a new era of piroselytism.' A Bogus Outrage

Towards the end of June there was a tremendous sensation at Dublin Castle. The telegraph wires announced the commission of a terrible crime : The Knight of Glin had been fired at In the precincts of his own town of Glin. Hero at last was a real, a trua, a genuine, a fearful outrage, the telegraph wires rang with Queries and despatches, and the Castle lawyers plunged deep into Coercion Acts and proclamations. It needi not

be said that i>olice inquiries were at once addressed to J«e supposed victim, the Knight of Glin. lie was profoundjy amiused. A sportsman, a man of high respectaDility* was out rabbit shooting, and fired at and shot a rawbit. He was a little too near the road and a few grain* of small shot whistled unpleasantly near the car on which the Knight was driving. There were apologies from the sportsman, and the genial Geraldine drove on to trim Castle in his usual very excellent health and spirits. And thus dissolved into smoke the kites I Dublin Castle bogus outrage ! MAYO— Croagh Patrick Oratory

Archbishop Healy stated ait a meeting of the Catholic Truth Society in Dublin that the oratory erected on the summit of Croagh Patrick would be dedicated to St. Patrick on the last Sunday of July TYRONE— A Serious Fire

A disastrous fire occurred on June 22 at Omagh County Tyrone, a whole street of valuable property being completely destroyed. The damage was estimated at about £20,000. WATERFORD-No Work for the Judge

The Water-ford Summer Quarter Sessions, which opened before his Honor Judge Fitzgerald, possessed no feature of public interest sa\e the fact that not a single case of crime came before the couit WEXFORD-Death A well known and highly respected Catholic layman passed away a few weeks ago in the person of Mr Laurence Boggan, of Monroe, 'Enniscorthy. Deceased was a greatly esteemed personal friend of the editor of this paper, and his loss will be severely felt by a wide circle of friends. GENERAL The Language Movement During the Last twelve months £20,000 have been collected in the United Kingdom for the purpose 'of reviving the Irish language. Block in the Land Court Applications amounting to o\er £20,000,000 sterling have been received under the Land *Act of 1903. As the Treasury have decided to allot only £5,000,000 annually, there is a block in the Land Court, and the Act may turn out a failure. Irish Education Sir Antony MacDonnell, in the course of a speech delivered at the annual dinner of old students of the Queen's Colleges, in the Ilolborn Restaurant, said with reference to the criticisms to which he had been subjected recently, that he was perfectly content to await events ana to bo judged by those to whom he was known. He looked forward with perfect confidence to the time when, instead of ha\ing to face opposition, he would find support. The question of 'Irish education was not one- of party politics It should be regarded, a\ithout rbligjious or sectarian bias, for it and the prosperity of Ireland depended *ot on any religious party, but on freedom of thought and the unity of the whole nation. Economy in the Public Service

The Judicature and Development Grant (Ireland) Bill provides for the reduction of the salary of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland from £8000 to £6000 on the occurrence of the next vacancy in the office, and for the reduction of King's Beach Judges in Ireland from ten to eight by not filling an existing and the next future vacancy. The money thus saved, with other savings, is to be devoted to the Irish Development (Jrant. The Parliamentary Fund

Our Home exchanges report the receipt by Mr. John Redmond, M.P., on behalf of the Irish Parliamentary Fund, of a cheque for five hundred guineas from the Irish Nationalists of Kalgoorlie, Australia.