Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1, 4 January 1906, Page 9

Irish News

.ARMAGH— Cardinal Logue on Persecution His Eminence Cardinal Logue, in the course of a .letter enclosing a subscription to Mr. Barry O'Brien lor the memorial which it is proposed to erect to the Irish Brigade at Fontenoy, says the monument will be -one not only to the bravery of Irishmen, but also a monument to the folly which, by persecution and mis.government, turned them into enemies. Unfortunately the folly still goes on. The persecution, though more -covert and insidious, is not less real. Irish Catholics .are still excluded from almost every position of emolument in their own country, denied ecfual and even-handed .justice, and placed beneath the heel of an aggressive and intolerant ascendancy. And the olden consequence repeats itself in the flight of what is best, most promising and energetic o£ our people, to other lands, which they enrich by their labor, adorn by their talents, and .strengthen by their bravery. An Australian Visitor Lady Parkes, widow of the late Sir Henry Parkes .at one time Premier of New South Wales, has been on .a visit to her relatives residing near Virginia, County Cayan, where she lived before she emigrated to Aus."tralia. CORK— The League of the Cross «. Vf r £ ? ev - Canon O'Connell, P.P., V.F., Kanturk, has established a branch of the League of the Cross Sodality in his parish. Large numbers have already joined jt, and everything goes to show that it will prove a flourishing society. -Sent to Gaol Mr. Eamon O'Neill, 8.A., Kinsale, who refused to jpay a fine of sixpence for not taking out a dog license in English instead of in Irish, has been arrested and .sent to Cork Gaol for five days. DOWN— Death of a NewryJVlan The death is announced of Mr. Walter Burke Savage which occurred at Monaghan 'street, Newry, after a brief ; illness. Deceased was son of the late Dr. John Savage .and brother of Dr. M. Burke Savage, of Rutland square ,and of Mr. S. B. Savage, Manager Baggot street ..branch Belfast Banking Company, both of Dublin. DUBLIN— The Under-Secretary General regret iwas felt in Dublin when it became 'known that the state of Sir Antony MacDonnell's iiealth necessitated his undergoing another operation By his pluck and honesty the Under Secretary has lived ■ down much of the prejudice which was raised up .against/ him by bigots at both sides of the Channel ,Even those who are most vehemently opposed to his policy sympathise with the distinguished patient in the . severe ordeal which he has undergone, and join with his .Iriends in, wishing him a speedy recovery. Death of a Religious The death has occurred at the Convent of the Incarnate Word, Texas, U.S.A., of Rev. Mother Ml.M 1 . Mechtilde, eldest daughter of the late Mr. James Doyle Queen street, Dublin. Deceased, who took a deep interest in educational matters, was in the twenty-fifth year ,of her religious life. She was a sister of Mr. T. W. D.oyle, j.p.j to whom much sympathy is extended. A House with Historic Associations Grove House, Rathmines, County Dublin, once the ■■residence of Henry Grattan, was to be sold by auction .-about the middle of December. Appointments The Archbishop has appointed as Canons of the Diocesan Chapter of Dublin the Very Rev. C. J Ryan D.D., P.P., Dolphin's Barn ; and the Very Rev J O'Keeffe, P.P., V.F., Athy. The Late Canon 'O'Hanlon Steps are being taken to perpetuate the memory pf •the late Canon O'Hanlon, either by the erection ol a -memorial over his grave in Glasnevin or in whatever other waj it may be deemed advisable. iJThe undertaking wiir t not be confined to the parishioners, for it is , felt that many outside friends will be anxious to take part in paying a tribute to the memory of the' author •of the • Lives of the Irish Saints.'

Answering- the Critics , : At a meeting -held recently to take steps to improve St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church the Lord Mayor of Dublin said. 'the charge brought against them, of spending too much" money oh their -churches was 'one that their critics would never make if they -were wise, because they knew that if Catholics were left the churches that their forefathers "had built in years gone by they! would be saved a lot of money, and it would not be necessary for them to build more churches. - Let those critics preach the honest doctrine of advising those who had confiscated the churches to give them back. The Fight Against Proselytism In his appeal on behalf of St. Brigid's Orphanage, Eccles street, Dublin, Pother Maher, S.J., gave a graphic account of the work undertaken some forty-, nine years ago in Dublin by Miss Aylward, under the guidance of the venerable Father John Gowan. The Sisters of Faith could look back upon a splendid record of over 3000 children of the Catholic poor saved from the allurements of proselytism and placed beyond the dangers of apostacy. The rev. preacher quoted from Lord Macaulay to show the futility of persecution, and proselytism to destroy the Catholic Faith in Ireland. There were very many members of the Protestant Church whose broad-minded views and large-hearted, noble philanthropy were a source of admiration to ail, . like that lately deceased Irish baronet, Sir John Arnott^ who said that he wished it to be understood that he strongly disapproved of proselytism. Catholics should show every Christian kindness towards Protestant fel-low-countrymen. But that should not prevent them showing at the same time that they were determined, to defend their poorer brethren. QALWAY- Clerical Appointment Very Rev. Father Begley, Moone, County Galway, has been appointed to the combined parishes of Round.fert and Robeen, rendered vacant by the death of RevFather Prendergast, P.P. KERRY— The Temperance Pledge In his report, which was read at the annual meeting held under the auspices of the Irish Temperance League in Cork, Mr. Wilkinson, secretary, stated thathe had been in Killarney recently and met the Most Rev. Dr. Mangan, who told him that during the last year he had given the pledge to 6000 young people. Outwitting the Police Dublin Castle proclaimed a meeting called at Milltown, County Kerry, to discuss some local evictions The people, as usual, outwitted the police. A crowd gathered to watch the erection of a platform: for the proclaimed meeting, the police waiting its completion before interfering. Meanwhile the actual meeting was proceeding elsewhere without interruption. Then just to bait the authorities, a dozen cars were despatched in a dozen different directions, and the police were nonplussed which to 'follow. As a result fifteen meetings were held in all without police interference. LlMEßlCK— Patronising Home Industries Professor Windle, President of the'Queen^s College Cork, delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture in the Limerick Athenaeum recently. He gave some startling statistics regarding goods imported into Ireland last year, while similar goods of a better quality were manufactured at home. MAYO— Spread of Temperance Speaking on the occasion of the administration of the Sacrament_of Confirmation in St. Colman's parish church, Claremorris, his Grace. the Most Rev. Dr. Healy Archbishop of Tuam, congratulated the clergy and parishioners on the progress made in the building o£ the magnificent new church, and exhorted all to co-oper-ate with their pastor and lighten the great' burden of his undertaking. Referring to the question of temperance, his .Grace "said he was delighted to see everywhere a vast improvement in the people who were now beginning to' realise the great -folly of intemperance.' It was: high time they should know that they were spending - fourteen millions of money each year on drink If the people could get rid of. half the drink tax- what a blessed state the country (would be in. - It was the duty therefore, ;of everybody that has the welfare of the people at heart from a spiritual and temporal" point of view to promote "the ;-jjreat cause of temperance. Sober persons would lead pure lives,- would have more money more happiness in their households, .and' they would commit less sins. The Anti-Treating League had been

doing wonderful work throughout the country. He felt ashamed when reading the local newspapers to see persons brought before the magistrates for being drunk and disorderly. There was nothing that brought more discredit upon the Catholic Church than to see people drunk and disorderly. For every glass of whisky taken they put threepence into the pocket of the English Chancellor of the Exchequer. They were patriotic Irishmen and the best way to prove their patriotism would be to abstain from drink and lighten the pocket of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. MEATH— Death of a Priest On November 11 the Rev. Patrick J. Fagan, pastor of Kilbeg, Kells, passed away, to the great sorrow of his parishioners and friends throughout the diocese of Meath. The deceased was zealous in the cause of religion and education, and did much for the improvement of the people under his care. MONAQHAN— A Centenarian Francis M'Cabe, Annaghraw, Clones, has just died, having attained the age of 103 years. Deceased, who was a farmer, and died in the same house in which he was born over a century ago, had a clear recollection of O'Connell's agitation, and maintained his mental faculties until the last. ROSCOMMON— Death of a Millionaire The death is announced of Mr. Charles S. Devlin, a Kansas millionaire of enormous means. His wages bill ran to £20,000 weekly. He died suddenly after returning to the States from his native Roscommon. SLlQO— Peaceful State of the County County Court Judge Wakely, in addressing the Grand Jury at Sligo Quarter Sessions, said he had great pleasure in congratulating them on the peaceful state of the county. Considering that it was four months since the July Assizes, he thought it very creditable to the county. WATERFORD— A Good Idea At the Waterford County Council the other day a resolution was adopted in favor of purchasing all the rural court-houses in the county, with the object of using them as public libraries and lecture halls. WEXFORD— A Presentation Rev. Father Kavanagh, for many years spiritual director of the Women's Confraternity, Enniscorthy, has been presented by the members with a gig and harness. Also an illuminated address. GENERAL An Anomaly An instance of the anomalies of the Irish railway system was given at the last meeting of the CattleTraders' Association, when it was pointed out that a farmer was charged 3s lid for the carriage of a lamb from Enfield to Carbury, a "distance of six miles, whereas the first-class passenger fare was only Is 4d. The Flour-milling Trade At the fourth annual meeting of the Flour Millers' Association of Ireland, held recently in Dublin, the president, Mr. Perry G-oodbody, stated that flour-milling in Ireland at the present time was in a good condition, and was on the way to become still more flourishing. They had beaten the Americans out of the market, but they were confronted with unfair competition from across the Channel. Horse Breeding About a year ago one of the Agricultural Department's ' experts ' proved more or less to his own satisfaction, that the race of Irish hunters is slowly dying out, owing to the steady disappearance of the Irish half-bred ( draught horse. So, in order to meet the pressing demands of the small farmers, in t I9OO the 'Department admitted Clydesdale ana Shire stallions to their horse breeding scheme. These breeds, however, were almost universally objected to, and the large farmers would not have them at any price, declaring that their introduction would mean the" ruin of the Irish hunter. The Clydesdales and Shires, therefore, were dropped. It is worth observing that when the raising of Irish hunters was most successful there was no Agricultural Department ; and, indeed, the ' expert,' in his article, expresses his .amazement at the success with which, without any regular method, hunters had hitherto been reared in Ireland. But they are being reared as successfully to this day, as the Italian" buyers who visit the Horse Show in increasing numbers every year can testify.