Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 1 November 1906, Page 27

Irish News

ANTRlM— Transfer of a Redemptorist : ; Rev. Father Qussen, C.SSiR., who for the pastfour years has been Director of the Confraternity at the Redemptorist Church, Clonroad,^ Belfast, - has - been transferred to Limerick, much to ther regret of --.the? w menrbjp. As a .testimony of respect an oil paint/fng-: - of Father Cussen is being presented by the members] to., his mother. .: • • ; .'-' f A Catholic Hospital In the course of an appeal for the Mater Hospital, Belfast, the Most Rev. Dr. Henry says: /An, idea of the useful work . for the alleviation of pain and* suffering which is being done in the hospital may - bel formed from the number of its patients. Last /year' there were no fewer- than 1525 intern patients'.- The extern patients numbered 22,597,' while within the -last> twelve months 3762 accident cases received treatment., in the hospital. The expenditure for the year - amounted to £4-152 l-3s. The' Sisters of Mercy exercise the strictest economy, consistent with efficiency, in the administration of the funds. ARMAGH— A New Convent : On Sunday, October 14, the new consent of Mercy and schools at Bessbrook, County Armagh, were to be solemnly opened and dedicated. His . Eminence Cardinal Logue was to preside at the opening ceremony. There are few places (says the ' Freeman's Journal ') where the services of the good Sisters are more needed than at Bessbrook. Because of its extensive linen industry there is ar-large. population of young millworkers, to whom the care and guidance of the Sisters will be invaluable. The nuns in the past .had merely a farmhouse, the gift of a kind benefactor, for their convent, the out-houses serving for -schoolrooms. CORK—A Memorial In the Square, Mitchelstown, on Sunday, September 9, Mr. William. O'Brien, M.P., unveiled a very striking memorial which has been erected in .memory of the late John Mandeville, whose death was accelerated by the harsh treatment he-received in Tullamore Gaol. On the r pedestal of the monument the names of the men who were shot in the town on the - 9th September, 1887, are also inscribed. The University Question At a recent meeting the Cork County Council, passed a resolution demanding a Catholic University, and another in favor of the establishment of Uork Queen's College as a University in sympathy with the needs of the majority of the people of Munster., •We have our Eye on Russia*. . ..„ The death is announced of Mr. F. Potter, proprietor of the ' Cork County Eagle,' published at Skibbereenu Although a non-Catholic, deceased won the respect, and esteem of those among whom his lot -; was cast by his broad and tolerant views. His paper' is widely known for an article published "in it many years ago, in which the" writer warned the Czar and his Government against trifling with England, and«concluded by declaring, 'We have our eye on Russia.'- • DUBLIN— A Popular Institution At a recent meeting of the committee in oharge of the Catholic Boys' Home, Abbey street, Dublin,, special arrangements were made for giving dinners daily at a 1 nominal price, not alone to the boys resident in the institution, but to any outsider who may wislT to - avail of this advantage. This boon will prove an additional attraction for : boys to* take advantageof this deservedly popular institution.KERRY— Tenants Reinstated ■ At a meeting of tlie Nationalists of Kilmurray and Cordal recently, a resolution was adopted expressing satisfaction at the reinstatement of the evicted tenants on the Saunders estate, and hoping that the evicted tenants on the other estates in East Kerry would be promptly restored to their homes, The -reinstated evicted tenants on the Saunders estate will be allowed to purchase on the same terms "as their co-tenants! LIMERICK— The Franciscan Fathers The Franciscan Fathers at Limerick have been trans- , ferred, and will be succeeded by Very Rev. "Father Nicholas Dillon, Athlone (who is a brother "of Mr. John Dillon, M.P.), as Guardian ; Rev. Father Peter Sheahan, Cork ; Rev. Father, Aherne, Ennis. * :

The' Commission of .the Peace - "\~ \ ,' ;,' * On the recommendation .of "the Right Hon. the Earl , of Dunraven, K.P., ,the Lord Chancellor, -.has, appointed . Mr, James i , MacMahon, / of/: Wbodville, . Eallasgreen^ ;to _ the Commission -of -the Peace f or- ' the , . County a*d Borough -of Limerick. - ' •<■" >•• , ' *';-C The Rector of the Irish College _ ■'-■; "':} Very, Rev. Dr.. O'.Riordan, Rector :. of the Irish>jCoi^ lege, Rome, was, in ' September, on' "a""'- visit to Limek rick, where he ministered for many years .with- excels' • lent results. •-.-_. ', , _ ";;: '-.; MAYO— Mr. Davitt's. Birthplace "{; ", > . A circular has' been -issued byVßev. Father Hunt, : P.P., Strade, County. Mayo, setting- Jorth the necessity. , for erecting - a proper^church in- -Strade, now so .well •known as the birthplace and -burial- "ground *bf theilate" v Mr,, Michael Davitt. For the past- eigtoteen'yearSf since Father Hunt was appointed parish priest, he -has fejt, .keenly how ill-suited, the =present ; church is" "for- - its purposes. He is convinced that -thousands of Irishmen and women at home and abroad -will be glad of an opportunity of sending a contribution for the ' purpose of building a suitable church hear the grave where" Mr. . Davitt lies.- - - ■---.„*.«-- - - . . - . Death of a Priest The death of the Very- Rev-. John -M'G-real, parish .priest, of Mayo Abbey, occurred at the- parochial house on September 8, after a short illness, at the age" of .62 years. Of late the deceased gen-tleman, -who had been in charge -.of this large parish for some 10 years - was not' in -very robust health," yet he showed a deep interest in' the temporal welfare of his parishioners, and after the passing of the Land Act of 1903' rendered valuable assistance to the .tenants" who had ' not so far purchased their holdings. The funeral obse- • .quies were attended by all the clergy from the Deaneries of Claremorris, " Ballinrobe, Castlebar, and Westport, as well as by large numbers of -.the laity from these . towns, and .also from Balla, Hollyrnount, Manulla, etc. . " - . Congested Districts, . . .... The Congested Districts Board have purchased two properties in the neighborhood of Foxford,^6tie belonging to Major Fair, of Craggagh, and the .other to the Rev. Mr. Johnston, an English- gentleman. MEATH— A New Church ; - On Sunday, September 2, the foundation stone of the new St. Mary's Church, Kinnegad, was laid and solemnly blessed by the Most Rev.- Dr. Gaughran Bishop of Meath. The occasion was one of the very greatest interest, and formed an" ever to be rememb? r< & .i. i i nn I ciden , t in the history of the historic diocese of Mcath. The old churoh— a small and very primitive structure— had done service for a hundred years - or .more, but had come to be absolutely unfitted for its purpose, and by no means suitable to the "service- for which it was erected. Year after year this great" deficiency became more and more manifest^ arid the Rev W. Bracken, P.P., would seem to have set Ms heart on adding yet one more gieat achievement to the many good and great works for religion and education which he has accomplished, and his purpose in that direction found a fitting accomplishment in the day's function, which had .the great privilege .of beine /resided over by the venerated Bishop of the- diocVsT ™ x°i, havin S an - eloquent sermon preached by- the Most Rev. Dr. Hoarc, Bishop of Ardagh. TIPPERARY— A Franciscan Passes Away The death of the Very Rev. J. B. Cooney Guardian, 0.5. F., ClonmeU took place on September 8 at Ji-nms. He was universally loved and respected in Clonmel, where he had been stationed for the past quara^w « a ,cc, cc ? tury » and w r h ere he rebuilt the Franciscan Abbey, first founded m Clonmel in 1269 Born" in fs« magh j n 1842 ' e i ltered the Fr an6iscan Order in 1863, and was ordained priest in Rome in 1868 H* served in various houses in Ireland, and was Guardian in Dublin, Drogheda, and Clonmel. He was Provincial • his death- *** f ° r 7eal ""' ahd ? led ihe OS at Teaching Domestic Economy At a. meeting of. the South Tipperary Technical Committee Rev. T. Dunne said his Grace the Archbishop of Cashel wished to -make provisions for the teaching of Domestic Economy throughout the diocese and he asked the Department to send down a teacW who would instruct a number of. the. nuns the Arch, bishop to defray all expenses in connection - with it The teacher was sent down, and a number of the nuns had .been thoroughly taught, and had- received ce?tifi-

cates from the Department.. It was proposed -to have these nuns teach classes at Cashel, Fethard,- and Ballmgarry. Domestic economy had been taught for years in Thurles and Cashel, but it was now proposed to have the teaching extended all over the diocese. WEXFORD— Neglect of Irish Industries At a meeting in Limerick of the. Iris* lndustrial Conference Mr. William Field said Mr. Pierce of Wex*ord, told him as a positive fact that he sold more machines in France than he did in Ireland.. Mr. Pierce said that the reason Irish machinery was not' more used in Ireland was because of the high railway rates. It was cheaper to import them from acrossthe water than to get them from Limerick. He hoped * the result of the Conference would be to increase the -sale of Irish machines. Honoring the Dead In Rams-grange, County Wexford, on Sunday September 9, a memorial to the late Canon Doyle was unveiled by Mr. T. D. Sullivan, his life-long friend and fellow-worker. in the cause of faith and fatherland, who m the course of an interesting address said the old times in their worst features were passing away never to return. Under the circumstances he appealed' to .the people of the country, -to show a kindly- face • and to gave a friendly welcome to every Irishman, whatever his class or creed, who offered or desired to go with them even a part of the way. That was a lesson he would like to impress upon them as they stood there. He implored them to forgive the past and as far as they reasonably could to tolerate differences of opinion in *the present. Sir Thomas Esmonde, M.P., and other speakers endorsed Mr. Sullivan's advice. Influx of Tourists Over 11,000 tourists landed at Queenstown from America during the seven months of the year, ended Canada at the Exhibition The Dominion Government has decided ttoat'Canada shall participate in the Irish International Exhibition next May. In order to accept the invitation of the exhibition authorities, Canada had to decline similar in-, vitations from other countries. The Simple Life Ireland has always been famed for its centenarians and the latest report of the Reg-isfoar-General indicates that - the country has not lost its reputation for— people who live to 100 years old. Much controversy has been provoked by the prevalence of people - who live to over 100 years in Ireland. Speaking to a press representative, a leading Belfast doctor stated that the . prevalence of centenarians in Ireland was due to the simple life.- The people were not cursed with the worries attached to city life. People in. the country lived a natural life ; they had nothing to cause them anxiety, and they ate and drank what nature biroduced. . - ' A Civic Association It has been decided •to form an association, to be known as the Irish Civic Association, having for its object the brightening and beautifying of the homes villages, and towns of Ireland by the following me^ thods :— The encouragement of neatness, tidiness and cleanliness in the home ; the introduction of flower and vegetable gardens, and the planting ' of trees • the diffusion of a wider knowledge of domestic economy and hygiene m the home and in the schools ; the personal" visitation of houses suggesting improvements, and cooperating where possible in carrying these into effect • the union of. all the inhabitants of a village •or town, on the lines of the South German • Verschonerungsverein ' and the • American Civic Association * for * the improvement and beautification of their native place. Amongst those who have already -expressed their to actively ..co-operate with the Association are are :— His Grace the Archbishop of Tuam Lady Monteagle, Miss O'Conor Eccl'es, Limerick • Dr Douglas Hyde, Mr Robert Brown, hon. sec. Ulster branch or the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption, Dr. Joseph J. McNeils, medical officer to Glenties Workholise, County Donegal, Captain Shawe- . iTaylor, president of the Galway Industrial Development Association. • '