Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 15, 11 April 1907, Page 27

Irish News

ARMAGH— Over the Century :r: r Claiming to >be the oldest living subject -of,, his Majesty, James Loughran, of Derrynoose, Middletown, ;; County Armagh, has been obliged to seek medical .as- . sistance for the first time in his Sll7S 117 yeaxs. He is.«,-_ non-drinker and a non-smoker, . and attributes ' his" longevity to the -' simple life,'- preferring- porridge, po--tatoes and milk to tea, coffee, and other luxuries. CORK— A Venerable Religious ••* At Our Lady's Mount, Cork,' on February .16, the Rev. Brother Leahy passed away at the age of 74." Deceased was a member of " a ' much-respected' Cork family, and received hlxs early education in the " North-Monas-tery, where he. died. There also, he was received into the Christian Brothers' Community at the age -of •sixteen. He taught in the schools of his Order at Limerick, Drogheda, Waterford, and Dublin,__but - the' principal scene of his work was in his native city, where his successful labor will long be remembered. Seven years ago he celebrated his golden jubilee, when he was the recipient of many tokens of the esteem in which he was held. ' - DOWN— Golden Jubilee The Rev. • Mother Teresa, of the Convent of Mercy, Newry, has attained the golden jubilee of her religious profession as a member- of the Order of Mercy. DUBLIN — A Prosperous Company A divident at the rate of 10 per cent, was declared at the annual 'general meeting of the ' Freeman's Journal ' Co. in Dublin. Mr Bray-den, the editor of the paper, was elected a director. Mr. Sexton, who presided, said that as Mr. Brayden toad been on the staff 25 years, and ha/A edited the ' Freeman's Journal ' for 15, his election was a fitting recognition of his services. Anti-treating League As- a' result of the recent mission in St. Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner street, Dublin, there (has been a large accession to membership of the AntiTreating League, now admitted to be one of the most powerful agencies for the promotion of temperance. The University Scheme At a meeting of the Blackroek. College Union, the scheme of" University reform outlined by Mr. Bryce was .considered, and a resolution .declaring tnat it seem--ed to afford a satisfactory means of removing the the .grievances of Irish Catholics in the , matter of higher education, was adopted. Mr. W. McGrath, who proposed the resolution, said the ' Catholics .of Ireland were at last emerging from the blackness of that night of oppression which had .so long overwhelmed them, into the daylight of equality and freedom. Through centuries the claim of Catholiqs had been one. for -equality with' those who differed from" them in" faith. Though the solution proposed by Mr. Bryce might not be an absolutely ideal one,- they ought to recognise it as an honesty and whole-hearted attempt to meet the undeniable, claims of the Catholics, of , Ireland. Mr. Drutngoole, 8.L., Dr. McLaughlin, F.K.U.1., Mr. James juciVlahon, Mr. K. J. Kelly, U.L., and other members spoke in favor of the resolution, and the Very Rev. Dr. Crehan, C.SS.R., associated himself ; w*ith all that the various speakers had said. OALWAY— The Clanricarde Estate In the debate in the House of Commons on the -amendment to-— the address oh ■ the Evicted Tenants'- ■ question the Chief Secretary -said that when all the * information,, available was to hand, he would 'take the " necessary- ■ steps to^ restore, the evicted' * tenants to their old homes tor provide new homes for them. Continu- • ing, he said - some reference _ had been made to ' the ' shocking case of Lord Clanricarde.* He was reading anerudite journal of the Society or Comparative Legislation, which recorded for lawye r s many enactments in different parts of the Empire of which they were all enormously and justly proud. There he found that the Bombay Court of Wards had power to provide forthe estates of persons 1 who, by reason of age and signs of physical or mental infirmity, were unable to manage their own estates without iniury to them or to the well-being of their inferior holders. By the terms of the Act of Parliament giving that' power these persons' were disqualified to manage their pro-

perty/ He should . himself-- feel no aversion and .no disinclination to make' nimseli responsible to the House , i ox- ".the " passage -.through . the - House of the measure which should -, treat' .Lord- Clanricarde -^ter.fhe/fasMcfn..,. of Bombay. He would not propose -to expropriate him, but would -simply- ■ tane ii'O'ni mm tile -jhariage; ment of estates- which, in • his " judgment, he -was wholly unsiAted to manage and. .improve upon in ac- . cordance -with the- best interests of landlord and. 'tenants and of Ireland, itself. Delays an<d difficulties might arise in securing, the rapid passage of- such -.a measure through Parliament. This estate was -haunted by the ghosts of murdered men. It was enough .to know , that such an estate so managed was a. danger and a disgrace to the community,"", .and it Was the duty of the community to see that" that state of affairs was brought to -an end. ":~ - . „-. KERRY— The Cathedral Debt The "Most Revv Dr. : Mangan, Bishop of ' Kerry; \pre- - sided on February 17. at a imblic meeting- held in - Killarriey- for -the purpose- of organising a "bazaar 'in relief -of, the - debt of - the Cathedral and for/ the' _completion of the splendid but unfinished -structure,- which . is visited by people from all 'parts of the world who go to the Killarney Lakes. The debt amounts to £2500. . ' The French Persecution """"■ No part of Ireland (writes a JDuonn correspondent) is more closely, connected , with France, fty religious and historical ties, than ' the Kingdom of Kerry.' Many, of the most eminent Churchmen of the ancient diocese .of Ardlert and Agnaaoe, . including the late ~ Most Rev. Dr. Moriarty, received" 7 -their ~ ecclesiastical education" in France, to whose military service Kerry gave several of her sons. Under . the circumstances, the resolution passed by the ' Kerry" County Council was most appropriate, it ran as ioliows :— • mat we unite with the general cry of, - condemnation, and disgust 'that prevails over the civilised world caused 'by the war of persecution waged by the Government" of France against the Catholic Church *of that ancient Catholic country. That, as 1 on the occasion of the Franco-German war, when the capital of France 'was invested by the German army, Lord Lyons raised" on request the British flag on the Irish College, Paris, and ..so saved it from probable demolition .by the German artillery, we request that should occasion arise, the British Government will again interpose its protecting influence to save from confiscation or plunder an institution that has furnished this country with an army of distinguished prelates and priests,. KILKENNY— A Serious Fire ~As ' a result of a fire which broke out in Xii ' kenny, the premises of Messrs. T. Power and Sons hardware merchant, were partially destooyed, and damage to the extent of £4000 done. , LlMEßlCK— Preparing for Home Rule The Bishop- of- Limerick, in his ' Lenten pastoral, says a great change is passing over, the country. We may be, and very probably are, at^this moment at the. parting of the ways, and on the - fidelity and steadiness- of. this generation may depend the future of religion in Ireland. There has been a great social upheaval, which will result in transferring; to the ownership of the people ,the whole -of the land of Ireland. This great change must have a profound effect on the religious and moral life of the people. .Then there was the awakening ,to the importance in modern life of a higher education of the people. There - was a- hope, too, that we are at - last on the - eve of a " great political change, which would give the Irish people the .power to make their own laws and manage their own .affairs. He- believed that until . that change was effected no true prosperity was possible. Until 'the centre of gravity was placed within its own . borders the country would never be -at rest. If this great "measure of reform should be granted' it it would st'.r~the nation to "its very' depths; and coming, it it does, on top oi social 'chaingps \.~a.ju, are in progress of development, there could be no doubt that the years immediately, bfefore us would try the judgment, the good sense, the religion of the people, and for good or evil determine their future for generations. It was our" -duty to prepare for' these days of larger opportunities and blighter hopes and weightier responsibilities by strengthening an^ deeper.Hna; the religious sense, and cultivating the natural and super- . natural virtues,! which are tiie real strength crt our race. We moist see that no political or other change is made at the sacrifice of any religious interest. In particular was this true of educational changes «

ROSCOMMON— A Protest Against Disunion The Most Rev. Dr. Clancy, Bishop- of Elptfin,writing to Mr. P. I-f. -Mcliugh, M.P., says : — ' I have •been accustomed, since I became -Bishop of- the diocese, to send a contribution ot £& annuaw to the Irish Parliamentary Fund. I double my subscription this year as an. expression of confidence in the Irish Party, and as a protest against disunion and facticmism. - ' • TIPPERARY— A Very Sudden Death Whilst transacting " business in a shop in Thurles, the Rev. J. O'Sullivan, pastor of Moyne and Temp'letuohy, was seized wit-h illness, became unconscious, an<d passed away a lew hours, later! "line deceased, who was a native of Ballingarry, had been for over forty years a priest. • • WESTMEATH— A Successful Protest As the result of a protest made by the people of Mullingar against the production of the piece, ' A wild irish boy,' and also the play, 'A coastguards daughter ' in the ' town, the former was withdrawn, and the latter was submitted, to <a committee of townspeople for pruning purposes, the manager of the Hubert O'Grady Company having agreed to produce the piece as so revised. WEXFORD— The Esmonde Estate Negotiations have been completed for the purchase by the tenants, on the Kilynan estate of Sir T. H. G. Esmonde, Bart, M.P., of tbxir holdings, the terms agaeed upon being 23 years 1 ' purchase, which means a reduction of 5s in the £ on the present rent. All arrears are to ' be wiped out.