, 1869-04-25
OBITUARY..
Death of Rev. Michael Mullen,
0f ST. 1,ntrick'a Church,
A Strange Coincidence.

The 1sev. Michael Mullen died yesterday, IN this
city. lie VIZ born,A years ago, IN the picturesque
town Of Loughrea. In the wild And romaollc
Court4 Galway, Ireland In earty lie his
p4ocs 5areu4 dedtcated him to the EerTiee
OF the Church, and shaped his training
and education to 1t him for the sacred calling,
Hts early years were deyotcd to such studies as
were necessary 10 1t him for entering some theo-
logical seminary. He was studlous Lad, and,
even in hts school-boy days, gave promise Of
Brilliant future St Jarvis College, In the Arch
diocese Of Tustu, Wss the place wheIc be began
10 etufy for the ministry, and here his scvcre ap
quickly placed him in the front rank Of his com
neers- With Wei:storsd mind and sti1 soar-
,P"sa Z Is safse 9ss9s !ss hfSsi nd
honora rewarded hts laborA He was or.
Camel, bus MAMMOTH could not anonl
hn itlln*s lie vas therclorc retained by being
pSotn.tt1 70 the chair Of the Professor Of Theolo
g; f.r eleven wears he tiled this exalted posi-
ttosft. His EtEtstous end se-lentaIy habits had,
hr '.e ~ Hs.ntlme, undermined hts constitution and
and a .rn aHr~1sd 1. .t to rsssn Chang q climate
e. 70 ~. so9n.I! In 1864 lie rpent one rear
M.,nrs, anss a,ss Seminar 1t Toy, is Professor Of
soa,s a. iess Ssi'o'fpsy fps:aa He xSe1s 5s5
hf o i!l,ea - enais tn the cocss Of Sot,e Dane
to ,,s II; so H., nsaa continuing 10 ia, be cane
Houfe of the Good Shcphrri ., -. !as'F. ~ tne
q tIc t1urch Of tie lnmacn,,tn cn1eao
ton. w., nts eatn M ees "arsc. an! ticba~rcd lin,
have hal any time he pleased liz ~. t.s ne sou!a
2ks.s1ue thc lighter Autis4 OF asA!1txn. ~ 4eEu W
st. Patr1cEe Church fns,tlous cnnsu,nn,tor ~
eTer, hsd taken fast hold upon him and 1n,1 n" IN
let h!1n e.. md he continued to snE un,il Fast
night, htn, inst ~ the oyertartca hands ot ~
caoek divided The day that hasr.ssei fr,n, III. -
1hst eas coming, hts fp!nt ra.sed prass ;uIlJ
II Is q ttranse coincidence tha5 he died In IN.
BAme houFe which has had au Almost tntal innu
cnce NIhln its late Residents Father Patrick III,
Ion entered II on September II. and died Dcto} e
chArre October II, and died November Is, an
Her. IL. Dune the fottacr pastor, died Decemoe
20, lAGs-
Father Mullen was not only priest, bu. Va
also h:trratruT and = patriot When In lrelaa
he wa& constant contributor to the columns Q
the Dublin .fdtI4n, the nhIest and best Of the IA
tlocal jouEnalA, lie wrote so.ne Irish tyrtcs, ou
cal!ct1 the "tcltic Tongue, aad one STYLED AZ
1hnE Aecoy" a fssy md poetic hal!ad Of the s1il
collection OF ls1sh sonEs. md arc monument i
Ills poetic and patriotic feelings during the Fe
ntan excitement u Ireland, he 1aa one OF tue feV
people; Father Mullen vas scholar deepl
Eersed In the lore Of the hncitnts, and in actcnc
and branches Of general information his know]
edge YEA extraordinary.
an th&t, his genial wny and generous heart NO
hif,I n uost Vi altnrcFs. He WAS man ut A.. nj
ts,sllE broad And liberal mind. lie VA lind An
chan q l: 70 all
Nnnsd nass s'h e. IT 1t t !, lsTs rt,3,s a,a
I!e died far from home aud klndrpt. Eind h,
strange faces watched round bis dying PILLOW, ~
gentle bat strange handa closed his cJes in .,esi
Uc has gone and many mourn hts upumeIJ eni
The remains Will be totc1ed TO-DAY In Calya1
Cemetery.