The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-13
"Reminiscences OF The Penal Days.


Yon h4ra>e Nonll lrlio!r such tiins4 wcr. truc.
= nov 'cca.. Thought that rw,ul! ptn y,,u ~.
The i>organi2ntinn of society in Ireland
produced 10y "onuurstS tor!,itur,s, coutiecai iu,
an'! rcii -l"us persecution (but which like fac
ton, WAS only the madness of many ,nr he
gain OF Il few, assumed in the scvcItccIlt h.
aud even in the eighteenth century, what he
French cal! fearful development. The self
proclaimed Protestant, (Which was frequently
missioner. for he was Il +nerc robbery seized
and entered upon the lands aud houses of the
Iapists. and turned them to his own usc some
times without any form of law, and more fire.
UueuIly by its perversiou, always, however to
the utter disregard of justicc To cncoura ore
troscly tisu in the vain belief that real CONVEX
sion would grow ont of PROGRESSED conformity
rewards wnrr offered to children to declare
against their parents. brothers were armed
against brothers, servants against masters.
False friends pertaining to the State religion,
TO whom property was transferred in trust by
Roman Catholic owners, who Hoped bv that
subtcttnge /" preserve at once their worldly
possc>si"ii> and their faith. repai-cd to the
Court of Chancery. aud declared that fact and
as a uii;trT OF course, became the proprieh,rs.
OF this species OF l"ridy and ha.curSs. are
1n"rkthi" instance occurred i'll the vicinity of
Duhhn. Mir. Malpas. VIII" erected the ohrli-ll
OF. k,..i.ry I'm, which still remains, tand a
most STRIKING ornament OF Dublin Bay it is
handed over hy deed to a neighbur, and sol
di>Mt friend. Mr.. Espimass.. very consider
able landed property. (which. in Tie manner
above d"scrihrd. Iepiuas," p">>rs~r himself
Not content With th.> >lo}rs;'",.. IL, denounced
his con i.dins fr,'d = l,ro',,'r Il, we'll as h
Fapist. Malpn t''rjl-l. >..rl hu is s4iii !,
a landmark for IT, rnf'r' =
The effect of ,t..> :,> .'H WIS g.. .praliv to
rorp,tnntc til" h''.'&o '..,. I'.n... a; 0.ol.c>
toy the Gov cInu,;i lt,.s u! ....iD,.. "a, least
QcgmGt,d-and .o."'ll.u 'uru -. ,,.c# Gus
Families uithcr,, .~.'.' .tr. ..'.. l,>rii-
ALI" and gru"r"I~ '''.tI'." .'1. .r... HIh inn
pcvr.l -',~,.-ual. .,aur,.. T., ..-~t. IN mo
disrol NJ. and N..... ,,,, .,!, .. lu. ct aims
of those 5. ia" Ia : ..,." ..,.i,.. i.-fhr
corti,s> - ali IA !.r't, : a.. ..a. ...t.iarc,
shcitr!i.G ;,mL s",..o"tli..- age, ate. al or,ls
Honorable luIdU Nuttl,, - .i-!v- poet We way
In 4 few cases the Catholics CONFIRMED noni-
1lally to the state religions, TO a remnant
of their property. The contempt of their late
co-rcligi"nists, relatives or friends. who adj |
hcrcd under all the consequences to the faith |
of their fathers, and the malrdictiuns of the |
Church and the r"pular" were poured upon |
them Rcluursr and irritation did tho trst
lie new convert hccamc, usual. 81 i'll more !
The Protestant and pcrs ccutor than he who !
had never pr"!cS>cd any other creed or rrin,.i-
plcs,-lR tn" majority of instances The Catho- /
nc who I"p"Ii"d apo~taCN was crushed. worn |
down. brohrm-hrartcd: all pride. spirit and
sclt-cNtc"ul gay" way. and the previous laNd- /.
holder sank into the condition of the paupcr
or tn" seat, Thus, in Any Youth. the Dr\Gy' (
chicf OF = powerful tiihc. WAS a blacksmith
the Byln" of B"iIYmauu>, wuolrnS rapcr: tIl..
lhccNe.e. l"Id Mount lcinSt"I, clerk to Mrs.
fyruc. Tupc-maicr, of New Row. Thomas
street. Luhiin.
sevcnt ~ eighty years ago. there resided in
soho square. London, an llIsh Roman Catholic
GEM known among his friends Us Geo
IIl"@au -. London, Gather Ot the late excel .
"ui b&'0lt~s MoHtc>tI uiru.) ITcjvuIIn. to he. .
II h,in- really alarmed, lest Il relative. Mr.
Ir"gh .-.t 0. @. .iamcst"Nu.j should conform to-
lie l'i",'>'alu religion. and possess himself OF
'cn,'r,'"'"' F1"VrliN. sltuat" in WcsIu"ath.
r"i&|H, 'l Nll"t lac tGroGhvgan OF Lou,iunp
vas tr'.n' t"r i'ic. and oi which. if | rrnlrin.
'cr i-!I.t, H'"gIrGW Of jamestown WAS ihr .,
"iy'a ".. go" pre3' Fd,ug 1" which the rcaar,
Wa 81. ... ID "..| r.',i-i 70 IaAN srr: I" "ul-