The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-09-20
(From Our Own Correspondent
OUR IRISH LETTER.

DUBLIN, September 1, 1874.
remarkable band of emigrants left Dublin
on Thursday morning last for Cork, en- route for
New York. Some months since the Rev. Father
Donneily, of st. Michael's, New York, came
over here for Nuns to teach in the new school
he has erected in his parish. At once, six pro-
fessed Sisters, six Novices and two lay Sisters
volunteered for the arduous but holy service.
They were all of the Presentation Order, and
came from three Convents-Terenure and Clon-
dalkin (both of which are in the immediate
vicinity of this city,, and Tuam. The Superb
Dress of the little band is Mrs. Hickey, who
has been Superioress twice of the Terenure
Convent, and her brother-Father Hickey,
Curate of the parish of Dundrum, in this Dio-
cese-goes out In charge. They were all ac-
companied to the Kipgsbridge terminus by a
large number of friends, male aud female, and
it was touching spectacle to witness the
lsave-taking that ensued as the train was sig
nailed to leave.
Faetion-fghting in Ireland is now a thing of
the past. spoke in recent letter to the
STAR of the success which attended the labors
of the small band of Oblate Fathers who gave
a mission in New Pallas; the same holy and
devoted band achieved an equal need of sue
cess in the neighboripg parish of Cappamore.
On Sunday last, when the mission concluded
in the latter place, the communicates number
ed thousands of the erstwhile hostile factions
and in the afternoon about fifteen thousand
people who had been engaged in faction-fight-
ing in both parishes, assembled near the chapel,
bearing lighted candles, and at the call of the
chief of the missionaries solemply pledged
their faith to be evermore friends and then
shook hands one with another. Those who
it, say that more impressive or re-
sight has scarcely ever been wit
messed.
The Oblate Fathers reconciled the hostile fac
tions in Limerick; but they did more. They
advanced the cause of temperance immensely.
think mentioned in my last letter that the
people of New Pallas took, every m an of them,
the pledge to abstain for five years from in
toxicating liquors, and that the publicans
promised voluntarily to keep their houses |
closed for the future on Sundays In Cappa- |
more the same thing took place. Here in Dub.
in there are signs of an earnest and active
temperance agitation this winter. The open
lir meeting which was to have been held in
he Phonix Park Sunday, under tho aus
,ices of the Permissive Bill Association, was
postponed in consequence of the terrible down
'our of rain the whole of that day but it will
'e held next Sunday, weather permitting; and
low I find that this weeks Irish Temperance
3anner is able to state that arrangements have
een made for a great conference and meeting
n the goth of October, under the auspices of
he Sunday Closing Association. The business
leeting and conference will be held during
he day, and in the evening there will be a
reat public demonstration. Business Of the
reatest Importance will be brought up for
in fact, the whole plan of action
Dr. the next session of Parliament will be 4
ranged. Ireland will convince the Govern
rent, promise you, that she is in earnest in : :
MS Sunday closing movement, and is deter
lined to possess the boon of having public
ouses shut at least on one day of the week.
may add, that at the annual meeting of the
cottish Permissive Bill Association, which is
} be held at Glasgow, on the 10Th of this
onth, Mr. A. n. Sullivan, NJ P, will repre- Z
mt the Irieh Permissive Bill Associat and f
10 Rev. j. NJ. Rodgers Presby yterian clergy 6
an in Derry-the Irish Temperance League. u
says the Irish Temperance BGnasr, e
will appear at its very best with two such n
en-" il
The Belfast strike is over. The operatives :.
ID to "cave In" The only concession made q
the miil-owners was a tri6ing one to the o
On; there was more made to the women or b
Vs. The British Association is credited by ii
me persons with this result There is not o.
lch in the said result to boast of, bnt whether y
ere is or not, the Association in question had =
moro to do With settling the dispute than
s'nsap u che moon. ~ ths way. talking of !,
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