The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-09
From Our Own Correspondence
OUR IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, July 21st, 1874,

/ DUBLIN, July list, 1874.
The we'll written sketch of the feasts o
| July, which appears in the STAR to hand as
| write this letter, reminds me that the feasts O.
| st. Bonaventure and st. Vincent have JUS,
been celebrated throughout the length and
breadth of Ireland with remarkable devotion
Last Sunday week q Iridium was commenced
in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Kill
kenny, and many other places in honor of the
sexcentenary of St. Bonaventure; and every
where during the three days the chapels were
full to OVERLOOKING. The occasion called forth
some of our most eminent preachers Father
Burke preached the third day here in Dublin,
his Eminence, Cardinal Cullen being present,
and Father Anderdon, S. j., the first day. In
Limerick, Dean O'Brien delivered magnif-
cent discourse. On Sunday last, st. Vincent
was commemorated in somewhat similar
manner in every city and town in which a
Yincentian church is established. The Vim.
centian chapel in this city is stu ated in Phibs
boro-a suburb adjoining the far famed Glas-
nevin, on the north side of Dublin, and the
preacher there was the Coadjutor- Bishop of
Kildare, the Most Rev. DR.. Lynch. / cannot
doubt that tho feast of st. Ignatius will be
celebrated in a manner equally if not more
splendid and impressive.
New churches are springipg up in all parts
of Ireland. A very fine one was rconsecrated
on Sunday last at Coralstown, near Mullngan,
in Westmeath, by DR.. Nulty, Bishop of Meath.
So large was the attendance that the ubiqui-
tons Father Burke, who was the preacher of
the day, had to address the congregation in
the open air. On Sunday next, the new cathe-
dral erected in Sligo will be consecrated by his
Emnence, Cardinal Cullen, and the occasion
promises to be remarkable one. Persons will
be present from all parts of the country, as at
Armagh last year, and his Eminence and other
distinguished persons are to be entertained by
the municipality at a banquet on Tough Gill
DR.. Leary, Archbishop of Cashel, will preach
in the morning, and Father Burke-here he is
again !-iu the evening. The ceremonies
will be continued on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday Father Walsh, the Provincial of
the Jesuits, and Father O'Ncill of the Passion
st Order being announced to preach on the
first and last of these days. AS to the cathe-
dral itself, it is of the most splendid
structures of the kind in Ireland, and it was
erected-to the credit of the Bishop. priests,
and people of the diocese of Elphin be it said
without the help of any one outside the do
cese.
The pilgrims from your country are arriving
from the continent en- route for home. I have
heard that several New Orleans folk are stay
ing at the European Hotel, Bolton street, in
this city.
OF political news there is not much this
week.-Most of the Irish members have come
over from London to attend the Assizes, and
there is not much Irish business
just now being transacted in the House of
Commons. However, there is some and as far
as the session has advanced-it will come to
an end on the 5th of August-some more lies in
Two or three bills relating to Ire
land have been introduced by the Government
at such hours as A. NJ. and A that is,
when the English business of the night had
been transacted-and are being pushed
through their various stages at hours equally |
if not more unreasonable. OF course, under |
such circumstances, adequate discussion of the |
measures in question is simply impossible. |
Amongst the measures which the Government |
propose to bring forward is one for continuing
the Coercion Act, by which Ireland is practi |
calIy under martial law, for two years longer.
And this, too, although, as the Assizes Caen-
1ars, which are just now being brought to
public notice by the judges, show Ireland to
be in a state of the most profound tranquility. |
Nay, this very tranquility is regarded by the
English and anti-Irsh as a reason for continu-
ng the suspension of the constitution. The
Coercion Act gets the credit of the tranquility; |
10 that whether we are peaceful or turbulent
We are equally to be oppressed and ridden over
oy irresponsible officials.
Amongst the cases tried at the Assizes there |
s one-tried at Limerick-which has an in
crest for American rsssers. Mr. William !