The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-14
[From Our Own Correspondents
OUR IRISH LETTER.

DUBLIN, Oct 10th, 1875.
Father OKeeffe, the suspended priest of Cal
Ian, has at last been taken in hands by his
pensioners. The parochial house in which
be persisted in living was wrecked q few days
since the furniture was put out in the street,
and but that he is guarded by police, Father
tOKeeffe himself would by this be banished
! from the town. The Bishop advised the people
not to have recourse to violent measures, but
they could not longer tolerate an excommuni-
Gated priest IN their midst. Twenty-eight of
them have this day been returned for trial to
the assizes q charge of riot, but no doubt
they were prepared for that, and possibly
twenty eight more may be treated in a similar
manner before Father O'Keefe has been ban.
ished, but banished he will be whatever it
costs. He has outraged all Catholic feeling
and put himself beyond the pale of mercy by
his attacks on his superiors ard Ills leaguiug
himself with the Protestant bigots of the
country. The Protestant Journals are wild at
the conduct of the people of Callap, and loudly
call for the interference of the executive. 1t
may be useful to note that all along those
journals have been representing that the people
whom they now denounce were on the side
of Father OiKeeffe and ranged against their
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world, and hence the anger of the journale.
But what avails their angerf Not all the
military force in Great Britain can now restore
Father OKeeffe to the position he once occu-
pied as an esteemed parish priest in the affec-
tions of his people or the confidence of his
superiors.
The Secularist or Queens University in Ire
land has inst been engaged in tho annual
cation of the University has also beea holding
its annual meeting. On previous occasions 1
have dealt at length on this topic; therefore
need only say now that the proceedings at both
meetings prove that the institution is thorough
" anti-Catholic and continues to be spurned
by the great bulk of the Catholics of this
country. At Convooation, Mr.. F. II. O'Donnell.
M. A., Eek n. P. for Galway, renewed his an
nual protest, as Catholic, against the mixed
system. In reply, a Presbyterian graduate
banned Mccall applied the term "tyrannical"
TO the maxins of the Catholic Church in the
matter of education, and said the Catholic
Bishops wished to bind the Catholic youth of
Ireland hand and foot. Language like this is
continually employed by the secularists in
Fheir newspapers; but this time it is uttered
pit meeting of University in which it is
pretended that nothing offensive to any mans
Religious convictions is utteredl But after all,
how can Mccall be blamed when we find that
Catholics were present and never uttered q
word of protest. do not allude to Mr.. O'Don-
nell, who did protest, but to DR.. Sullivan,
President of Queens College, Cork, and for
merly Professor in the Catholic University,
and to Mark O'Shaughnessy, Professor of Law
IN Cork and a member of the Catholic Gene
Feries Committee of Dublin. This O'Shau gh-
Messy py the way, is as thoroughly rotten and
consemptible little Wing as lives on the soil
pr Ireland, and am told that, in his capacity
Oh member of the Cemeteries Committee he is
continually putting distractions in the way of
'"oSe VINO desire to ornament the graves of the
patriot dead in GlasneVin. think can pro-
nSe That this little rascal will be exposed at
Tue next meeting of the Convocation by a
Hatnolc graduate who was not present at the
4"st' and who has some important revelations
10 make concerning tho anti-Catholic spirit
which governs in the Queens University. At
Sue meeting of the University for the confer
mug OF degrees, the chief feature was a speech
mom the Chief Secretary for ireland, Sir
sI'nael III. Beach, q leather-headed fellow,
no although an advocate of religious educa-
"on In En0land, on Friday last spoke in sup
r0': VI TINS secHlGrist University for ireland. |
as however, he did not annoDnce that moro
money would be given to the Irniversitt ba |
was not at all heartily received.
AS to the Catholic Univer.it, ,b., oo.do,n;o !
session opened on Sunday last With Higb Mass
IN the University Chapel and a sermon tom |
ms,-, eot0r, Dr. "oodlock. The day after the
9"A@Si"h examinations commenced, and |