The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-10-28
DEATH OF DIR. 1I0REARTI, BISHOP OF
KERRY.

A correspondent of the Dablfh Freeman
announces the death of this prelste as fol-
loWs:-I deeply grieve to announce the
death of the Right Rev. DR.. Moriarty, oar
beloved bishop. The melancholy event
took place this (Monday) morning, October
1st., at eeven O'Clock. The shops are all
closed, and every possible manifestation is
exhibited of public grief for the good man
gone. have been in the palace where the
dead bishop lies in state. 1t is singularly
solemn scene. His lordship rests upon "a
state bed improvised in the drawing room
of the palace arrayed in full episcopal gar
ments with a crucihx clasped in his hands,
the mitre on his head, and the sweetest ex-
preston on his face that ever saw on one
II death. 1t appears that he had been all
ing for some time past; that he went out
about five o'clock on Saturday evening to
copsecrate the foundation-stoDe of the
chapel attached to Lord Ken new
mansion, near Killarney, and was there
stricken with an illness from which be
never recovered. He had somewhat
similar stroke some time before, but Tecov-
cred, aud did not appear to fear a retnTn OF
the illness. He was taken from his new
building to his palace, and was attended
.assi6uousiy, but little or 20 change occur
red in his condition, which was watched
with the greatest possible anxiety through
out the county, till the tidIugs of bis death
spread universal gloom wherever it became
III,
anxlousty attended by Father German,
supeIiOr of the Franciscan community OF
Killarney, WHO declares that he never saw
more happy, more peaceful, or d more
bissful soul leave this world for it's heav-
en'y reward.
Dr. Moriarty was a native of Kerry, was
born about the year 1872, in the parish or
Ardfert, and received his early education
i'll one of it's celebrated classical schools.
At an early age he was sent to q French
college in Bonlogne sur Mer, and passed
from that to the College of May nooth,
where he finished his theological studies,
and spent two additional years as one OF
the select students of the Dunboyne estao-
lishment. He was subsequently selected
| by the board of management of the lrlsh
| College in Paris to fill the Office OF vice.
president in that college, and occupied
that position for about four years. HIS
discharge of the duties of the vice. presl-
dency gave such uumixed satisfaction that,
when the presidency of the youthful o1t
| flourishing Missionary College of All Hal
lows at Drumcondra, Co. Dublin, became
| vacant, through the death of its founder,
the Very Rev. Father Hand, he was liked
| upon as the one man that could best NIL the
post, and magnificently realized the high
| anticipations formed of his administrative
| capacity by the manner in which Tor long
years afterwards he guided and, to con
siderable degree, fashioned the4life, dIscip'
line, and Effectiveness Oh bno COIlcBo' NoHo'
was superior better loved than he was BY
the Jealous and heroic men who were pre-
paripg themselves in All Hallows for theI
ministry to the heather and hereto IN dis
tant lands beyond the sea, and never wa
love more heartily appreciated and return
ed. 1t was whilet he was president of Al
Hallows that he gave his invaluable teeti
mony and opinions on college disciplin
and management before the Royal Com
mission of Inquiry into the College of May
nooth, aud iE was during the same Perio
that he gave the fret manifestation
of that noble oratory, so chaste, 8
manly, 30 various, so convincing, an
so scholarly, of which he was q
Iavishly generous whenever there was
legitimate occasion or cause for its exercise
, In the year 1854 the declining health of tn
, then Bishop of Kerry, the Right Rev. ID
Egan, necessitated the selection of a coad
tutor, and the President of All Hallow
was chosen for the position, on which b
= entered as Bishop of Antgorla, IN pdrH6n
, infdeliunt, with the right of succession.
1856 DR.. Egau died, and the Bishop {
Antigouia became the occupant of the Sc
. of which St. Brendan is the iIlustrious pa
= tTon.