, 1880-03-06
What the Roman Catholic Clergy
Report from Counties Cayan,
Glare, Cork,
Donegal, Ftmauagh, GALWAY, Kerry, l.itrim,
Limerick, llunashan, Aayo, Hos
common, md Sligo.
Vivid Pictures Of the Distress Prevailing
Il. the Afflicted Districts.

tent md cause nf tho suffering, nnl1 Intro. |
tluccs brief extracts froin numerous letters |
sent by pnrIs!, priests to tho Natso,'nl Lalltl |
League Knllef Fund Co1nmtttee,-bctter
known in thls country rs Mr.. rarneal's Com |
mittec. These extracts draw simple but
vivid picture Of the distress prevailing III the |
afflicted districts.
a SURVEY or THE FAMINE DISTRICTS.
Correspondence Stts l'erk 7rsb.nt.
DUBLIN, Feb 1S.-1 have spent four dnys
In interviewing tho representative men md
reading tho official correspondence OF the
National I.anu Lcng,lc Nrsaef Fund Commit
lee. This League Is better known at home
us Mr.. Parnclis Committee. slla'l next III
tcryirw tho representatives Of the Mansion
Nonke Fund and tho Duchess ot Marl-
boroligl's Fun,l. alld report wtlmt they harc
to say, md then travel throughout the
districts that by general agreement nrc re-
eurslc.t Ms tho most Impoverished in this inl-
poycrishcd land.
According To the leading officers of tho
Lam! League, tho orstrr In which the hungry
counties shon!t1 be cnlletl-giytng precetlcnce
as they rank III present suifGrlnH-ESi Kerry
first, and then A1ayu, GALWAY, Sligo, Donegal,
Cork, and Clare. Distress Is mot confined 10
these counties. but especially aflllcts them.
The immediate causes Ut the ,fnn'fnc were
the future of the potato and the corn crops In
the west Of Ireland. Tley were ruined by
the hcayy rainx Of last spring antt s,:nt,cr.
Tlsccounties over which llntiscr to,v hr00ds
arc exclHs!vely asrIeu!turM dtstr!cts,, ,a!;;
though nlne the cs,nst tlie nstnhstnlitS ntitlctl
the uncertain pursuit nf fishing to the culture
Of the worn-,ut a1nl bHrren soii "f o,l' w.
year t!e fisheries fas!esl, also! 1t Is y noter-
ntG estt1nats tint puts tie number of lmrso,s
now suffering from hunger, Ur st1re tn suffer
rcilcf, ut @0.ooo souls. These r'crsu,,s must
suffered 10 die Of famine ana fevefr: ,,.,,,
paet ssxsi f. WSe 9RvfasS f & sas st . o u sssan nsH
contributions are expected to fall 81 lIow. NJ
II has been announced tfat fund lHrEn
enonEl. to, prevent further suffering tt1 lre.
no generous American viii 10 influenced BY
that report; for thcre Is smoothing more eersair
tltnn ttat ireland Will .eei every dollar that
Iq TN sns toss Ras s s s qss9 cs tsrs Il t. % e
nesses who spcek of wmt Il thsir OWL. ow, eycs
have seen 9'ld Their owi! p2rislli,!lsrfs are
tlio ctiiior of, tic Dublin Natlon., This letter
brought Inc Into the company Of the lenders
Of tic Land LeaEuc. Their Secretary at
'l II their oillce md was invte,i to attenl
availe,l myself Of Tits couttcsy, ind / hayo
Ed sa eseps m 1eF nteeyy wS 5 SsssEpe& %ssE &d 5 se eS
OF them Ms give view ut tho famine flaye Sc
gee how great Tug sals.aity1}s H. uu:ss whtc!.
mostly thu Roman Catholic parish priests,
fce, into closer Intimacy. With the poorer
Is c4easo ap ssS a e. so s ssy z lsf & bo ree
ions that, viii, rare exceptions, Catholics ald
Protsstal!ts a5e WORKING ~ harmony II d!s-
Tlae Rev. James CarMatly, Catholic cAratc,
writes {Fcb. I'D from cnrrpns. Fnrrcilfore:
''Ahout 30 ot the most needy families yet
stones pr fortnight and tlaougl, this Is tho
very smallest nMHnt.ty WI. consider essential
for tloso only whom VIC Judge suffering the
j menus viii not lone. suffer 1s to 10 of nid.
-. Very many farmers arc without tho
:, uea,,s Of doing anything ,for the com.n.;
: year. haye jMst given tickets tor 1neal t, t.
; Tho Rey. Maurice 0'Flahurty, Catholic
/; qantc, writes lFel'. 15) troinn' Ferrlter,
!. "heg tho 1s9s,!s, for G9tt's sake toE :, tls @
J; peopls, t. Increase e., !te!r Erant: x.
ffS " ese stif psrisss a SSs ufs efts kew u os s
!? well, and / fearlesy assert tint III nono ol
!; thcm Is theree sIcl, nbjrces poverty Wide.
frssda wa ssitnt1n a StMryaton ns M
: inaIkctlar, ,lul Klq,lal,e. Thero is Il psopula.
! tion Of nbout 4,UiO snuls. md no nlnount ol
!. II, convey to you tho Impoverished it'd
: Eretchcd stato IN which tliese l'DOr orcatltrc.
/, living along THO set-ctlast nrc steepell.
!; among she,n i,asv besn lvngs on turnlt's oinc.
! aid sometimes twica II .lay for tllo Inst tlret
! weeks. ! mn ,nwaru TINT seyernl-.e .especcat!,
as F,.E y Hnr KoHe i y t%tr nea 'sstlt u
children, WIN were crying for foott. Sumo Of
!: tlcse poor creatures laye TO do with Hne nlc;.
= pf sttrabont for twent}-fanr hours (stIrahol.
j salt III nll0r eArl Is a1l tho cascs we yisitet
!, potatues, nor. credit, nor anything eIse Hn'
i got from cur RELIEF Committee, i.ct ,tie sn
! Blus!kett lslaiuls. Thu poor creatures arc,
!; lantt. Iiow they, arc living for tho Inst for
from tie mainland By three miles Of III dal
Ess an mo-, Sce ~ ny u u, os MSst e"ast e Il
not bo ab!e,. should tho. PRESENT storm
weather continue, to reac', thu n'atnlnnel /
j tell the sad story Of their satteringss. EigI
J; we're elected BY Hfr: ;. ii. iinssoy. stn'
Months ,,aa, nEo and will lave to leave befo'
:, ''S't nr. uSnilvan reports frob. 1o,. "extren
i distrcss'in all the poverty y.stricktH mud tal
\ ishtnR poor OF the remote AMI seMl-bnrtt
i aon,ntaln p9}rish Of Abby Fes!S; $50 ahs,
ktely ku asstite y fs}nales receive from oe
/ H. Charles j. oconnsll writes from Por
! mugee (Feb. lo)that " the prospect of the pe
RIo y bbeeosmlt'K % eyerY uny 1Itore Goo
TGo lsev. Mnhony Lcyue, Catholic cusat
i Of naaxh Llstowel, wrllss }Fsb. t0j: