, 1880-03-12
IRELAND.
Widespread Suffering-Harrowing
Details Of Distress.
Thousands Of People Slowly Starving
Thanks Given to America.

County Turk. but tf,orc nre pnrEhrs In which
tho hunger rngcs. Fnthcr T. Mullen wt'itts mt
frtn Elnnnkclty TINT there havn 1,cun dcaths
frn1n huuxrr lit hts parish. Ito aars:
My rnrisl cnnthtn4 population ut nfnrly
n,snI ptnplr. It rxtcn,ls six tnfl"s ly tho scn.
antt 'nrth nr Inland. nn'' tho Fa'',r. Tho lH-
lngsM thu TURNER'S urn frrJ'n thirty tn tlirrn
n,rt.; Et,snr few tu,ld larger nrt'n'. III nrlnnry
stlaons pchtIc had work from TURNER'S tn tltlinx
tho Rl nn'l prnetlrnH scn- -tnarr nt this SEASON
of tho ytnr. Now tho turner's have NIT tho
tnrnns 10 crop tho land, unl they ns well rs tho
lnfhrsn1 tlnss nre Idle.
~ knnw sumo y0O or 600 families In grent dis
tress. WIN nro living IN tnenl Of gr,,ct In tho
tlhy. and thoy will require eHtncthInR fnr their
H,siiur, fur tho next fur months Mnny Of the
working clnxs ~ tnackcrel-fshfng, but tho sea-
son hts MT set tn yut.
"Tho cnuso of tho present distress was q
stearly tttni 1as 1r failure Of tho W'tato GRIP,
the out crpp. and tho hurley rrtp. They HOW nn
~hcHt hero. Or very ttttlG Antiy Of tho people
III tlu t.tck tu1cs and AtrGets hr0 suffering m,Ir
josh uMnhonny. knnwn Az Jerry. succumbcd to
tho lnrsl tiincs on Saturday, ami nnuther nln
named McEulllns died Of starvation tho satno
s1ay al'o,it four miles from town. Somo few who
own n little shnro 1t property say WI. have no
lnyo i" pay Ho,no. n'i,litionul TIKI bnt I. NJ i
priest, HSsrrt thnt never INV such widespread
want or suffering among civilized pcUple.'
u1srI1Ess IN TfprKNAHy.
Tppcrny Ia tho fAtnous fighting county Of lre.
limit. Anyhody who !. "dytng fur ilght" can
e. e,y Il et II II ipffss ts faano str,st feFe Ye
even thcr. Il condition OF niTAirs exists thut
cshe is has SEss o cser as tss @
sltne sud sfnry of fifo among tho twiy In Ireland
tltAt hna g. often moved tho hcI!rsn the civiI.sl
yattH priests wli,m hAve met. tho 11Gnn dneB
NJ hssItn,c 10 nttrIbute the ln,tos:rIshed cndi:
It ,f,ase S "p9 e pssvas % S 'ffs ssss Il
or illinois. Dean Quirko suys:
p1an atasaut rcaa,R % tic state @ of FIJI fhines ~ ii
Cashet md !ts Vicinity. ! .lon't NY the5o i ac-
ssi"pkcepers. trs'isrs. farmer hiarers, md
| trtl'sien-n ynst doal nf distress. t,f MI.
think the farmer c!nss, With few rMSscrtvns, M the
enuscs u thls Distress a,e. irst. hid lind inws,
Insecurity uf tenure. ruck- rons scond. three
cotpcd Will, III niHiost totul fniluro of the po-
| tata crop Inst yeGr.
"lici,'re tho ysnr 1s57 the cr9Es were product
thsro WIS my dllltcultv about the r4.nt it w,s
ss2l"rIus % M bni,Ss nix :" we @ It % Wiz tho sr Il IT, Se.
ii,u Hs'tl l'n!d Credit Wns also freely KivGn to
,S iartrs IT,. IT,, M slopkeGpe,r,s SnS fnle 3 en-
lm,laea, nni ht:,lce tho. frequent auctions OF
| Ill
especially Of tho aninll farmer class md utter
tl.em the depression VI shopkeepers' trsdesnc''
] "Tho turner's hero and through tho whole
tl,or r.nts a,ld their lchts. lul public ,leetinxs.
slIt,setl tho iulpossbflfty Of payllK tho i!mount
Of rent r,!!.l n prosperous years.
oc @ i o, ct hsss ss .n ;tps a y asse a
lord. but temperate address fr1n tho clergy
ntnl inr,nrrr wis adopted. md cary sent to tho
f1Ffr I s,Rtf
for the prascnt yenr OF distress. o1, ACCOUNT ii
tho fntl,,re Of thy crnps mad tue low prlnes nl
acn SsS q s oey s"Y tx Tf S az hS
bulk Dt tho lhisilnrsls hcltet TIC whole proccctt-
Ing rs Communism
n reduction Ii! thu rent, nnli therefore !nssts I'll
II 1.nt that u now inHlostlblc; but therc lro
sss sof 70 ns wes sngx sg fs qe s s .hat @
go,pl tIt,es might he cHlled II ri,ck-rent.
s"f Ug5er TX ys"rs ,o s yrry pnpgar e
inMi, Cnthoflc. 100. ,hnvina previously plr-
chnset n nefalbnriug ,pn,perty. bid IN tim In:
easei to ,sss a ' 'eh eea 1spspy eaa or !
ner Of years previously wnH fh0l. Immediately
that ho boels,le tho purchaser ho ra!sel tho r.t
INSANE competition for land tlat is tho rii', u
tho cnuntry-aD t'er cent Its successor. IL rich
slvs W shilling OF ntate!,ett tits wfetchci year,
thollgh NJ! h.r tennnts ho'd Mt very high rcnt--
l Nu0 ~ t.s-.He1 -
TOW rotltiuA I0r ~ Atso q! Me.lutwlnK .nMt ne
aHat tsa t tG LIZ Si!et 1, as!t ~, uI,S !,
hare ycnfs fcit wy: lio servca lug te.nnt Witn
an e1eeimett, Wn!sh no coula not nave GOT haa
~ knaw tnlt innht ~ our tenHh1 lnrmets MaGo
scircely hhA-seAfs rcat tnat year ou thesr
tnr1ns. + .o,. .t..o Ia oot,,,, sto.*.,.,,,, to-e
| ~ 10 nor say tforo II actua! RtatFatsoh mere,
though cgses arn rsptrtss! 10 iag that coae xory
nenr u. ktlnW OF pefsDt'a Whn. thG!lkn hA9y
hart' i,tt ulEA ~ nlInaer. GirtTullhly Hhu ihoif
lives shortened hy WanI: ah1 nsst,rt n,ost cor
irntly thtt hhn lint Loah funl ninti''ltea IT
this town ht'e !!l.lG TO kGt Kathl EtltM sphreti
tlUil their profits In Cnslrl setfr1l must hafe
DIED from atnrsannr: A. Ghr'stm,as they were
nhe tU Klve TUG poor anI hiitlntlnyel u rnas1ft-
alo dole. htd or tlo plst tarer weeks LOU mon
hre nlHpllyea ny ihein Ut ls. ~. q .lny.
"The buserllt,ieft aIc Nlak'nE largo pfolnses;
but tho Amount uf nrlErnstiM!t!oh anl red
tnpe ttInt surrounds thnlr proceedings iB Fe1A-
titl!a
"In conclusion, whit state ts coming under
my own ih's"oal observation here bellprt. 70
l't tho 'lnr'll stnt1 OF ~! tho hllrrt,!sltllllk
rtrssins, WlrFo l"eyo sil,lth tho auEe distress
irovnIls: lraIy GrAtatI ior tho wHrtn and gt1.
es,s Interest your in1le country !H takeil II
OMr tMhsif, MnA tho !nrKe- teaftcu alu t10y Afe
| MEOr1lllg tn distressed lre!Afla. ! mn, eto.
! CHEAT HlJFYEit;SG IN ChYAN,