New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-17

uuproductiye II Is poor peat SOIL ana no matter no"
well MANFRED the crops are sickly looking end yieio
but small return There ia not an acre OF hnu ID 'ne
parish which would grow q meadow, nor neiu "
which the plough or harrow could DO introduced Inc
spade and shovel ore the only Implements OF agriou
The holdings are therefore psS1raly smaN' ID
or the $50 families in this parish GOO are M
and before a month another 100 families viii De a1aeo
10 the number They are Obliged 10 eat the seed pota
toes, as relief ia taidy coming 10: many % nav bs
t mnst I'VE on one 1erat,pe eve YOU the names
Two Thomas Flaherty, OF Garumna Island ms VIZ
sac a U GSy james @eDonoug6 q the village Of Buns
carnan wife and six children had only one iuea
be dead II God had directed the good people OF
Hartford Conn, 70 send me remittance ior .ne
tressed OF 10Y parish. earnestly appeal 70 your Ken
Gus people 10 help US am cir, your obedent servant
MARTIN MELLEr. r. o. A.
LErTERPAcK, Feb 2l-The Parish Of Ballinakl Is one
Of the largest In COnnemara II contains 700 iamles'
600 OF them being at present in absolute oeSu
tion The land which the people till is OF shallow
nature and the ingenuity which they display ID Trying
60 raise crops In the inersccs between large surfaces
OF bald rocks is something marvellous. During the
Winter the poor people spend their time In gatnerug
seaweed wherewth their cold patches OF and
None of the land propTietOrs In this parish give any en-
plnyrnent except Mr. Mitchell Honsv. NJ. p. VINO
throughout the year employs about 200 men, These
include in the 100 families who are net III pressing VAIL
although the failure OF Their tte crops Ia9 bt ~ the
neople of This parish which may 600 fam
lies actually without food except Whatever Ie A'o
Hei Oo"''''''ee % '"''''0 b. MoANDREw p. p.
Ross CAHILL. Parish OF Kilannin ConnenaIa' FeD %
My house Is actually besieged from early dawn tll
late at night By hundreds Of ragged. hungrylookh9
persons most peousy craving and clamorng for reneI
No amount OF private charity, fear, Will DO sufficient 10
meet the present appalling distress Up TO the present
I have only received 500 from the Mansion-H0use
Fund and fifty from the Land League with which sums
have but poorly and very inadequately relieved over
400 persons. The number Of the destuei day by uhy
increasing steadily and fcariuy, SO mucD 81 that th
Will not be twenty families IN this extensive parish VINO
Will not IN the need Of assistance In ess thau ino.
All courT buttons relieve the distressed " thF Parsh
Kllanuin) viii b. most thankfully received ana N"'o'
fully ACKNOWLEDGED bv, Yours very sincerely,
PAIRICK COlNE. Catholic Adhlnisua'Or
COUNTY CLARE.
This is a small southwest of Ireland County, lying
between Galway aud the River Shannon.
CoRoFIv Fec. 2G.-Tbis union has population pn
ls7U oi O06 The Parisa Of C0rofn Gaih ana kiina-
bowl has a population OF nearly 34OO In ANA about
Coon The land Is chiefly limestone. and fairly good To
the north lies a rich OF pasture land This is held
IN fee or rented aud in good part by nonrcihents t.
tue east az ar "a the eve eau pCuNrate the SON n Oh
hight cragy ubLurc; mos OF H. in act 20 poor ~ 10 pe
dear 40 auv rent. Tie 200 distressed Huihcs an Tue
faithfully yonr. T. MCiNEESET. C. {.
scARIrR F,b 23-1he population OF my parish Is
about 5000 10 IA situated the cast Of Clare aHd
touches Oh tne County Galway. Il Is mountainous aud
boggy
There arc 2lO families now In want IN ny parish
When have appealed The landlords 10 take INTO ac
count the depression the times the answer has been
own purpose. Yours very ruW NJ j. kfNNY.P. I.
JAWEs REDPArH.