New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-12


quantities OF Indian meal, rev viii need every
week. probably. until july. Over 100 thm es hrr ~
STATE OF perfect firmly believe that ar leaHt
200 families need, on an average 4lo eae9 nm ue
wrctched aud df plOrlbe condition. Landlords can th
that many tenants three years rent and have no
/ could mention At least 100 farmers who have no
money cattle, food and fnel but there are two
who,abOve all arr wretched stae-ltugh CONWAY anu
Peter Brady TIC former has liz in his family nd no
TODD for hem Tue other Is IN bad health rom siaTVh
ton The police say they worse case Ii Is
,ery sad INDEED. that a young man aud hi- family are
~ dcpl0rahle state There "a rlmor ne w. NOT now
with his famly Dni gong rom house 10 h"usr 10
his support. Others sY his friends gave MN money 20
leave TIE country But his WIFE and children arg 10 the
onr power Trusting the Irsn Americans Will not suffer
a parish Of 5000 people TO die rom HUNGER beg 10 DC
j. HowMcAN. Catholic CITRATE.
TIE SOUTH or IRELAND.
COUNTY BERRY.
The following letter from The Rev. I. Canon Bros
nan, whose work in the parish OF Caihrciveen, the
birthplace Of Daniel O'Connell, has won for him
the praise and gratitude of Professionals aud Catho-
lies alike presents sad picture Of the distress pre-
valine IN the extreme southwest of Ireland:
CAumCfyEES Feb 23-Your great Countryside now
home OF the irish peope-has also under Providence,
been the mausay and support II the great hope OF
The parent in Ireland. Ny parish. Canirciyoen'
situate the extreme western point OF kt!Ty o., some
twenty miles in length. with an average With ~
seven milr- The population 10 upward OF 1000
Carcvecu Is the brtn place OF tie iustrous Lberator
OF ireland. Daniel O'CouneL TIE soil throughout the
parish a. through the whole barony Of Iycrac OF which
Il is the centre. wretcbefy poor and bad. consisting
OF strips or nee banGs connecting huge bare mountains
aud immense tracts Of deep wet boys. The
farm-boldlnes are generally very small
containing on an average some twelve
or teen acres Of tbs barren soil, with here aud there
plots Of mountain cOmmonage Of litie value. These
miserable holdings ot 40 double and treble the Cow
valuation. frequent INSTANCES not being want
ing IN which such crushing amounts are exceeded.
cattle IN low condition. a. tIcY are inferior IN
breed In fact owing TO the hgmd nature Of the ole
ments aud poverty OF tho soil superior class OF oatto
would not here. A. may therefore De expected
the produce o. butter almost the ouiy mercantile com
modify, II very deficient, lot exceeding on an
average one nrn o. each COW. ANY spare cattle young
or old for sale fetch mscraby low prices, whilst IN the
urcsc nj state of things scarcely any price fact
be aad FOR thon. The poor people struggle hard for
istence even IN the beet or times, film work being
done nearly altogether with e spade. and the soil De-
Ing 70 wet and barren that 70 demands uuremtng and
constant labor Much toll, trouble aud exuense are
needed IN providing moderate manure. Hardly any
cereals grown, ana crops poor ana -caY.
Poatoe. ar, used 10 be-, extensively cultivated, but
alas! these years back n vain. du ing which sad httf
each one being sadder the poor unhappy beings haVc
had manly TO sub-Ist on Indian meal. often badly
cooked bread or porrldge OWlfg To the fhiur" o.
nearly al CROPS during tines" yctrs what htle Snvug-
the poor people may haze had dwnd'ed away lu i'ed
rent taxes, and necessary Aou-ch'd wants unJl blhe
wholly destitute THIS year ana me past thcf have hhd
providing The hdlfrt nccrh-arlts 40
IL than by the sale 81 their tdc stocks OF butter al
most the whole prce Of wh Oh they hnd 10 hand over 10
meal merchants 10 part payment o. tner aenis OF 10
bankers meet the interest OF pills. when latter werr
in instances, drawn TO meet The demands Of their
Tne result ofau this j. that At the present time and
for som mOnlns back not less than 20 per cent IT the
enlrs p%lo credit without food besides being over
wholmed with debt 20 meal merchants and BANKERS
Although ul average share " TIE charities dstfb
uted by the Dublin Hciel Committee h9s Deen 5elcnng
Calrcveen and the nclghporhOOd, vet can hnin that
cI a, tbrlg The dvacncv az Nj Bennett tbr special
correspond " The London Dafiy IegrGph hundreds
or in the wQrkhouse. Wncn upwards OF
FIVE thousand souls In any phrsh need bread apd must
necessarily continue needing II for Ave or six months 10
by Parliament you can yourself form opinion
he extent OF the charities tna Will be- required 10
their ives. Earnestly and confidently inierceding In
their behalf through yOu for aid from the great Amer
can pcopr and praying God 10 amply reward all their
bcne'aclors al home and abroad am der sir very
faithfully, /. CANON bhosNAN T. T. ~
COUNTY CORK.
These two letters from Slabbereen Parish show
that the distress is increasing in Cork the most
southerly county of Ireland
RATH skibbereen, Feb 22-This district with which
am connected as Parish Priest and chairman OF the
Local Relief Committee, includes the Parish Of
Rath and the Islands o. Cape Clear aud Sherkin.
The population is 5000 Of which 900 mhabit
the Islands The character Of the poor shallow
and rocky extending along the Atlantic Coast Tho soil
ia principally held by small occupefs whose Poor Law
valuation Ia on an average e.. They OF the poorest
classes ckng in the best Of times miserable
existence by filling little potato ground and fishing in
small boats.
The relief committee. composed amongst others Of
cergymen OF all pofsuasons, has been 10 existence
one month, and have given relief of few stones OF
Indian neal three times TO 500 families Of the very
poorest Fully fOurfth~ Oftbe eutire population at
this moment destitute begging for aid Their PRIV
cipal food potato, having failed, they had
he afo md shD a ig
utterly gont and cannot what IL to be done now.
unles lore generously helped than We can hope
The entire district Is held under two landlords Sir
Henry Beecher Bart. and the usteos OF Lord Carbory
These two prOpnefOrs have exaced the rents without
reduction OF ono cent and they have not contributed
penny 10 the meaere funds OF our committee.
could HI many sheets OF paper win OF indi
vldual prlEston Two instances occur 70 me which
VIE of a poor far,ner brought me the pawn.
tickets Of her bed aud cloak, which had been pavned
before me with what she said tho old CLOAK OF a
neShbor closely casped about her person. barehesded
b fact that she had scarcely inside that cloak
particle OF clothing Of any kind have not any
hing ike this Gnce the memorable famine OF 1s47.
CHARLES DAVIS. p. p.
sKIpBEREEs. Feb 23.-I beg to inform you that
am personally acquainted with the country from Ban
don TO Bantry ln this district much distress exists
but would say distress greater In the Parishes OF
skib5ereeu, East Skull. and West Skull than in the
others These three parishes deserve especially
the attention OF he humane and charitable.
In the Parish OF skbbereen, In which reside and OF
which am the Catholic Pastor, consider after having
made minute investigaton that there about 900
families distress. Out OF those we select the most
pressing cases for relief we have not funds TO
eye all; 10 fact, the numbers relieved but small
proportion TO the numbers expecting and requiring
aid.
Being pretty well organized to prevent starvation.