New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-03
IRISHhEN ~ FRANCE.
From The 81. James's Ga=efie

From The 81. Janes's Ga-cft>
The Irishinen who first opened relations with
France were more fortunate than most of their
SUCCESSORS. They went as Christian teachers, and
some OF them left an enduring name behind .hen:
at the time Ireland was in her golden age and
Franco was only the province ofNeustIia, with indie
pendent duchies aud kingdoms every side OF
her. When IIishmen landed on the shores of
Trance at the end OF the sixth or the beginning OF
the seventh century. they carried Pilgrim stan.
; leather waterbotte wallet aud case OF relics.
Preaching was their great vocation; and very ear
hest and outspoken they seem to have been, accorl-
ing 10 all sanity legends. Their lives however,
too aurtere for the taste OF the Neusrian and
Anstrasian churchmen OF ihe period Some OF them
were even driven from the degenerate Merwlng
presence because Of their taste Tor expressing un.
pala,able Truths. They undertook ecclesiastical
woTx OF all sorts. Some of them wee local ancho-
rite under the mos severe penalties OF self torture
others of them founded important religious houses
most of them wandered from place to place seeking
To stir up fresh religious enthusiasm not few of
them passed into the calendar oi the Galllcan
Church
livery change in the political fortunes OF Ireland.
in her transition from Ango-Norman government
Ia the government OF the Tudors Cromwell, the
Stewards. and the House Of brunswick, determined
fresh exodus toward the shores OF France. In tho
latter half of the seventeenth and throughout the
whole OF the eighteenth centuries, France rather
than England Was the natural home OF freshmen.
LOUIS NV. with his Snort sighted allegiance to an
lutulrIant kind OF Catholicism, was not sorry to
part with hrnGrcds Of thousands nj his best sub
jrrts hrcausc they were llnguenots. freshmen who
were Catholics he made welcome Ia his army. ana
with one company OF Irish gems arncS he Na- 80
pleased that me enrolled himself captain over them.
In the tram of James III. many freshmen sought
Paris amt when there the hOust OF Cardinal lie
BouIllou was always open To them The Cardinal
had Urtain sympathy With the attitude oi his
guests brcauSc he was himself rrhclllnuely inclined
some idea of the number OF lrshnrn who crossed
to france IN the first halt OF the eighteenth cen
turN may hr formed from an stlnat" made from tnr
Records ~ the French Nar Vlncr that i'otoo
lr,shnrn dirh in TrnCh service. Councils. Mac
Mah0ns. billions, Bairys. and Bncns abouhded
III the rrnch Regiments. ana ines i"u@nt WIN
,ff-ft
entire War OF the spanish Su,,rsa.oIi Bat "a SOL
GuTs carer waa not al = as chO>,a -, The WAY 10
Success. The brothers Iicg'TtJ have 4rl a-,IDg
impression IN Brittany and Lorraine. where they
ru-r to distinction ~ l"w and agrl' rltutr. Iu.N
had crossed To ! rance uom Londnlld'TN, ana whi'r
90" oi til, ~ br'aiUr ic-prtti hlr ''phpnl>s, thr
other Vas created cutr Il" N1guirtc. aud acquired
a reputation a. moGrl farmer II lr'>hinrn were
drawn to rance IA the earlier part 81 the century,
the latter half Iin s,od ,ill ger tNoaus Not
les, tlau hall million are believed 10 have served
apd d.cd before the French Republic was pro-
claimed. All ihroagh the Seven Years War Ing
lard had no more drterir med opponents; they werc
on every Continental field 10 winch the ilag oi
their lpr;rd country called then II must he SAM
however. tiat II" lrrLch army was ever - "rn"r.
aliI.d as tLLt " hlCh survived thc seven Tears
War
General O'Counor i, perhaps the most Is pral OF
his successful countrjwcn 81 H.. revolutionary
~ Rod. After a long '"ur>' Of lr.sh aSiiati"n'
tTu~Lcd hS q 'I-ual Imprisonment Al ort brofgr,
h., va, laid down Us the Eug.i-h bON"IhIlrui on
the ru1 & ~ lIrilaid frrm winch he Immediately
inadr IN WhN t. i'aTIs. NInur"h ~ ot'"utlnw m
~ general II brlga IT, and tlr relation, between the
two srru To hI,r h,ru hishJ 'r'lt1nic 10 - cOu-
trrs >ni,it tpnirrn intention. Nrnie icII III
O'tourrr " wrs not to iuyadc Ireland pom hrar-
ing this auuounc emrui NY uncle started ior Fans
and iu'W hIr commission "a Nap"r"ns lace.
.npnlrnn with a'naI.ns so!i1rs~. tarr,upnu on rri
hiui tlir command of o.. army hoh was 10 invade
spain Nv uuc!r how-,rr." wrote .Frargus
bt oiii,ui refused the ,-iou. lie aittWard
rrnno-rd lor Napocuns SISTER, VINO Warrird .iurAt.
\npulcDn gave hl, vnn.tui.' But the marriage hc
really made Va, with Eit-e de- tond"t"et. only
laughter Of the philosopher of that unmr; and.
having ACQUIRED the r,iI., oi b.gnon with her.
NlirL d ii belonged &" MIabrIu. L. comic! tahiJ
sritiri down ~ hsricultu'c.
Iurins Tie pr"~'nt century lrsuurn IN france
h,. IN, n many honorable post. 90 and out 81 tie
afniy pur Iairl,k D'Julu at IN tho orr IT, -
.atIi Cor many year, and had g5"a f"u"wn for llr
Gryn.ss 81 hi- -rr.sli: thu " su.>. IS rosie OF
l..r-,n. ;a,MHhoii. " hiir he to"k ny his nc aud
Na!a,,l. vii sUi,I,r The went, oi the o,sc-.