New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
DAYS IN IRELAND.
ATULONE AND SLIGO.

Dublin. July IA.
We entered Athlonc on markr'-daN' INV
streets were full Of country people. donkey-WasohS'
, and colvos and tbc sidewalks were en-
o,r,horod bv farm produce Soon after O'Clock
a., tour, HOGAN 70 Ie cleared of this c0niusoh'
and clio BRIGHT faces of the men and women re-
..,.,,r, % their homes showed that they hau sue
cecded iu their bargaining or been chccr'' .,
,ooatino with friends Their donkeys are p''ieh'
Ii++Io boasts and do great deal Of work TOT me
.rLircn,r with very poor feeding. Inc ioa"N
.,iob thcv draw are ont Of all proportion 10
chair ei1c saw a barrel Of vinegar Hihe pun
into y cart and il was 80 much beaver 'h'h
tho little donkey that il raised him up ITo'" NV
oround and he beat the mir with his from "I'
in his perplexitv, but when let down 10 the eor'h
AGAIN he rclapsed Immediately into the meek III"
rood-notured attitude which belongs 10 hiS i"oo'
Tho mills ut Athone give prosperity 10 Is
roonla I was told that the sawmill employs
obont | 90 men and the woolen-mills about o"o'
Tho yorkmcn were coming out 10 pl'Hh''S' 40
7 went by They looked hralihful ana happy
Work-hours are from TO u. WIN an III
Permission for breakfast and another i"r oihher'
The town is considerable military post ana
Wellington was quartered here wien Io"n'
..ha1,nrr Tho Catholic Church is making =
vigorous stand against intempcrahce 'he p's"oP
rconires all children at confirmation 10 nuke
nlcdgc of total abstinence I'LL they rcach '"chN-
one wears: and drinking NJ wakes Is Iof"ioor'.
All through Cannaught the clergy are ro"S'u
,o tho evils of intrmperancc among the Io"fr
classes
Sc soon aftcr our arrival as possible we SCI
ont for the famous ruins OF ClonmacnoiSc' 'W'Ne
,pics distant We Ind been eager 10 rEach 'ifh'
.,.l slsa
ever since we landed on the island. ana 'h'
morning promised well for pleasant d'N' AI"'
It's promises were not kept. We WeT' 'o''"""'
I'm our irivcr-a bShcar'cd mnn WIN hIhd
salute for everybody TINT We met on thc r"a'
and = iokr for every child Dennis had been
soldier in India in the old DAYS Wheh ! WIS
nndcr the control Of the Eae, India Company and
confirmed the accounts OF the crnclticS % lh
officials They had me heart that sad. Ii"
said "that | was in fears every morning, WIN
thcr c,neltv 10 the poor cratcrs' The rich en-
phass which he gave 10 the word poor con
yinccd ne that his heart was still sod at the
remembrance I noticed that after few min
r,cs' silence his cyclidS were beaded with the
dow Of heavenly pity. Dennis did not think
licbly of the land agitation. lie thought the
minds of the people We're 80 full OF II that they
were ncgccting the proper tiil1.c of their
land and thus increasing The distress. lie as
sorted that the lot of the poor was much better
than in his boyhood and he pat his trust IL
education as the great curc-all As we passed
n ruined church asked him # Cromwell Ia"
DESTROYED it, He replied: "Ach! Dvil rum
will We see but They Will say cromwell dlI H.
when lciikcs Themselves LEI the roof rot OF IL.
We could now begin 10 see across 'li' Dog ~"
towers of Clonmacnoise. Ire great round tower
was particularly Holiccahle. from whose '"p t''
watch could see the wand"rinss "i u" INci
Shannon for many mile. and conld Monty me
peichhorhood when the dreadful Dane ""s com
inc and so give time for the fraternity 10 col
lee, thcir holy vessels and yeStmen's and S''k
,efuge within it's walls Till the storm was over
mast noticed women wor'ung bare
footed in fhc bog. ping 'r I'M
or leading the horse In plo1ehinr anon
Tie potatoes in some lNie h'Id 7"
claimed from the moor call'l D'nn>s al
trntion 10 it,, and he said: q" sure isn't ~ in'
vholcsonler for them Ia be- working ont on the
land than 70 be stopping In ~" honS dr'nk'h'
tav?7 Dcnus's notion Of wornanlN fiF"'N
seemed ~ consist in tra-driuking.
Clouuacnosc ruins mark where the busy c'p-
it2l Of Connaught had lccn. and whrr" hundred,
of moul,, aud ccclesiaet,cs had hcrn f't""t"I. u
rcmirdrd uc of soiae Of the abando' el Hrc"k
cities that | lad visited IN the 'rimro. ma
s,In, fear flat We might not inl aut ono - g.idr
III. ,rrouQh the ruins. and 80 expressed miTi I"
Dennis: hut he aesured me- thni there was " 10
fear ard that there an old woman mere
who would isk thc face 90 an ass. W L'''"f
tl,!s was intended reflection on ~" or On me
cid woman cannot soy-probably on -" lnttrr
In tlie inc. mcnt Of ne ignorant p"asan'ry The
sacred memories still cling Ia the stones " Ion
riarnolsc. aud they have Transformed every part
| into q snDcr,titious token They make plgrim-
ooes There and have established a regular order of
! VISITING the stations. There are parts wh"n'
! ,lev 90 for more than 200 yards their bare
| knees repeating tie creed aud the presented
! prnyers. after which they can cure Il som hand
| by hchrvinpy putting II into an old basin Tor
| Lolv water in Tie side wall and by lrayinq pin,
| a button. or even Il stone IN the basin after them.
| \ broken font lying on tie ground cures weak
| hacI, if sat in b"licvngly. stone socket for
srcadyiug ii capita. column. now on the
| Ground. cures q stiT kDcc put into IT, Another
| basin drives away toothachc. All the time that
| was TRYING ~ dream among thogc venerable
ruins Of the time that was gonc-of IFS peace
full and Of It's stormy dals-thc old woman was
talking the face Oh me as aforesaid, with her
eternal clattcr about this nonsense. In an EVIL
moment | Welded SO far as 10 ask her If sl" had
ever seen any one cured the spot Of a sim
knee by putting il into that stone socket. In
| deed have" and then she took fresh start -
tell me h0w II butcher came there Oh crutchc5
believing and was SO bad that he had 10 give
her a shilling to make the stages for him and T.
say the correct prayers, he having the intention,
do YOU mind sir" Il feared the woman was
going into metaphysics And how, when all was
| properly done he put his stiff knee IN the hole,
and flung away his clutches and walked home
l. I,t,, Ill lott,
man. who had been following Ms and tcstifylng 10
all that the woman said clerk used to give
his amens Ia the priests prayers There no
L. ,It1n Il f,u. In fln