Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-24
NEW TIPPERARY.,

scenes of western Like Activity I'm
Town Building in StaId Old Ire-
land-An Interesting Letter Writ
ten ON the Scene by a New Haven
Man.
The following letter from Mr.. Rockwell,
though written several weeks earlier, will
prove interesting to the COURIER readers
even at this late date:
NEW TrrPERARY, July s3.-After couple days
sojourn in that beautiful resort visited BY the
best people of every land.the lakes OF Kiilarney
the way Of Maiiow to Limerick Junction for
Tipperary. The sight that greeted my attention
erection Of a new town in our western country;
Here artisans Of all kinds were busily engaged
places. Naturally one asks for the cause, 'swhy
do the people leave built up town to go upon 9
new territory but few rods away greatiy to
their Inconvenience, to build new homes ana
stores?n The answer is this: sA.,
The ponsonby property was busy being se.t.ed
ence he had lent money to Mr.. Ponsonby, own.
er Of Youghal property the Irish mem1s5s OF
haxng Learned this ~ pan
perary tenants, and the tenants agreea e pay
the support Of the Ponsonby tenants, and to take
this amount out of the rents of the Tipperary
course Smith Barry would not agree to this, but
offered to give them as heretofore
10 per cent off the judicial rents ms uiu noo
suit so Smith Barry caused the interest OF their
holdings to be sold by, auction in order to get
payment for his rent due. The chief dimcuity
RarrY ,eg With n svndcate pledged to fight the
| ants Of the Ponsonby estate. His tenants IN
Tpperary refused to pay him rent while ne tbr coa
ened when Smith O'Brien came forward with
the offer that they could have his land on their
own terms The words nad nalay Di h dspop
| lated buildings in old Tipperary-and the build
ins Of a new town on the property of Smith
Fri p aaS aaaes Ms%
| street, Dillon street, Parnen street, William
| OBrien street and score of others an named nee
scenes are something wonderful for old Ireland
Large and small stores are being rapidly con
b butter market, called the Arcade Business
seems thriving. Butter men and cattle men
Sy sma do M mailing altogether such sights
as W Ween T entered Ike town walked about its
streets, notebook in hand. Ihe conistapuar5
care. They could not imagine whether / was
tourist or spy Acting on the ground nnat IN.
wo1d Be S to ts
| say was not hard job when you take into con
sideration the fact that there are two hundred re
town Of six Thousand people simply here to keel
the peace. While they were here to keep thu
ro% changing ns 9 landlords at pleasure But view
ing streets adorned with either constabqlary 9
| military can't appease the hunger, and being II
this condition, naturally looked about for plac
| Of refreshment. went into pork shop OF
i Smith OaBrien street and said to the man VIII
kept it: Have you flres" yes" said he
well, can you send out and get me chop?
yes he said; and he did and cooked !
before me on the turf fire. With pot Of assam aa
| tea and some good salt pork and mealy potatoe
| enjoyed my meal in that romantic little shop
kept by an honest and industrious Irish patriot
| Business was good with him the day was there
It was market day, though one might say tina
every day was market day in Tipperary. 1t Is Gel
| ebrated butter mart. The very finest butter "a
and Sd. pound, such as we would have to pa:
| thirty cents a pound in America 500
as my dinner was over found myself out i
the street again. A farmer concluded shout
and, with whisper, remarked; Don't spa aae,
| them constabulary. We hold them In SCOTT
| They would evict their own mother" Such
the feeling of the people They feel as II the me
| had been prosecuted for years. They nav
| grievances which have driven them to despera
ton. These oppressed people will never no %,
their knee to tyranny; they will die first TIL
Irish world now watches events about to tran ran
spire at New Tipperary-and we wish her sue
| cess ANTHONY ROCKWELL.