The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-04
HEIRSTO ERIN'S THRONES
FOUR KINGS OF THE GREEN ISLE
WHO LIVE IN NEW YORK.


Lineage That Reaches Back Into the
Days Before the nlustrious Brian
Boru.
From the Ne1 York Recorder.
Paris in the early days of the French re-
public was refuge for chronicles monarchs.
There were at one time no fewer than
twenty-three of these kings in exile, some
OF whom established mimic courts in the
gay capital and gave themselves up 10 the
enjoyment of life, with all the luxuries
which the word implies, while others had a
severe struggle to exc out a precarious ex-
isteuce, dining, when they dined at all, at
cheap cafes.
In this respect at least does merry Goth
am resemble merry Paris. For she, too, has
her crownless kings, the only real difference
being that 6otham's kings are not so numer-
Gus and do not go to suoh extremes of pow
erty and affluence. These kings are four in
number, and while their courts are neither
marked by extreme splendor, nor absolute
soualor they are equally furnished with
hope-the hope of some day being restored
to hereditary realms and scepters.
Strange to say, they all represent the
same country-namely, Ireland-and their
lineage extends back to the time before
Brian Boroihme Tor Boru, as he is usually
called drove out the Danes and became
supreme ruler of the whole island. Previ-
Gus to that ireland was divided, as every
one knows, into four provinces-Ulster,
Leinster, Munster and Connaught-and
these four scepterless monarchs are, or claim
to be, the lineal descendants Of the kings of
these four provinces. How caprioious fate
ever CHANGED to cast the four into a single
city is one of the unsolvable mysteries of
chance However, here they are IN the
flesh, and can be seen by any one who will
take the trouble to look for them.
FOUR KINGS TOGETHER.
For a year or SO and until recently they
were in the habit of congregatinR almost
every evening in an ale vault on Worth
street, just of Broadway, where they
would sit by the hour slipping the nut
brown and recounting the heroic deeds and
thrilling adventures Of their illustrious an
cestors. Lately, no viewer, they have
changed their haunts, all save one, who is
still to be seen In the old place every after
noon after o'clock, in company with few
choice oronies, some of his own nationality,
aud some of the country on the north side
of the Irish chanuel.
This is Dermot O'Leary, rightful heir to
the throne of Munster, an O'Leary having
been the last king of that ancient province
This king had the misfortune not TO be
born on Irish soil, having first seen the light
in London, England, about thirty five years
ago. He is rather above medium size,
physically well develoned aud athletic. He
has am attractive, intelligence face, pos
sesses a fair education and the keen sense of
humor peculiar to this country. He Is
open-hsnded and generous to a fault.
O'Leary is a ski1lful designer Of prints
and fabrics, at which occupation he earns a
comfor table living. He also runs a res
taurant-or, rather, his wife does-in
al oaauNafiou N
king and queen, but such is the capricious-
pess of fortunel Did not Sir Robert Pich-
borne sell beer in a Bowery saloon1
KINGLY RHYME.
The king is sincerely in earnest In his
claim and accepts the title when bestowed
upon him by his friends with dignity be-
fitting his rank. He makes no claims to
literary ahihty, although he sometimes.
like Silas Wegg, drops into rhyme. He was
once visited with a prophetic vision, to
which he gave expression in the form OF a
stanza of verse.
1t came to him Just previous TO the return
of long lost brother. whom he had not the
least idea of ever seeing again. The king
was not even thinking OF his brother at the
time, but the vision suddenly flashed upon
him, and he gave utterance to it in the fol-
lowing quatrain:
Gently rising DER the hill
Methinks see my brother Bill,
HIS hair cut long and his pants cut high
feel. feel him drawing nigh.
And, strange to relate. moment later
William put in an appearance, not "o'er
the hill" exactly, but down the steps lead
ing to tho beer cellar, and what was
stranger still his hair was sadly In need of
the barber and his trousers worn off half
way to the knees from tramptng through
the high prairie grass OF the far west.
HEIR TO ULSTER's THRONE.
James Hart, heir presumptive 10 the
throne of Ulster inherits his title from his
mother, whose name was O'Toole. He was
also born In London, is a man OF gigantic
figure and rather beefy In appearance, but
ON a ripper acquaintance you will be sur
prised 70 learn that he is extensively read
aud that he possesses a phenomenal mem
DRY. Indeed, l never met any one who
could quote from memory so voluminously
from the classics and other literary works.
He appears to have the niad of Homer at
his tongues end, while Shakespeare, Byron,
Milton and Goldsmith are as familiar TO
him as nursery rhymes are to q school
child.
In the matter of his claim, be- like
O'Leary, appears to be in dead earnest, and
discusses it with surpr Using gravity, espe-
ciely to the average cynic, who is prone TO
look upon all royal claimants as little more
than cranks. This same SOOTHING cynlo is
IuOAo AuC1lucO VI Lhuku 10
that the king has appointed, with great
earnestness and pomp, a complete cabinet,
consisting of grand chamberlain, prime
minister, secretaries of state. the navy. the
treasury, etc., from among his friends. The
writer has the honor OF having been created
a peer, although he still awaits his pareh
men, coronet and ribbon.
According to the ancient laws of Ireland
this kings claim to the throne of his ances-
tors would be little irregular, "a the blood
royal was supposed to be transmitted only
through the male line. Nevertheless, as no
mae heirs Of the name of O'Toole. accord
ing to Mr.. Harris version, are now extant,
his majesty has no hesitancy in putting in
his claim to the throne of Ulster.
He also claims that at the final battle Of
Wexford, at which Brian Borihme COM
pletely routed the Danes, his ilustrious
ancestor, Shanus O'Toole, commanded a
division Of the Irish forces, and so distin-
guished himself that the great Boroihme
bestowed the title OF "Gillcruskeen, :" or
permanent king, upon him. Fhis title he
and his descendants were to bear throughout
all time without the necessity of undergoing
the irizsome duties OF state.
II was implied ia this mandate that the
title was to descend in direct line, regard
less OF sex. Hence the present claimants
positive position, notwithstanding the fact
that his family was dispossessed at later
DeriOd and that his flIuetrioua annaztors AZ