Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-11
WHAT'S IN A NAME9
An Amusing Mistake Made By Water
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An Amusing Mistake Made By a Water bury Tourist i'm Ireland.
 Terrence c. OBrien, who returned last Saturday from tour through Ireland, tells some interesting "reminiscences of his trip, the most amusing of all being little mis- take which occurred in Cork. MT O'Brien arrived in the Rebel City late one Saturday night and put up at hotel leav- ing instructions with ths porter to call on him in time for first mass the next morning. He says he was dreaming of the night of the big fire in the Platt's block when the waiter called him and said he would just have time enough to get breakfast and reach the chapel for o'clock mass. He jumped out of bed, dressed himself, took light lnnch and went out to Patrick street, the principal thoroughfare in the city. There are a number of beautiful Catholic churches in Cork and being familiar with the name of Shandon church he decided to repair thither, forgetting that it has long since been used as place of worship by 8 Protestant denomination. The bells were chiming their usual enchanting melody and before the tourist knew 1t, he was as- cending the steps leading to the edifce. On his way he saw several persons whom he knew to be church goers and wondered | why none Of them turned into Shandon church, but this did not deter him from his purpose of attending divine service in the church made famous by the brilliant poet-priest. Rev Francis Mahoney.
 l At the main entrance he was accosted by a man whom he took to be some one | retiring before the service was over, an | annoying custom in every church in cbris- tendon, and of this person Mir O'Brien inquired what time first mass commenced The khan kha vkop of the church, who happened to be coming out after dusting the pews. The sexton took in the situation at once and laugh ingly remarked: My friend, we have no such ceremony in this church, but there will be services here at 10 o'clock"
 All of a sudden the mistake dawned on the Waterbury man and he and the care | keeper of Shandon church indulged in a good laugh at the idea of it.
 It is a common mistake for American | tourists in Ireland to make, for the name of Father Mahoney is so inseparably asso- ciated V ith the edifce that people natural ly think he ministered there. John Mo- risrty of the Waterbury Furniture com pany was caught in the same box when visiting in that country and did not realize | his blunder until he was inside of the door, | when his wife remarked that the place had a strange appearance for Q Catholic church. But the genial furniture dealer was not the kind of man to be found wanting for a good explanation of his conduct and got out of the dilemma by telling his compan ion that he went there to get full view oi the bells in the church tower and thought he would have peep at the inside to see what it looked like.
 It is not many years ago hince one American Catholic traveller who was about to return to the states went into St Pat rick's cathedral in Dublin in the evening and desiring to make his peace with God before starting on the return trip went over to man who was repairing gas jet and asked where were the confessionals and what time the priest would be in.
 "You came into the wrong place. said the plumber. We have no confessionals or any other insignia of the Catholic faith in this building"
 ''Well" answered the American, ''if that | be true don't see why under heavens you use such misleading name.,'