The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-01-26
IRISH, GRAVES IN ROME.
Interesting Lecture BY The. Noted Bishop
Of Cl0nfert.

ative audience. The subject was Irish
Graves in Rome" and the occasion was
the opening of Il new temperance hall
got up ut great expense by that most
interchangeable apostle of temperance,
Father Joyce. The hall was elaborate
ly and tastcfully decorated. The fol-
lowing priests were present: Rev. Fa-
theirs Bowes. Adm; Joyce, Flynn, and
Byrne, Ballinasloe; Father Begley, Z.
F., Moore; Father Coghlan, p. p,
Taughmaconncll; Father Gormclly, 2.
p, New Inn; Father ID. Coghlan, F. F.,
Aughrm; Father O'Laughlin, Father
Harvey, Father Kelly, Father Corco-
ran, and Father Lynch.
All the leading citizens of the town
We're present with their wives, daugh-
tiers, and sters, without distinction of
creed or class. His Lordship, in the
course of an eloquent address, said:
For the Irish pilgrims the graves Of
the northern carls were of course the
great center Of attraction, and no patri-
otto Irishman who goes to Rome ever
leaves them unvisitcd.
1.-TWO princes of the line of Conn,
Sleep in their cells of clay beside
O'Donnell Roe;
Three royal youths, alas! are gone,
Who lived for Erin's veal, but died
for Erin's woe!
All! could the men of Ireland read
The names these noteless burial
stones display to view,
Their wounded hearts afrcsh would
bleed,
Their tears gush forth again, their
groans rcsound anew"
So sang the bard of Tyrconncll who
accompanied the earls, us poor Clarence
Mangan has translated his woeful
song; and even still it is hard for
an lrishman, who knows the whole
sad story of glory, disaster and death. l
propose to read for you the names of
these nOtclcss burial stones. One stone
on the left tells us that Prince Rory
O'Donncll. earl Of Tyrconncl, whom
the poet calls "O'Donnell Roe" after
many battles fought and many abors
endured for his faith and country, was
driven an exile from Ireland and was
received with hospitality and affection
by the Pope in Rome, where, to the
grief of all who looked for his return,
he died OH the Doth of July, zoos. in
the thirty-tllird year of his age. His
brother Caicr, the companion Of his
dangers and exile, followed him to the
grave on the 18th of October following,
eldest brother. Prince Hugh O'Donnell,
had prcdcceascd them six years, and
was buried by the royal care of Philip
Ill. of Spain ut Valladolid. on Sept. 10,
1902. Ills lordship traced in vivid lam
gllagc the many stirring events which
preceded the exile of the Northern
chiefs, their oppression, and the tyran
meal means adopted by Elizabeth, who,
the lecturer declared, had not a shadow
of title to the obedience of the chiefs
of Ireland
Continuing, DR.. Healy said: 10
some extent we see similar things to-
day. We see the process going on ull-
der our own eyes in South Africa. |
merely now state facts. 1t is admit
ted that the purpose is to abolish the
civilization of Pretoria. and substitute
that of Cape Town and London. The
Beers are content with their own civili-
cation, but England imposes on them II
higher civilization-for their good. OF
course-just rs Elizabeth, with even
less right, undertook-for their good
to civilize Tyrone and Tyrconnell; and
if you put Red Hugh in the same place
as old Kruger, and Red Hugh O'Don-
nell in the same place as De Wet, YOU
would have the same state of things
existing in South Africa as you had
in Ireland at the time (cheers). | am
sorry to have to refer to the matter in
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audience, but so long as God leaves me
the use Of my tongue, shall never be
afraid to speak for any man or people
who are fighting for liberty (cheers).
DR.. Healy went OH to describe the ter
rible, bloody and glorious ten years
war maintained by O'Neill and ODon-
nell from 1892 to 1902, and referred in
particular to the battle of the Curlew
Hills, which was fought on the 18th of
August, 1899. On the day before the
battle O'Donnell and his troops tasted
in honor Of the Blessed Virgin, and
on Lady Day he and most of his Off
GERS confessed their sins, heard Mass
and went to Communion. It was afterI
Mass O'Donnell addressed his soldiers.