The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13
III n HMEN.
Descendants of Paiatinr Protr-tanu Nov
Nv Ing NJ Rathkesie.

To IHE Enron 90 IHE SuN NU About
a year ago a controversy was carried on Ia
the SUNDAY edition of Tan SCN. with reference"
tu n" Pilai,n- emigration Iuto ireland. about
a.. years I7u9-lO dur'us IA" reign OF queen
Anne II IL a we'll known historical Tact,
that about the time when the great td" OF
palatinc en- grafton set IA to~ard the colony
OF New York. and more ESPECIALLY to P-nn-yI-
wanna, about four thousand of tins people
were sent over To Ireland upon ~" request
Of the then Lieutenant -t,uVrruot, aud W-r"
settled mainly ia the county limerick These
we're Of the same Isopl- WHO So largely IoIu-
lated Pennsylvania. the d"-crndsnts ~ whom
still susak "A German dialect. commonly called
'p-nnsy wanna Dutch. many oi IN" same
l-.opl. settled In IA" VALLEY Of the MohaWk.
IA the county Of scholars. aud along the
Hudson In the state Of NrN York
The controversy inb-iorr alluded To
came about IN this way \ correspondent
OF iHh Su>. who i unknown to the writer.
stated that IT.. d.,crndsnt- Of these G"rman
p,latin.s. were -tll 10 h- found ~ Rithk"al".
preserving their G-gmau names. customs
habits. and ia religion their Protestant ia'th.
Tli- statement wa- replied To by some IRISH
man. Who Cla imcd to H. a native oi kati-
A.al-. VII stated that there yer" no German
names at Rhthk-nl-, and no prot"stanis
Now. for ~. truth. | came here with the sole
pufIos. m vi"w. TO learn whether N" de-
s,~ndant- ~ N. pllatnH we're stu IN TINS part
of ireland ~ a distinct Ieopl" lh"v are stu
here m large numbers NJ the outskirts OF
Rathkeal. . "A hamlet called court Naifih,
which - the c-utt' of them iu THIS locality
Here m" writer met a number oi them VIZ
Samuel ShIrr. a very .uteih gent farmer, seems
TO be- a sort Of KING bee" anon. them
met, hl- sons and daughters, all educated
and we'll informed other German names
- -. 49,. 90. .Ntl a N1.NIaF Mailer
Bov,u.er. Becker. R"tnhar', iirck. ana many
Others u" numt-r ~ iimIi"s ~ tris ne g.
borhood number about ~" auhdr"d, ami %
49," county Of iam"tI"s '1" uuini"t o. f'I'l.i
families h. estimated ~ about Two thOu~trd
The, r.utr- about Adsr-. BtlIvgruNo, Art-lt
and Court NAtrN, III" latter i"Iug %" phr"it
COLONY az Cogf~". many OF il"-" i"'oIH'
.migrited to Nm"ri't during ih" n"hthfN
uu-t past. and other vii No doubt follow, -
America j. IN. goal to which every inhattt'nt
ot ireland look forward
Ia reply 10 the statement that ih"r" ~" no
German Prot.-tant- a. kHthkeHl", which -
a small plHo" of not NOR" than ~" thou,hhd
souls. II D. only u"cc.~Ary TO STATE that thor"
ar- two Protestant church"- h"t". on" N"tio-
dist. OF Wesleyan. A. known here. ana ~"
Other ~,nglrsn IN" rsla'lu"~ With scarcely
any execution. belong to "l'her or" OF them
NH about o s"urrsti"r iud q bali 1so
tlr.n rtlttIus- sIot' .l' u tb'N 81. i"''.
Which g.. -thl -r"N", 'nn-'lN,nlh hl
thai his father. who dl-d -oni" tN"r'v war
t.n ~ The age of ~ wear. Va -tll 'onN't~-
lut sith ~" dialect OF hi- ihih't ana th"
generations u"for" that -pok" '.c dialect
prs,ty GENERALLY. tUt At thI- day u h1- died
ont
80 much M reply 80 m" writer 20 1HF StN
of ,hout a wear ago. Who claimed that th"r"
were mo- German y" mo- ana no iro'"-'nhf~
AZ Rathkrll" IN ireland have met them
f,co TO face. htoks bread WITH them. and
made tho acquaintance Of some ul them. Who
have Irrr.i-..i 10 Nlsit m" ~ F"nu~NlVtnln
Most 81 them ~" pro-u"tou- and v"li-io-io.
ON. Of Nr Slirr's sons sad fit' ~" Intended
to ,i>i, New York ~ an sariv dsN, Fnd wished
To- krnV vh"th.r ~" could DO .' Oh Iin
v~rlfnr. nj -ofu. of them
trust that I'M. letter Will ~" oOn,luSIv" 20
Tho r.sd.rs 81 INV StN. That There M" German
name. ~ Rp'hkcals. aud prot'-tHuts - vol.
no, u Outstanding tho assertion oi nm Irish
man. VINO claim. he pl1cr o. ~" place 81 nj
nativity. to IT," contrary
WitiI,N RrIpILMNN.
E,rHEIliE. ireland. july