Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
A MEMORIAL TO MOORE.
Seumas Maemanus on IreIand's Favor.
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Inc movement to erect a memorial
10 our poet Moore goes on apace. The
SUBSCRIPTION list which was opened in
the Freeman's Journal is, week nv
Week. being extended by the addition
OF notable names Of men residing. not
merely IN Ireland. but in America and
Australia as well. The warmth with
! winch the matter has been taken nm and
supported shows that after all Moore
holds higher place than we thoupht
In the esteem of the Irish people-per.
haps higher place than he is entitled
TO- Anyway. it is now certain that a
worthy memorial will be erected m him
in Dublin. 1t is to be hoped that the
outrage put upon him. and merc;fu,,,
hidden away in College street-noI;ta
people call this statue-wiu ho
chucked into the Liffey, so thar noor
Moores uneasy names may rest salts.
lied. Inc execution Of this outrage m
statue. whichever it pleases Won to
call it, was. instead Of being given to
the worthy John Hogan. put into tho
hands OF Gerald Moore with dire result
! Thomas Moore had a narrow esc.n.
from being politician. In the vaa,
1882 Gerald Griffin with his brother
Daniel, We're sent as n depufation IN
Moore at Bromham. Wiltshire whore
he resided for thirty-five years. to ash
MIN to represent the city of Limerick
IN Parliament. Gerald Griffin relates
now. breakfasring at the Caste Inn in
IRE village of Bromham. he asked the
waiter II he knew anything of Mr..
Moore OF Superior Cottage. Yes.
s'iu tne waiter. he makes poetry"
l oion know" Griffin wrote, whether
10 embrace the man for knowing so
.nuen' or to kick him for knowing so
niue. The good people of Bromha,n
ana heishborhood believed that the
poet was the author of Moores's AL
manac, a publication that they studied
iehelously. because of its prophecies q,
the wonderful happenings of each
lhoiith N the year. and its forewarnin,
against crop destroying weather.
"hen poor Gerald Griffin, sweet poet
and charming novelist, best known nor.
caps. nowadays, as the author of ..Tha
NolleglanS. dramatized by Boucicault
under the title of THE Colleen Raun
vas SO indignant at the small fam.
| MooTe had obtained in a Wiltshire vii.
rage, ne dreamt not that in a village Of
his own particular country his owr
name would not. half a century afte,
MS death, be recognized Yet. such
aihs' was destined to be the case.
In the beautiful lines, 20 swee.
Adare. o lovely vale" Griffin imno,
taiizes forever the lovely village OF tb,,
name in his own county of Iimari.r
| oh
ago, with comrade cycled out to So.
me SWEEP spot whose praises as sun.
ny Gerald Griffin made music In m.
SOUL. "hen l saw the reality | was
hot olslilusloned. The beauty of Ada-e
'nd the love of Griffin took firiner hold
| upon me. My heart filled with both
dropped into the village inn, 1.-The Dun
raven Arms with my comrade ana
seated III the elegant little parlor. Or
uereo refreshment. and thirstine for
more knowledge of Griffin. I asked OF
the smart young man who attended nc
Did Griffin live here for some time
or did he not?" The waiter lookad
questioningly at me- who did Won
say Griffin l repeated. "Geralo
Griffin 1 said impatiently. Did he
| ever 1--we at Adare?' The waite,
paused for few minutes reflection
ana then shook his head. TO this neg.
awe motion. he added, I'm not a ma
1--WE here, myself. but I'll Just ask y,
u'e oar. He went away, and in a few
.Hia"tes opened the door again. mt In
MS mead. and said. mo. sir, there is M
man Oh tiiat name lived hereabouts
And such is fame.
1t is true that we do not chsr;sA th,.
memory of our notable men in half ca
io'o fasnlon as do the Scotch. Meet
Scotchman in any part of the world.
ua,e 10 say anything derOgatory to
Bobby Burns and If youare not knocked
uo"h' You may by that means know
'"'' Sour ocotchman is not a Scot, but
on'y an Engilshman masquerading.
Inc only Scotchman whom l ever met
VINO dld not enthuse till his soul boiled
over ABOUT Burns vas young man
from Burnss own county Of Ayr. He
oerthed in the same compartment with
me on board an Atlantic liner. He
was a fine. big. strong agricultural
looking fellow. and was returning from
few weeks trip to the States. When
l learned he was from Ayr I grew en-
thusiastic. oh" l said. you are
from Burns's own county. "A-aye,"
he said hcsitatingly in the manner of
one who didn't care to countenance
foolish enthusiasm. Aren't YOU
proud to come from Burns's coun-
ty: l said somewhat astonished Not
IA bit of it," he replied boredly. Don't
you admire his work." said. "Oh.
maybe. he made some middling good
things; they're ma sac grand as a.
that. This Ayrshire boy hattened
me out. but when came to calm
thought upon the subject. it gave me-
pleasure to know that there was even
one hereto in Scotland.
,, The great old Irish festival Of Sam
hahn first Nnvenber). which in pre-
Christian times was tremendously
celebrated in Erin. is with all our other
old customs being re-csta blished now
adays. The Cllmann Ma Gael Society
have for several years past been hon
. oring the OCCASION, and drawing to it
the attention Of the public. They
have Irish plays. some in the Irish
Language. some in the English Ian
r rllagc, acted ,r,ou all the nights dur
: in: S,mllainiile. They also dis
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