Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-31

l Attorney F. J. McMahon, clerk o the city court, who has just returne' | from tour through Ireland talke' with Democrat reporter to-day re garding his trip and judging by wha he says it is quite evident that thing are on the mend in that country ant that the day is not far off when i will be common thing to meet till CTS of the soil in all parts of Irelant who are their own landlords This is one of the results of years o l agitation during which good shar, of the sinews of war were furnished by residents of the United States, Can ada, Australia and other parts of tn, world. Waterbury was prominent il that movement, not only on accoun of the amount of money raised here but because of the interest taken il 1t by the late Rev Lawrence Walsh then pastor of the Immaculate Con ception church, who was treasurer of the fund and mailed to Ireland something in the neighborhood o1 $1,000,000. MT McMahon himself was active in the movement and nat urally took pains to inquire how tht money had been expended and wha practical benefit, if any, came to tht people from all the aid and eloquenc' which had been expended on the Ions standing dispute between landlord and tenant After careful survey of the situation he is free to state that there is marked improvement in the condition of the people now compared with that of a quarter cen tury ago and the prospect is bright for better things in the not distant future. We quote few paragraphs from MT McMahon's remarks al | follows:
 Our first stopping place in the Emerald Isle was the black north al the beautiful and thriving city ol Belfast. Here the hum of industry sounded as the sweetest of music and the air of prosperity seemed to pre- vail everywhere--a striking example of what Ireland might be, could she but find employment for the people Visitors are always treated courteous I ly and given every opportunity fol sight seeing Indeed, the fact that I man came from America is suffi. cient introduction to entitle him tc be shown through any of the large mills or stores in the city. The buildings are slightly, the streets clean, and the trolley service good Within the city is to be found many parks and shady driveways, each wing with the other in attractive ness and beauty. But what appealed to me most was the nursery of Hugh Dickson, situated about ten miles outside the city. Here the rose fancier would find his favorite flow. CT at its best. Picture if you can twenty-five or thirty acres of roses in full bloom, with flowers on nearly all of them measuring five and six inches in diameter--a sight truly never tc be forgotten.
 "The next place of importance we visited was dear old Dublin, Ire lands ancient capitol. There still stands its house of parliament, as stately and noble looking as ever, and although as is well known the parlia- ment building has for years belonged to the Bank of Ireland and is used by 1t for banking purposes. its cor riders are still patrolled by the red coated soldiers of King Edward. In close proximity to the house of par lament stands the famous Trinity college, the entrance to which is or namented on one side by a statue of Edmund Burke, and on the other by that of Oliver Goldsmith. A stroll through the campus proved not only interesting but fascinating. It is true. indeed. that Trinity college is far from being popular institution in Dublin, and yet. strange to say, it has turned out some great men who have figured prominently in Irish history, from Robert Emmet to Douglass Hyde.
 "Another place that impressed me very much was Glasnevin cemetery, the beauties of which are beyond my power to describe. There reposes all that is mortal of most of Ireland's distinguished sons and daughters. The imposing monument of 0'Connell stands out very prominently as you enter the cemetery and not very far therefrom is the humble grave of Charles Stewart Parnell, and must confess that as I stood in front of that grave and be- held the fresh flowers upon it and overheard the comments made in reference to it's silent occupant. I was we'll pleased to feel that his labors were not forgotten and that his true merit was beginning to be recognized and appreciated.
 We visited some of the public buildings and many of the principal churches. both Catholic and Protest ant. among them St Patrick's cathe- dral. the scene of the labors of the great and only Dean Swift. and found something to admire in all of them.
 "The pride of Dublin, after all, is its magnificent parks, the greatest of which Is. of course, the Phoenix park, containing as it does nearly two thousand acres; and a drive through 1t is almost enchanting and would recall vividly some of the fairy legends of childhood. Many others there are smaller In size. but in every other way just as charming. Next to the parks is its trolley service. which is. 1 think, equal to the best found anywhere. The cars are all doubledeckers: that is. two stories: