Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-19

finest sneciments of Norman military ar
chitecture in existence. 1t Is now useo
as an ordnance store for the mll.aI! saI
rison. There is a romantic story asso-
ciated with the old town. and cannot re-
sist the temptation to tell IL
Toward the beginning of the ninth CEN
fury the Danish king of Limerick. Tur-
gesius by name, who occupied fortifi-
cation that stood upon the site of the
present castle fell in love with the daugh-
ter of Mulachy, the king OF Meath the
same who
wore the collar Of gold
Which he won from the proud invader
Turgesius demanded her hand in mar
rage, and Malachy. who was NOT IN very
good shape for a fight, dare not deny MIN.
The girl however, had her wits about her.
and suggested to her timid father plan
to OUT wit the odious lover. AT her sugges-
ton he entreated TurSeslus that his
daughter might be received by MIN prl-
Vately and at night. and promised 10
send as her attendants fifteen of the most
celebrated beauties of his kingdom The
arrangement was acceptable. and, at the
appointed time the princess and her M
teen ladies in waiting arrived at Limerick
and were conducted to the apartments OF
the king. who was eagerly awaiting them.
When Turgesius took the princess in his
arms the fifteen ladies in waiting imme-
diately threw off their DISCUSSES and the
aStorished King of Limerick saw before
him fifteen of the stoutest and bravest of
sword in his hand. Before he could re-
cove from his establishment Turgesius
was seized and bound. his guards were
surprised. the gates of the fortress were
opened to Malachy and the men of Meath.
who massacred the entire garrison, and
thereafter ruled in Limerick.
Earl of Limerick Not Popular.
The Lord of Limerick is the earl of that
name, and he formerly owned a large por-
ton of the older section Of the city. but
has parted with most of it. About year
ago his real estate holdings in town were
nearly all sold out for the benefit Of his
creditors. who realized about $780, 900 from
the auction, but that did not pay more
has been a rake ever since he came of age.
and went through his property in great
hurry
Fortunately for her happiness, the
Countess of Limerick, who was a Miss
May Irwin of this city, had an excellent
settlement at the time of the marriage in
1880. retains Dromore castle on the edge
of the city near the mouth of the River
Shannon surrounded by handsome grounds
and overlooking the bay. She is quite
popular and entertains q good deal.
The Earl Of Limerick is descended from
Edmund Sexton Perry. speaker of the Irish
house Of commons from It'll to 1785. and
his father and grandfather were men OF
sterling integrity. but evidently there is
something wrong with his moral con-
sctOusness or else he had a bad bringing
him.
Emigrate to America.
The emigration to America from County
Limerick has been very large, and every
person We have met has one or more rela-
tives In the United States. Every family
Is represented there md those who have
not gone are anxious to go. This spring
and summer quite a number Of young
people have returned to their old homes,
and the airs they put on are very anus
ing. We have seen them at the railway
stations, at church, on the streets and
elsewhere surrounded by admiring and
envious friends.
The government is doing everything it
can to restrain emigration to the United
States' but naturally can accomplish
little. There is a lace school here con-
Quoted under the auspices of the depart
ment OF agriculture which not only fur
nishes the material but finds a market
for the product of the girls who are work.
ing In it. Teachers from the agricultural
department. are going about among the
farmers giving them instruction in plant
ing and cultivating their crops, in taking
care or their cattle. in raising poultry,
keeping bees and setting out fruit trees
and bushes, but they are not very popu-
lar They are too scientific in their meth
DDS and their language. They use too
many big words and advance theories
that are too fine for the average peasant
to understand. Thus they shoot over the
heads of their hearers and students and
do not accomplish the good that more
practical men might do.
Government Builds Homes.
More laborers' cottages have been
erected by the government in County
Limerick than in any other part of Ire
land and more are being built all the
time. Any laboring man who wants a
home of his own need only to make ap-
plication for the assistance of the COM
missioners of the poor and express his
preference for a site. The commissioners
are not required to accept his choice. but
usually do SO when there Is no particular
objection, and he is entitled to an acre of
ground for a garden. After certain legal
prelimtnaries are fulfilled they erect for
him two-stOry five-room cottage. cost
ing about $3.50. with an clubhouse for fuel
storage and the accommodation of a COW.
They inclose the property with a stout
fence and turn it over to the new owner
without the expenditure of a farthing on
his part He, however undertakes to
reimburse the county for the investment
1t has made in his behalf at the rate of
~ per cent Of the cost price, which usu-
ally amounts to about $50 a year. The
1aboring class of no other country are SO
we'll treated.