The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-08-01
Especial Correspondence to the Irish
Standard

StdndarQ.)
Augustine Murphy of Duluth, who
left the Zenith City" last May on a
visit ito the land of his BIRTH" and to
other countries as well. arrived in
London from Ireland early this month
on his way to the Continent. The
weather has been delightful and MIR.
Murphy reports most enjoyable trip.
His interesting letter is here given
to our readers:
Home againl Back to the green
fields of Erin!
Leaving OH the White Star liner
Cedric last May for a trip 70 Ireland,
l arrived at Queenstown after a most
pleasant voyage across the broa,. At
lantic. There were a. great many pas
sengers and the majority were IRISH
Americans going home to visit rela-
tivcs and friends. The scene at psrtinx
at Queenstown. when the tender came
alongside to transfer the passengers. is
always d memorable one and one that
cannot rs forgotten. When we srst
sighted the shores of Ireland ard the
ships bell fung giving the passengers
notice that land was seen, mighty
cheer went up from the Irish aboard.
Then the scene along the coast is al
ways one long to be remembered, with
Kerry pushing her headlands ont to
give you a kindly greeting" After the
and baggage looked after. a visit to- the
beautiful cathedral lis the first thing
that a. great many do. 1t is an impos..
ing and magnificent edifice, very near
completion now. but the spire has not
yet been finished. cannot express
how happy the people at home were
when they read of the accounts of tho
splendid reception Cardinal Logue re-
ceived on the OCCASION of his v.elt to
New York city for the centenary eel
ebration. They never expected that
he would be accorded such a welcome.
1t is but another example Of how the
old faith is as bright as ever IN the
hearts of the Irish people, God grant
that 1t shall always be so. 1t was the
same In Ireland when the papal dele
gate, vannutelli, visited the old land.
He got a most hearty and warm vel
come in the city of Cork He was sim
,,11 RI ut
when Cardinal Logue returned h ,me
cannot describe to you the hearty "Cead
Mile Failte" he got at Queenstown. The
city was Illuminated in grand style that
night. Every house in the city and
every store had It's windows illuminated
In every manner possible. And the
beach at Queenstown seemed to be
ablaze with electric tights. From the
waters edge to the hilltop everything
was ablaze. 1t was magnificent
sight. The mayor of Cork. the corpor-
alton and prominent citizens of the
city chartered a special steamer which
went out to meet the liner off Queens
town harbor. On behalf of the citizens
of Cork the mayor welcomed the Car
dinal and invited him to Cork the next
day. where he was presented with the
freedom of the city in the municipal
buildings. Words Of the highest praise
were given by the Cardinal, Bishop
Browne and other speakers at this
meeting for the Irish in Arnerica and
their magnificent tribute to the primate
of Armagh.
find that there has been a cnangc
in the land laws Of Ireland and a bet
ter opportunity is given now for the
purchase Of land. AS for home rule.
the people seem to think that they have
as much home rule now as they will
ever get in the district and town com
ellis. England is doing now as she has
always in the past. made promises and
broken them. That is what she ic do
ing exactly today with the home rule
measure for Ireland. Promising and