The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-12
o'Connell's Mother,

with an everlasting love-and among
the very greatest of these was Daniel
o'Connel. Born in IT'S and dying in
1S47. he may be summed up body,
mind. heart and soul, In the familiar
lines:
Oh Erin, shall it e'er be mine
To right thy wrongs in battle line.
To raise thy victor head, and see
Thy hills. thy dales. thy people free?
That glance Of bliss is all crave
Between my labors and the grave.
If ever man had one purpose. and
but one, that man was Daniel O'Con-
nell. and that purpose was to make
Ireland free.
1t is unnecessary to tell the story
here of that amazing man and his
amazing life work 1t is known to all
the world-the giant frame, the mighty
physical strength, the imperial intel
lect. the eloquence that was able to
sway men as the storm wind sways
the forest trees. and the great good
nature that not even the CALLING sense
of his country's wrongs could destroy
all this is as familiar to US as a
household word
The man who has not heard of DAN
lei O'Connell has heard of nobody, and
dry as summer dust" is the heart that
has not beaten With renewed enthusi-
asm at the recital of the "Liberator's
hattle for Erins rights"
Wonderful man. was Daniel O'Con-
nell. And he had wonderful mother,
Catherine O'Mullane, wife of Morgan
oConnell. and mother of the mighty
orator was typical Celt. a typical
lrishwoman, with most of the good and
with few Of the bad traits of the Irish
character. She was a native Of viii
lage near the famous town of Barney,
aud came Of family in which physi-
al proves had been hereditary for
generations
Levelheaded. generous to a fault,
brimfu Of fun. a firm believer in God,
and with heart that overlooked with
love and Kindness for everybody, Cath
erin" O'Connell was an honor to her
country and TO her race.
She was an educated woman-few
women in those days were educated
but Nature gave her a wonderful brain,
lots IF :har1
discerning Judgment that enabled her
TO hold her own with the best of them.
With but very little knowledge Of
books, she graduated With high honors
from the University Of Nature. and
repaired TO hold an argument upon al
most any subject, even with the smart
est OF the college folk.
She was a great talker. 1t was as
easy for her to talk as it Is for fish
to swim or a bird to fly. and. while
she was woman of innate refine
ment of soul, she could when neces-
sary, scorch like lightning and burn
like vitriol
She hated. with holy hate, every
form OF injustice and wrong Any
kind of foul play. any kind Of ilnposi-
ton by one person upon another.
aroused her to the fighting pitch. and
she never hesitated TO denounce the
wrong that shocked her. Hope was
strong in her soul and God had made
it possible for her to see star even
in the darkest night time Of trouble
and care
path" she took up her burden and
carried It along with a song. ever
faithful. ever patient. ever hopeful, and
never discouraged,
Like the true and faithful mother
that she was. she would gather her
little ones about her knees and irnpart
to them in her simple. yet earnest
way. the lessons borne out Of the truth
ond goodness Of her own unspoiled
nature: and the lessons were not in
vain.
one Of these little ones. al least,
grew up to be one of the greatest hui
man forces that the world has seen.
and from the upheavals made by that
force the world is still shaking.
Thanks to the companionship of his
great and good mother O'Connel was
repaired to begin the agitation which
is not to cease until Justice for Ireland
becomes fact to be recognized and
gloried in by all men
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