The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-26
IRELAND READY ID
 WELCOME SONS Men Who Fought For Liberty
 Will Return IN BIG HOME COMING w. ], Bryan Delivers Lecture to Large and Enthusiastic Audience at Bell fast-Bankrupt Conceals
 Money in Pillow

Dublin, June 2.-(Special. )-Whatever may be the changes of feeling among the Irish people as to the wisdom among the ety Of seeking to gain Irish freedom by forced arms. there has been no change in the affection and esteem In which tho men who risked their lives for Ireland in the Fenian days. The great homecoming pilgrimage is bringing many of these gal lsnt fighters home this year, and they gre being received enthusiastically. Among them Is Thomas Cullinane, who took very important part in the move ment in his native place during that stormy period. The district in which MT. Cullinane first saw the light, that Of Ballymacoda, can boast of some of the best and most devoted adherents to the movement of which James Stephens was the head. and some of them-particularly Peter O'Neill Crowley and his compan- ions of the episode at Kilclooney wood are remembered as amongst the best and truest and most steadfast which County Cork produced at that time. MT Culli- pane was often commissioned by the leaders to undertake very delicate and exacting tasks and 1t was while per forming one of these duties that he was aTreSleu OH DldTcH D, looI, ne pTOCeeueu to Castle Martyr, by direction of Captain Mcclure to make certain inquiries, and while doing so he fell into the hands of the police He was afterward tried In Cork with Captain Mcclure, Kelly and Joyce, and he was sentenced to be hang ed. drawn and Quartered. Three weeks later, however, he received a reprieve. and was then transported to western Australia. In February, 1871, he was given his freedom, and he then proceed ed to America. Though he had been a long time away, his heart always revert ed to the land for which he strove So nobly, and lately he returned to his na- tive district of Balymacoda To signal ize the homecoming and to give him q welcome worthy of his patriotic record, a meeting was held in Ballymacoda last week. A platform over which stars an1 stripes fioated was erected for the pro- ceedings, which were marked by the greatest enthusiasm.
 Another returning Fenian is MT. Der nard Gaffney, who left Ireland for Aus tralia in 1855 and Is now in his seventy ninth year.
 He had many interesting "reminiscences also of those stirring times. especially of the "Catalpe expedition. which was fitted out for the purpose of assisting Fenians in western Australia to escape. MT. Gaffney was one of the leading spirits of "The Irish Citizen" which was start ed in Sydney in 1871.
 Mr. Gaffney speaks highly of the Irish nationalist feeling, in Australia and the sympathy and interest with. which the fight for home rule Is watched by the Irish exiles.
 Hon. w. J. Bryan, the distinguished American politician, who at last election was candidate for the presidency of the United States, lectured to large au- dience in the Assembly hall Belfast, on '.The Prince of Peace.'' when his fine oratorical gifts made a profund impres- sion. MT. Bryan sis an attached Pres Auteriam and his minister is aus ulstesr