The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
RARE ROMANCE IN
DUBLIN WORKHOUSE
Inmate Gets Accumulated Pen
sion From United States
AND MARRIES WOMAN
Who Was Also an Inmate of the Insti-
tuition and Who Had Comforted
Him During the Meian-
choly Days
AND MARRIES WOMAN

Dublin, August 6.-(special.) -Romance
is not confined to any particular walk
or station in life. This was made evil
dent by Marshall Bailey, an inmate OF
the South Dublin workhouse, who was a
soldier in the civil war In the United
States.
Bailey is 70 years of age. In the SOS he
went to the United States. When the
rebellion broke out he Joined the ranks
of the unionists and fought through the
war After the war was over he went
west. but did not prosper. When old
age overlook him he returned to his old
home, but found all his old friends dead
| or scattered to parts unknown. He was
penniless and without near relatives and
there was nothing to do but seek public
charity. Consequently he became an in
mate of the South Dublin workhouse.
This was five years ago.
| About four months ago the old soldier
| learned that $3.50 pension money was
due him from the United States govern
ment. Bailey either did not know or
had forgotten that the government I'M
der whose flag he fought paid pensions
to ex-soldiers.
| Negotiations were at once opened and
the money was recently paid to him. In
the meanwhile during the weary years
that Bailey waited for death in the
workhouse there was a middle aged
woman named Mary Callahan who COM
forted him and cheered him in his mo-
ments Of melancholy. Bailey came to
| love her and she, moved by his piteous
misery, came tp reciprocate this af-
lection.
| When Bailey left the worlShouse Mrs
Callahan did not suppose that she woue
ever see him again. She wept and
begged him to visit her once in a while.
The next day he returned with the
proper credentials for the woman's re-
lease. They were married at the St
James Roman Catholic church short
time afterwards.
Bailey insisted that another inmate act
as best man and that a woman inmate
| be the brides attendant.
| His Holiness the Pope has granted
singular privileges in connection with
this year s pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick.
| The sacred congregation of Rites has
| granted for the little church on Ireland S
| Holy Mountain votive mass in honor
| of Irelands apostle A votive mass in
honor OF a particular saint Is not I'M
common on a week day; but votive
mass on Sunday has been the exclu-
sive privilege of SIS. Peters and Paul
The three affairs in the little church on
the mountain top have also been priv
LEGGED. 1t is not the custom to grant
more than one privileged altar to any
church.. but the Pope himself did it in
this case.
One of the preachers for this year S
pilgrimage is a distinguished member OF
| the Augustinian Order in Rome. On the
eve of his departure from the Eternal
| City he was admitted to an audience
with the Pope, who desired him to i'm
part his special blessing to the pilgrims
on the summit of Ireland's Holy Noun
| tain.
! The oldest living person In Ireland is
| a woman named Mrs. Craniey of Clon-
| brin, Monastervane, who claims to have
| reached the age of 124 years. Still hale
and hearty, she is the mother of five
| daughters and three sons, the youngest
being over 70 years of age.