Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-19
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Annual American Invasion of the
Emerald Isle is Now in
Force.
HOME COMING SEASON Is ON
Money is Spent Lavishly with Irish
Tradesmen.
BIG BOOM FOR FACTORIES
Capital from United States May Be
Brought In.
ROMANCE OF A PRISON GEL
Interesting Cnse of Assault On nm
Old Age PensiOner MOther-in-
Lhw-Jury Finds the As
snilnnt Guilty.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

DUBLIN, June 1S-(Special Dispatch to
The ee.)-The American invasion is on in
full swing. Hardly a steamer from across
the Atlantic but brings its quota OF Irish
Americans or the Sous and daughters of
Irish Americans, all actuated by the desire
to see the land of their fathers. In every
section of the island family reunions are
the order of the day and hundreds of Wis
itors are looking up old friends family
records and the like. While many OF the
visitors come in style and show every sign
of prosperity, H. is surprising the number
who have come over third class having
evidently pinched and saved to make the
visit.
One effect of this homecoming movement
is going to be boom in Irish manufac-
lures. Not only are the visitors purchasing
of Irshmade goods bountifully their
purses permit, but they announce their in
tention on their return home to call for
Irish goods thus making a permanent
demand. 1t is also hoped that American
! capital may be interested in the develop
ment of the old country.
Recalls "a Romance.
| The announcement of the death in
Queensland of Mrs. Kelvin Izod ODoherty,
who gained fame by her poetic contribu-
lions under the name of Eva" to Gavan
| Duffys Nation, the organ Of the Young
Ireland movement in lS4S recalls a charm
ing Irish romance. Mrs. O'Doherty was
Miss Eva Mary Kelly, the daughter of a
Galway gentleman, who when quite a
young girl contributed poems to the Ma
ton which attracted wide attention. She
had as q fellow contributor, "Speranza,'
the title chosen by Lady wilde. mother of
the late Oscar Wilde. Among the admirers
of 'Eva's" :. poetry was Kelvin -Izod
OsDoherty, a young medical student, who
was also engaged In the patriotic move
ment From literary adnirer o'Doherty
advanced to the position OF "Eva's" lover
AS registered proprietor of the Tribune
another Dublin paper of rebellious tenden-
cies, he was arrested for seditious writing
and sentenced to ten years deportation
Before his deportation 10 Australia Eva
was allowed to see him in his cell. BE
you faithful" she saio to O'Dohertyi III
wait"
O'Doherty was transported but being al
lowed out on parole in Australia he was
able to finish his medical studies and take
Hout his degree.
Years passed and he returned to Ireland
where Eva" true to her word in the
prison cell, awaited him? Two days aftei
his return to Dublin they were married
and ODoherty with his bride returned t
Australia as voluntary exile. In ISIS
O'Doherty came back to the Old Land
and entered the House of Commons al
member for Moth Meath. He quickly tireC
of parliamentary life, however, and one,
more return ed TO Australia. where he sur
vived until few years ago
New Phase of Home Life.
} A curious effect of the old age pension
: law has been the wonderful improvement
, in the position of the Irish mother-in-law
This was brought out when Patrick Con
nelly was charged at Dublin with assault
| ing his mother-in-law. Counsel explained t
the jury that married men we're not sup
uosed to be desperate admirers of thei
mothers-in-law, but a social change hat
been worked by the old age pensions act
because II they had a mother-in-law VIII
was drawing an old age pension they tool
as much care of her as II she was
precious piece of china. The old question
used to be which OF that family could b
got TO support the mother-in-law. Nov
every door was open to her and solicita
tions were addressed to her as she wen
by, Won't you stay with your lovin
daughter and affectlonate son-in-lawT' Tn
, mother-in-law OF this man became an oil
age\ pensioner. She had been living wit
him for years. but there was anothe
g. daughter-living next door The poor oil
;. woman, who was between so and 90, took
: notion after ten years OF his loving attend
! ance that she would leave him and go an
live with the daughter. This caused til
= assault. The jury found the prisoner guilt
n of common assault and recommended hi
to mercy.