Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
DUBLIN HIBERNIANS AROUSED
Exciting Campaign Ahead for Office
Of Lord Mayor.
SOME MEMBERS SICK OF POLITICS
Portion of the ''HilI OF Tara Ancient
Seat of the Irish Kings, brings
GOOD Price when sold
at Auction.
By THOMAS EMMETT.

DUBLIN, Feb lS.--(Specal )-There has
been much rivalry in connection with pub
lie positions between certain members Of
the Ancient order Of Hibernians. This elc-
ment has become keen among prominent
members in connection with the municipal
elections, and especially in regard 70 the
filling of the position OF lord mayor. Ii
Is a question OF VINO is to have the up
per hand in welding the influence of the
organization as a whole, Many members
who are not personally interested in poll
ties have protested against the use Of the
name Of the Organization In political af-
fairs.
"HiIl of Tara" sold.
The portion Of the famous Hin of Tara,
sold under the hammer realized a big
price The auctioneer put up part OF the
lands OF Castletown, Meath, comprising a
portion Of Tara Hin. Valentine j. Me
Dermott, Rosetown, bid fl,7l0 and the
farm was knocked down to HIM. James
Bryce, British ambassador at Washington,
regards the hill as the most interesting
and authentic monument of early civiIiza-
ton in Europe" on the farm is the fort
Rath Of the synods. under which tradi-
ton says the ark Of the covenant lies
buried. A former owner commenced eN-
cavations in search OF the ark, but only
discovered gold coins and ancient weapons
Work House Inmntes Satisfied.
OF sixty inmates in the Garricl on SUR
work house entitled to old-age pension
only two are willing to accept and leave
the house. This was reported to the
guardians, one of whom declared that the
board should compel old people who could
get shillings a week to 20 out
Bishop Foley Of kildare has suggested
that list OF inmates entitled 10 the
pension be made out and applications m
vited from suitable parties in the districts
to which they belonged who will be pre-
pared TO maintain the pensioners at 8
shiilings week" 1he bishop in his let
ter to the Carlow guardians added: 1t
appears to me that IN this way many Of
these poor old people will be Induced to
leave the work house who would other
wise remain where they are"
Lord Antrim worker.
Ireland has nobleman who really
works for a living Lord Antrim, who
has just completed his sixtieth year takes
practical interest IN farming. big,
bearded man. Lord Antrim lives at
Gienarm castle, where he IS a recognized
authority on stock raising. Antrim was
once seen driving three cows along the
road, and, on a aigniflsd friend inquirlns
whether Il ware eef1scts The peer said il
was not-there were two cows and bull
Ireland has at least one nobleman who
ooes something useful. .,,t tH *
ship building Great Industry.
The ship building industry at Belfast is
one OF the maryels Of Irish Industries
which had to struggle under ali the OBJ
stacies the British government, tory and
liberal have placed In their way. The
original Queens Island ship yard was an
enclosure OF four acres on an artificially
made bit OF land. The Queens Island
firm were pioneer builders OF vessels OF
great size and OF new type, which had
largely revolutionized ocean transporta-
ton
Harland q Wolff creaIed this vast Irish
industry All the White Star Iiners-and
there have been more than fifty OF them
were built on the Queens Island. The
concern employs an army Of men, and the
weekly pay roll is 100000