Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-05
VGNDALS WORK IN IRELAND
Tombstones in Protestant Cemetery
Defaced by Them.
CATHOLICS RESENT THE OUTRAGE
Better Feeling Between the Rival Re
IIEiOnists H. shown by Many
signs OF Mutual Interest
and Forbearnnce.
BY THOMAS EMMETT

DUBLIN. Feb 4--(special to The Bee)-
When It was learned recently that mis-
creants had defaced three tombstones in
the Protestant cemetery at Eyrecourt, the
United Irish league and the Meelick branch
met at the Eyrecourt Roman Catholic
reading room.
on the motion OF j. J. Callaghan, seconded
by the Rev. r. Callahan. a resolution was
adopted condemning in the strongest pos
sible language "the cowardly outrage per-
petrated on three tombstones In Eyrecourt
Protestant graveyard" and stating that
they will give every assistance-in bringing
the culprit or culprits TO justice.
Not Afraid of Home Rule.
H. A. Hinkson. writing to The Times,
endorses the opinion recently expressed by
Stephen Gwynn. NJ. p. as to the position
OF Protestants under home rule. Mr. Hink-
son says: Il am a conservative and an
Irish Protestant. descended from Ulster
Prostestants on the one side and wicklow
Orangemen on the other When boy
lived in a rectory in wicklow. The land
league was then at the height of its
power, but so little did II affect the friendly
relations existing between Catholic and
Protestant that every summer the Protest
ant rector's Catholic neighbors came with
their machines and forks and cut his hay
not for reward but because he was min
! lister of religion.
zone cannot imagine Ulster Protestants
doing a little service in a like manner for
Catholic priest. though with curious in
consistency they not infrequently take a
sick child to a priest to be blessed While
/ was at I. c. ID. / was selected out of a
number of candidates, Catholics and
Protestants. for the post of senior classical
tutor in the Jesuit College of Clongowes
! Wood II they desired a Catholic the au-
thorities would have no difficulty in finding
one equally competent. At that time We
Protestants regarded all appointments in
the gift OF the government by right as
we'll as tradition, as belonging to the
Protestants. regardless Of the claims OF
the Catholic candidates"
GhouIs Desecrate Churches.
A Catholic church at Yellow Furze and
a Protestant church at Painestown, hall
a mile distant, were recently desecrated
and robbed. The Catholic church at Athea
Limerick. was deseerated recently for the
second time in three months.
AntI-HOme Ruler Uncovered.
William Huddleston, a Belfast man, was
arrested for neglecting his family. Theil
home was the picture OF misery. On
Christmas day his wife and little ones
were without food and he was drunk. Mrs
IIuddleston said he was drunken idlel
who spent his sober moments shouting
God save the king" and Down will
home rule" In the course OF thre'
months he had given her only twenty-on,
shillings.
Prisoner mt Home
A curious will suit ended the other da!
at Macroom when the jury found tina
there had been undue influence on tn
part OF the family in procuring the viii
Of the late John Kelleher. son con
tested 1t. The Rev. NJ. Irwin said he ha,
heard that Kelleher's wife, son Denis, an
daughters had kept him practically a prls
oner for thirty years.
Illicit whisky stills.
( Within a few weeks five cases OF tn
! making OF "potheon" have been found s.
, Belfast. and two days ago an additions
3 case came to light despite the heav
, fines in the previous cases. in Derr
and Donegal, the police have been vigilen
in SELLING Illicit plants, but the distillers es
capped.
CentenRrian Dead.
Another centenarian has passed ava
In the person OF a woman named Fitl
patrick OF Urlingford. Kerry. who ma
reached the age of ia. Up to six year
= ago she was able to walk eight miles
n TEurles.