The Irish standard., 1914-05-09
THE IRISH STANDARD, SATURDAY, MAY ., 1914.

many fierce battles between the Irish
and the invading Danes, and after
that with the pirates who haunted
the coast for generations. From the
end of the car line we took a long
walk which leads to the wonderful
panorama and which in turn finally
leads through glen into a park
named after the late Queen Victoria.
The land was purchased by subscrip-
ton to celebrate the Queens jubilee
in 1897, and has been thrown open
to the public ever since. A winding
path leads to the summit, which is
cleared of trees to give a view of
Dublin bay. and believe that no
more beautiful sight can be wit
messed anywhere. In the center Of
this space shaft of stone rises about
sixty or seventy feet. but we could
not find even an inscription to inform
us what the monument represented.
Later was informed it was erected
by John Mapas in 1742 in order to
give employment to the workmen in
very poor circumstances at that time.
Dublin lays claim to having the
largest brewery, the most extensive
park and the most beautiful botani-
cal gardens in Great Britain or Ire
land. Guinness brewery is. I believe.
the largest institution of its kind
anywhere. In 1856 one of the an
cestors of the late Benjamin Guinness
started little brewing establishment
down on the bank of the River LII
fey. in the very heart of the city,
which has been extended from time
to time until the buildings now COW
er an area of nearly fifty acres. AS
far back as 1886 the goodwill of the
Guinness family was sold to a stock
company for about s40.0OO,OOO.
Since then the plant has been en-
larged until at the present time 1t
represents an investment of $780,
100000. Guinness son. Edward Co.
Gil Guinness. was elevated to the peer
age as Lord Iveagh. and it is said
that he is the richest man in ireland
at the present time. Another son is
Lord Ardilaun, who is also very
wealthy and owns several of the fln-
est sites in the United Kingdom.
The employees of the rGeat GUM
ess brewery are not as we'll organ
lied as I expected. Indeed, I was in
In Tyrone. the volunteers" are paid
four shillings day. The statement
is made on good authority. that the
other Saturday evening, the "adju-
tant" of the local volunteers" was
Kissed by number of them for
whom pay was not forthcoming, and
that. in the same district. intimida-
ton is exercised to compel farmers
to join the movement.
Carson Angry.
1t may have been the miserable
turnout of the volunteer" al Bel
fast Castle that was responsible for
the display of temper shown by Sir
E. Carson, when he said:
II read only today of two coward
ly outrages by our Nationalist fellow
countrymen in the North of Ireland.
who waylaid poor girls while they
were going home from an Orange
function, and in large numbers way
laid two elderly men, and then near
ly beat them to death. Men Of the
North Belfast Regiment, such a thing
as that could not occur with our
volunteers. We would be ashamed
of them. We would drive out the
cowardly man that perpetrated these
acts on poor inoffensive, undefended
people,"
1t is just reported that some ar
rests have been made in connection
with the alleged attack upon girls re-
turning from an Orange lodge, and
the truth about the matter will soon
be known. With regard to the "way-
laying of two elderly men," the CIR
ish News" Belfast, says:
Gwen as Sir Edward was speaking
the fable about the attack on two
elderly men was being disproved and
discredited before Dungannon mag
istrate, who refused informations
and treated the occurrence as a
drunken brawl. A doctor attended
one Of the Victims and swore:
'M'Menemy vomited several
times. while his wounds were being
dressed, and witness concluded that
he was under the influence of drink.
The Inconsistencies was due to the
amount Of drink he had taken, and
to the injury to the head and loss of
blood. M'Menemy's memory of the
transaction in connection with the
assault would be affected for GER
tain time by reason Of his condition,
and the injuries he had received on
the OCCASION
In the same issue Of the Irish
News" Mr.. P. McDonagh, of
Loughgall. Co. Armagh. alluding to
Edwards allegations. recalls the at
tack made by gang Of unionlsts in
that parish on a party Of Catholic
girls. Three men were arrested and
acquitted on technical point at the
last Winter Assizes at Belfast. Mr..
Nonnno al, odds.