Evening star., 1922-03-30
LEINS1ER s1N4KES IA "
M WHILE IRELAND RIOTS
Richestaof Erin;s Provinces, in Contrast to
Famed Kilkenny Cats, Now Peacefully
Raising Lipe Stock and ProspeHng. IS

too many people are talking politics
and not enough are attending to busf-
ness" observed George Statham, the
That's right" said Mr.. Lanigari,
the solicitor. And DIR. OBrien and
John Kane. tho editor. and young Con-
nelly. the dental surgeon. gave their
assent.
Then 'straightway they all fell to
But Leinster is intent on business
and quiet. During the trouble" It
was the least upset of the four prov.
inces In Belfast partisanship has run
extremely high and at bitter tide; in
Munster there has been the fiercest
spirit Of revolt. and in Connaught tho
untamed Galwayites and Sligo men
have been uncompromising in their
insistence on freedom. But in Lein-
ster the prosperous grazing farmers
with their wide acres; the tidy small
tiiler, the numerous gentry and the
well-to-do town merchant and pro-
fessional man have remained singu-
larly placid during the revolution.
and now their chief interest is in a
speedy resolution Of the political
problems SO that confidence may be
the last six years may be relaxed.
Mistaken for Black and Tass.
We pushed into Leinster through
we passed our first night and. were
mistaken for "black and tans" by the
n1anageress and waitress Of the Royal
Arms, a hostlery situated on the
banks of the celebrated River Royne.
came Richard OConnor. submanager
OF the Munster and Leinster Bank.
Give us a good government under
the FREQ State and Ireland viii get
on" prophesied O'Connor. 4 slight.
be spectacled. serious young man.
THE Irish people have found them
selves In politics and l believe they
But they cannot keep on thinking
politics alone II the people are to be
made happier and more prosperous"
At Mullingar. capital of County
Westmeath. q cattle fair was in prog
ress in the principal street. The
In circles. with herdsmen watchfully
f1icking their quarters to see that
they keep their places.
The Honorable John Patrick Hayden
sanctum of the Westmeath Examiner,
of which he Is editor. On his mantel-
piece was an autographed photograph
OF John Redmond. Hayden was 4
member of parliament for western
constituency for several years and
though the party is extinct.
land?" he inquired. 1--WE are
strange people and there seems to
be a fatality about us. shaping our
ends to our undoing. The crying
for peace of mind and repose Of
spirit in addition to the quietude that
now reigns outwardly.
Soil Too Rich to TIL.
"About US in Leinster is . grazing
country. The soil Is too excellent to
be titled, strange As that seems to
you. 1t grows too luxuriant, too
rank a stalk and the grain does not
tie. sheep and hogs II the irish peo.
pie show the capacity for commerce
that they have for politics we should
have great abbatoirs for packing the
thousands of animals we yearly ex-
port on the hoof and this district
could prosper still more" ~
Thousands OF head of live stock are
shipped weekly from Irish ports to
England to be butchered and con-
verted into prepared meat for the
world trade.
On through Kells. near where the
and ruled for centuries, to kildare, a
place of ancient sanctity and modern
decay; past the extensive military
range of the Curragh,. with lancers
and other: cavalry canterfng across
tnc great pATAu0 GROUND IN tne morn.
ing mist through Mass and Mary
borough and on into Kilkenny.
Until we reached Maryborough we
were in the grazing belt. The in
evitable stone walls which border all
Irish roads shielded large ranches OF
several hundred. up to thousands OF
acres. Great herds Of cattle were oc-
casionally visible on a high stretch of
bog, small detAchments of steers, were
met up with awkwardly on the mar
row roads; there was no sign Of
planting. cultivating or reaping inn
plements. The farms are estates, the