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The Irish People, v. 1, no. 15, March 5, 1864.
Contributor
O'Leary, John, 1830-1907. Luby, Thomas Clarke, 1821-1901. Kickham, Charles Joseph, ca. 1826-1882. Stephens, James, 1825-1901. Irish Republican Brotherhood.
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1 October 2015
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Newspaper
Language
English
Publish Date
1864-03-05
Publisher
Dublin : Printed for the proprietor and published at the office, 12 Parliament Street, by John Haltigan
Source
Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic
Ireland > Newspapers. Ireland > Politics and government > 1837-1901 > Newspapers.
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. ‘ ‘ ' lilr. Dnllit-I
,Clnoney'n ('93), used alto at lili obsl:-qliiea, presented by ,
urpliy ; a llcxngan silk table cover, wrought rind pre.ie[;i:‘i‘.l:l"l'J‘,‘:;Il:“’
Mary l'halrln, Calllln; a purse, surmuunietl with harp M; M Rummy
wrought and preslzlltetl by Miss Julie Plieluri; nspccinle
hnyanete and an old hay fork, area in t ‘
presented by Patrick J. ‘VIlh‘llB (for particulars see ‘ ‘Fl “
letter which we enclose ; u ‘ from a piece 0 0
payment for hair time and troubia. Hoping that the‘ Cpicplgpl I;-8-ii:
In 3 ite of ellcllliea at llonler ‘fill nbrolidt ‘HY “ml 0197'“ r 5
glorious success. we remain, air, 3-ciirs falthlulI)i,:m“m‘ Cong‘
J AMES Coillr.
Llirrlcksllock, Feb. 22nd, lsol.
Ml’ DEAR Falaxu,-I feel great pleasure in sending you, per
heater, for the (zhioogo Fair, two old ha3“i“”‘3. and an will I'M“-
Iork, used in the battle of Currlckahock, which you will please for-
the flush l"t:ori.l-1, with the other articles you
are aeutllag from Callan. on receipt atyaurlettor asking me if
such ivespillls reilluincd ill this locality, since the battle, I last
no time ill lnokillg after thciu; happily, I silt-needed after aglioildczil
ol trouble, ill maliingoil the above-named article:-antll can asstlre
you thllt there is not another weapon used in that now in tin-
country They were all either broken or buried immediately
after the battle, fearing. that they might hr brought ‘In
evidence again men u to k 'part til it.
nraa from whom I received the bayonet with the screw: on it tvvk
an active part in the battle, and resolved .il‘.4lcVei'E stab in the throat
ironr a pt-elor, which, however, illil not disable hlni, ashe wrortatl
both ml and bsvonet from his antagonist, Mil "'6 “X9 “l0""’"‘
left hiln trailing in the mild, with tho gun nuashetl in atorns In his
. lie used tlle bavollet afterwrll-da during llle telnnindcr of
theflgbt. in lrilling rl few more peelttrs. Ilnmeriiately on his return
from the battle, he hid the old bayonet, and kept it ever since as a
ma vi-
pitchlork ill iheiight, and the bayollet he wrested from the enemy.
a dirt lintet till like to part with the old bayonet. as he said,
" pike fur me any tiny, and, besides it
fact both of the
full ten feet long, ‘and hitd it rarefully stuck up in the thatch, so as
to have it really in case of an emergency. He had hnpeli to use it
sgnlu in lending a hand to bury for ever the Saxon swrlyiu Ireland,
as he (llll the tltht-s at Currlcliahock.
Hoping that the Chicago i"uir vrili be a glorious success, and that
these Irish exiles who are getting it up will soon tread thaland that
bore them with iinelong ritiea in their hands to chase away the
Saxon for ever from this fair and fertilo land. Rest assured when
Pnrriclislloclt will not be lMl‘kWAl‘El in
P. J. “'Al:sll.
, 1 5, xorrh Iililin-itfreci.We:tfurll, I-‘eh. 2stlr,ist;4..
:,.0‘Dn,xol'1ix‘lios:M‘, E.-<q., Dueux. ' l'
‘Dun sin--You will please accept this small ullerillg--ll iratcr
pal’ ingpoj ibwreuk, enclosed in a fancy leather frltma, got up
1' enccl1siou,w it you this morning by train, in aid nf
the grand object sought for by-"Lb; leaders of t eillteuclcil Irish
rror'a'a'iQr the 'noi:io irirao'rlVaiin.;, 1 uni, denr
"‘ ‘ “ ‘ ‘ 'l‘tl.w.ti T’ Horiiltooli.
' ‘ r . (‘l “' v
liallycaatle, 26th Feb. ‘1 884.
it upeu iiata in,outn,axtiaruo,thtlollowingatmtrl.
, , W lo Cilitago Ir-llh,Natianal Fair, presented by" n Bally‘
caatla cbunty antrim)wkirphn- "ling-lrlat,'collar, "anrlV pair of
' " ‘” ‘ ' " ’ ' ‘VOMAK.
tiara, truly:
uthot Lnvella ,
‘the ’c ricagolj Frtir.--Yours,
,' ollza Git.i.Anlil:l:..
ll Tao clptf ytw , Ira
‘ll ‘contribution "tawtrds
respectful] .Y
Lisblil‘ll,Iz28th‘ I-‘eh’.
o p‘o'rtt'-h,lta‘-W'olr'o' Tone ; anti’; Robert
rrrltrn "tnwal‘<ls tha ,clr‘roa‘gu Fair.-3-Yours
.,,.A I
4 .',l V ..,
.k., , , ll, Llulerick, 28th Feb. I864.
DEAR, Si blcago,Irialr Eajr, by rail (car-
n'aga‘p:fltl)', use co ‘I'illlng' f;lilolvli1g',‘articlee, v -I
llurley,,,i'rolii,Mi.‘Franiziirbdnneilali; of ’l‘ilonwr.d Gate, Limerick; rt
bead colll'lI"'all’d"amoking cap, from Miss and Mr. Desmond, of
Castle-street, Lilnerick ; upnrcel containing a'o'mc i.irr.erlolr ace End
Limerick g1aves,..fro.ni,a feiv poo’r‘.‘Linlel-‘tck friends; and a gentle-
mal1‘aiailverlaclil-Ipirl,‘vvii.l'l'> thn‘nli-ock‘,‘apllnter,of the immortal Treaty
Stone, eettilereiu:,‘aliti'lr ‘small pliokage‘ of crurnbi from the same
imrnor-ta) Treaty‘ stun tr ‘ ' ’
thorn atiot he tiiilgh or ever uvora liouriahed in his brmarket, from
Mr. ’ Ic2sarliIra',- rj ‘ ‘ should these
little contriltutiuns be deeme '
prove in the smallest way productive of Yurtherlng the cause which
III good Irishnien love an dearly, themloliors ‘will be repaid 1 thou-
Davm liItlnl>ln'r
RbSs'a"'Es ‘I2, Plirlialrfenb-itrbtt, Dublin.
..I5‘lT‘21:-rl, he
'Slit- send you‘ by this da tnail tbehaiticles for the Chicago
- 'ia'c‘lieq’lioio nnd'so'clt oliwhite worsted, embroidered‘-with
S , .
antithelgls Ehetnncrdwned harp set ill Irlslr diuuionda 9 n carts dc visits
5' ohn Mitchel; Q Autographs‘ 5of Father Kenyon ; '
QI.‘ltteri‘e'$ ‘geogruphy‘t of Ireland ; the Irish poatchairad
‘Bl - a '
l
' ‘ yoelr; ‘Iialso tienil you three black:
' u-tounr,Vlloat.marhot, Liliierick.
Wm‘ y y0II,'WUl'l.l1ylOI. acceptance, and
sand foltl.-I am, dear sir, very truiy'yoiirs',' =1 3w ‘
0‘Ponovan
".134 ‘-‘J I 'r'Q "l'lflt‘:libl‘t"’cilt,' ‘fa’ ntlbrvl 'rrZot>r.c.
rtea;“three flol,,r5oa‘k"bi'<ioches,>‘oha‘ represents Blarney castle,
0 : , . , .
torioal'letter ‘by lY‘Plowdtu to the-Rev C. O'Connor, P.P
H d , number otitlle Cork Jltigazine oi the year '48.
Incnli ydu a so‘ the
, following articles‘ Ireceived from Mr. John
Brown, of-' Diinmanvvay-.-1A award which belonged to I notorious
Orangdniaii‘ lilin, J,ack‘NV'hlte-1.-he iinlled it the "crappy shaver ;”
it ‘vi-aa‘takEl,l,i’rom lliln-iiih ‘skirmish’ between the peasantry and the
Ol'Inge“lyeomerl':il:' l)litllnanwny‘, ‘on a fair tiny White was dial-
armetl, nd‘liilIetl-with his own sword. ‘ There is a song uttaclled to
it ‘which 1 ‘villi try‘ and get for you. dagger used at Wexford ill
‘$19 by-one of the rebels; Plowdt>,n'e History of Ireland, 2 volumes ;
Ksating‘s lliritory‘ of -Irelunil,‘ one volume; Mitchel‘: last Conn
quiet of Ileialnl (perhnpa),anrl one pound in cltsh All [could not go,
a dreatllng-case of Irish iuunufacture to please me,I send you the poll,
. . ,. 5. ,
TIIE IRISH PEOAIILE.
,, . W . 7 r-''’ V" “is "
ofhcc order to get anything you‘ mny think auitallgah ll
‘to tilt: lztlli-oil or Till’. lhlqlr l'l’.0l’l.l‘2.
Th: insralrcot, Ilftmduy, Feb. 21), 1364.
' I send lily tullall tribute to tile
1 hope will ho u hurt-oar,-Truly
Sin-llerewitil, as pm wed.
Chicago Fair, the result. of ivllit-h
"""” 033 Max.
T0 -rlur. I-.‘IIl‘l'(IR or -rmr. lruslr PlC0l'l.IL
Ill-Ifusl, Feb. 25th, 1864.
DEAR Slit-lV'ith the idea that, an I drop of water wyill tend ‘to
awell the great Atlantic, 1 take this opportunity pf reading my mite
to iwcll the contributions in that ntilrie undertaking of our -brethren
in America, nunlely-tlle Ullicugo National I-‘ullr. it consists of 1
gold pike, breast pin witllbug aak handle; it is suggestive or one
of the means by Ivl please God, we will, at no distant day, drivc
our country's oppreslsor rrorn her not . ,
Wiahing every success to your admirable I'M-r.tt I relliulli yourav
lumt respoctiully,
Ititrrlintrriou.
xolatnrtraar. -rippamy, Feb. 26, islla.‘
illg ltrtlclos
It
for the Cliicllgo Far
hnzcl atlrlu, collected by tho llatinnallrsts. , ,
laut-l--lleatl, jlivi-lin, and llilttle axe, belonging to the ancient Irish.
Mr. Jurelniall 0'Ilrion-6 numbers of liIitcltcl‘s l1'lll[P(llI‘fS,llIld1I,’v 2
llllnibcrs ul Illii Tr-ibmle; 2 ll! tllu Fclrnr and 1 number of the liar
Hmial Guard, '45, a prlrtrait of nrian Ilorllllnc,s woudctlt representing
the Irish coming with It vellgvallco; ‘J ruins of James tllu Seconds
time; n piece of apar from tho (‘rinnt's Cnliseivliy; 2 ahella from Tip
polar)’ uarry; Cnm cndium of Irish Poor Law; “Wilts. Boy and
Illot Acts; Plan for the lleliei of the Prior of Ireland, by “V. S.
O'llriull; tile llefornler, by James Connery; the Evils of Ireland, A
letter by Dr. Doyle; 0ssi:ln‘s Puenls, I vul; a piece of A coffin from
St. JnIlIl's Chilrchyurd, Tipperary, the rt-cipcnt of tllolt-lands of
fzlniille-slain. in ‘ 7 and '48. Ml‘. durncs Ilyan-View of the Dargle,
county “'lckl0w, and scarfrplll (silver pike). Mr. lllichael Ilynn-r
Drnulng of the lila:7Siit'l'C at Wexfold, cross, and bog;-oak brooch.
Miss Mary “'l1lall-Bogroak necklace, set in Ir‘lnl'uDiamnnds. Miss
lifnry llyan-Pnir of blig-oak bracelets, rot in Irish dilllnollds, and
b"grl).'.ll( cross, ditto. Miss Illinoru “'lI:6llt%“Dg-Dlk Ilrnnch nnll
alujnjrqpk‘ spit in Ir]-all dlnmrlllds. Miss Alice Brollgllam-ling-oak
brooch st-t ill Irish diamonds, with h.'irp in the centre. Miss Johanna
llogrrn-Ditto, ubllink satin miicult-, and small‘ arbutlls box.
Tippcruryludy-A green silk velvet which ponltet, richly worked
with pearls lind bends. lilr. ‘Vllliuln O'Brien-Bog-oak brooch and
shulllrnck. Mr. John I‘.yun-Iin','>onk briinizh, rt-t inIri=ll diamonds
Mr. Patrick Ryan-Two bog-nalr aoarr ping aria brooch. Mr.
Ihltrlrk 0'Sl)eRm.‘ snull box, mulle Irulu the hoof iii in Killlrney
red deer; Case of Ireland stated bv Molylleux, Massacre at Wex-.
forti, and a cross, ill frlinle. . . Ilrougllam-Poems for the
Yeliplt‘, by 1)cJeali; irrlnntl vintlicliled, by hi. Clirciv; Ii-i<h Mugu.
zine for January, 1799; History of the Civil “Wars in Ireland, by
John Curry, '2 vols; Lectures on Mod:-m History, by Frederick
Sulilezel, and the Lelllsrs of Jllnilis. Mr.‘ Michael Ilnguu-Rise
and Full of the Irirh Nntion, and Spirit of the Nation. Mr, Thomas
Fnlley-llIilm'e's Ml.-lollies, and Spirit of the Nation. lift‘. Michael
Dr-nlpvy v-Dasinifs Poirins, 2nd rolumn Mr. John Geary-Dr
uhill'a Letters und Speecliiw. Mr. Patrick lVulslle-)IiIt‘llel‘rl Life
of Illigh O‘Xeil yliliiu “'otill.-l-A ’9ti pike, and n purer‘. Mr.
lilivliiit-l I‘IUglll'lmC(IlI'i"ll(‘l'illl(lIl bf Kilkcnlly, (‘ollliiilrllion (if Ulster,
the ilernltlhlcs, Life of Ali, Maclilulirougll. Mr. John yrawleye
56 llulllhers of tho “Natllitt," of '46, anil ‘I7. “fa also nenil a
wrcli allil holly hllsh,f.1stcncd to la llaziel nticlt, labelled for Cornelius
llotznli, Clllcflgll, he liuvingsl-nttn his father for it. “'islllllg the
Nrltiourll Fair awry ailcress, lyaru fnitllflllly your-a, -
Tllml
M l) IIROI'(‘-IIAM.
J. 0'Dnilovnit Rossn. l-Zsq. x
T0 TIIY. EDITOR or -rlir; lnlirli l‘I-2I)l’I.E. ‘
, Custlelownselld, County Cork, Fol). 29, I864.
slit-no kind enough to nckllolvlcrlgll the following ror our Irish
Fair In America. V
Three cllinincy-picuu m'Il:iniellia, made or wood, called Rose
lassius; two rlo., of bligr, onk; two bog oak egg-cups; and oueegg-
oup made or rosu lnllsiils wood that err in Leacareaizil. I also
collected 9s. 6d. in this place, to buy at:-inethinge for the Chicago
Visit‘. I give the liuiiits DI all the cuntrihiilors ze-Mrs. A. Allritlga,
Custletowliselld; J. 0‘Dolioglllie, du; C. Morglill, do.; T. Allridge,
do ; J. O’liIuholly, do ;IiI’lss Mary Dteourooy, do. ; Mr. 0'liInliony,
do.; ll. Kcohlille, tli).; 1-. 0‘liIaliony. Mr. l"itzgcnild has given me
a l)l:lckthvl‘ll stick that new in his kitchen garden to have it sent to
tho fair. hops nuy inlluonco will not prevent the good cause from
going a-lientl.-Ijollra, t‘., -
p : < .I0lIS Col.l.1xs.
o Till’. FJJITOIK or rule iiusir l-1-:ol-l, ..
3, Devon-street, LiVI5i’[l0Ul, ’l‘lleatiliy, 1st March, 1864.
Dr slit-It in my duty this week to report progresa in the‘
great Chicago 1“uirllltn‘umclli, ruul i do so with pride and pleasure.
For the lust few days letters and small parcels have been continually
arriving, clearly evillciilg tho irpoaition of our brethren generally
in Iiuglund nnil Scutltind and Irelulld to identify themselves with
their true brethren ill the wcatern W0l’lil, anti to prevent even the
shadow of a churgll hclllg preferred ugaiilrit ua of ingratitudu or car.
getlulness, whore wnrultll of heart and stem pittriutislll has been so
manifest as it has b ill the correspoildcllce held with nla since I
have been honoured as the meiliulu of trallslllitting inykind country-
letl'n souvenirs across the Atlantic. [fuel at ll luas to pnrticuluriso
llldivltlual outbursts of true Irish feeling, but thc glorious conduct,
collectively and personally, of the 1Il‘0ll‘iQl'll00d of St. Patrick, from
and to end of Euglnndphns filled my heart with coilfitlenca and ply.
no have got the beziutlful cutlery or Slleflield, supplied and manu-
fractured by Irish art; and wa have from Southwark, London, I
present which I thiilk, when exhibited, will prove’ worthy of the
most. classic boudoir in the eastern or western llenliapllere. Leeds,
too, will be represented most worthily, aswill Qldhuin, lifnllchaster,
andlnany other places. I dwell upon this SMIIJEDC not so much for
the value of the gifts, even us because their free transmission proves
the generous donors to be sincere in their desire to serve poor old
Ireland, and that they will not be ttn-netl nside from their purpoaa
by any clique ol petty delliugoglles. Any bnltlcrdnsh Parliament-
"? IGWHOPS, who would seek to hold in leading strings thoughtful
Ild now, tlmllk Ileliven, well-instructed Iriallmen at home here, in
"W101. Ind elswhere. I am led to utter these remarks in conse-
quence of having the priinful fact before my mind that one
journal. at all events w ‘ h the proruotera of our u
a I’! lit -to expect perfect and co-operation front, has
totally ‘ignored the world-known fact. ignoring has
I759" WW3. but the conduct of the journalists should not be for-
“ tti-n. lVitlI me it nllnll notecannot. l'hen I entered the
. NIIIETIIOOII, ‘I found the very party OP-Illfllel referred to most
Kai-lgly pilllitlllg out l.lia'culIalli(-I and attitudes of our brothers in
e lute States as glorious and well worthy of eulogy and alip-
"“"r find how the language used is infamtlualy opposite. I clung
Elf pad fondly to the name of the Brotherhood of St. Patrick, And
me I gecogigulo WIlIl‘I‘Il its rpn-ks many, very many,‘ of Ireland's beat
II. ut, a tcr all, l hats in a name? The Irish EXIIQA will do
In well for the future, whilst the neceuitv remains of being handed
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errv->r W’--“ V‘ 1
tngcther lrftha larrrl oi the enemy. The brave Poles worm N,
with such a name lulnudon, Paris, Ind --, and why glmnld an
we? I find it necessary to rezplcnt you to allow me, it l,,,,,;,,,!‘ M
aupplcment my report up-to Ilriday or Saturday, for I elluultii.
loath that the kind intentions of any friend should thwni-M.
will end by warmly timniung k-$1-0-K.E.K., of Kill.,,,,,
county Cork, and Mr. kerwln, of Kingstown, as him M,’ M“
Ryan, of 33, Clarence Gardens, Regents‘ Park, London.-] ,,,,.
dear sir, yours truly, ' . p
u l OKGE Ancullcrioo,
Git
I'.S.-At this moniept I am confirmed in tllly opinionpm, N
nlust allow me, if possible, until Tuesday next for I auppleuitnu,’
lat.
G- A.
Lrvitnroot.-lilr. Dwyer, wlithogriplnlt T. B. lilu.-llamrr,
Mr. Ilazeltoil, neck-tie. Mr. ll. Phefan, 2 vols. Shakapelrg;
mission on Crimean War; Soldier‘: Companion.‘ Mrs. D. Pllehn,
lady's ritling whip, silver lnountecl lllra. Iwlan, various pimp,‘
Mrs. I‘. Keuting, student's dress, under and over. Mr. J. Drug’,
Moore's Iielotliea. thfr. J. V. (Tftyaa, picture. Little lnora Slum
against than Sinniug, by all Irish artist. Mr. Gilligan, bog.“
cross. Mr‘). Gilligan, bog-oak brooch T. Dalffl 1 vol. C0llqI1gu
of lll'liIurrough; lIayarl' Irish Rebellion; Duvl s Eassys;liIealm-1'.
V Tuesday, 2 o'clock.
nea. - ' V
lloxilolv.-No. I, Southwnrk Branch, N. Li. S. P., per lilr. Jtlll:
Lolilly, 60, llankslde-Two Limerick lcvca shawls; M‘
cullurl! and cuffs; two do, sets crochet: Five do, latte I‘iill1‘ll(ei'6lilIIl,l
one pincushion, beautifully embrrlitlered; seven minor articles. .
Itl-:oEs1's Pllnx, Laxriax.-Bug oak brooch; Davis‘: prim“!
vol.; songs of Irolnnd, I do; Grattau's Spceclie-1. 1110; lunhmp
I an, lrolllrltlllu Ilynn, 53, Clarence Garden. , V
O
‘-3
IioL-rox.-X0. 2 Branch, N. U. S. I’, per Mr. B. llolger-1 pictur.
Erin; 3 vols. llI‘Guire and Pope‘: usslun. Doctor hlllllenlnd
D "‘s Poems. Minute and eaqui: cradle, (the gift of 31,‘
a is
Farrally. ‘ ‘ I .
SIlEl’f>'lELD.mN0. 1 Branch, N. B. S. I‘., I do: beautiful hair.‘
by the mallufacturer, Mr. Peter I-‘innerty, 7l, l.lolven-street. 0
and a half dozen razors, by .Mr. John M‘Lary, manufacture,
Wani-gate. One and a half dozen aprilig ack knives: and)
tortoise sllell-knife, by Mr. John Meares, Castlefuld, Slleflicid. [
lblgger lmife ; statue of St. Patrick; and 8 pair of woritetl stock.
iliga, by Mr. Martin Lee. a stockings were knit by two girl.
liken by up Lao, from the vwlrkhouse. 1 pearl pen knife, by-.l..l.,
M'Msilon, Corporation-street. ,1 electro-plated snuff box, Jam,
Quigly, (Jruner-street. 2 pictill-es, 1 Father Tom liI‘Guil'e, the cilia ,
the church of St. Maria, by (1. Leonard, James Burke, sorretary. '
KlLLl-Mull, Co. coax.-From c. c. c. 11.12., pi:rlilf‘l.luhnl.q, ‘:
4 pnir of hose; 3 shawls; l bog Oak brooch; 1 pair ear ringr, r,,,,, p
turf since 1312. Two pnrts, Mitchell's “Jail Joilrnitif’ 4 not
llarp; some iilnnol; 1 Irish book. i , . r
lilncs-rows.-From Mr. 'Kerren-Cal-to tie viaite, at Ger...-,1
lileagilcr; Irish jpraycr book, in green and gold; portrlllti rl
Marsllalsllf‘.VIrihonnlld Neill. M I V V V -
Wallhlscrox-Divine Maternity, I vol., Peter Martin.
Kingstown,
bruary 29th, 1864.
srrt,-We send you per post, this day, the following articles
u-h‘ h, if you think worthy, you will please forivald to this Chitgn
Fa rliwilig of riau Boroiluhe, at the Battle of Cltlntirf;
map, city and county Dublin; map, county lxlldare; drllwillgal
the Sword of to .
portrait Wiaetnan ; steel engraving, cull,’
Limerick; do,ll'elles1ey-britlgu, county Limerick; engraving, rrlr.
head, county Antrilu-, engraving of Uarrigogullnell Castle, carpi,
Linlcrick.-We lire, dear Sir, your very obedient servant, .
THREE Wl:l.l..-wlanzlts T0 ‘nix Ens:
Mr. 0’l)onovnn Iloesa.
RS.-You will please acknowledge the roccipt,(if warthybiiii;
sent) in your pnpcrrr 4 .
I ‘ Lower Georgifa-street,
To ‘mil: lsnrroit 01-‘ run liusi-l YEOPLE.
Tallow Branch of the National Brotllerhaod of St. Patrick,
, County Waterford, March 1, I864.
Slit,-I enclose you I allk lace Maltese veil as t a contribution of
our branch to the Chicago Fair ; and also two silk lace collard one
done in green silk. ‘ This correspondence I hope to ice inserted in
the Inuit PEOPLE of Saturday, so I know these articles will notilt -
prized for their pecuniary value, but coming from the birthplace of
John Hogan, the great Irish sculptor. This lace was manufactured
at the convent of our town. . 'ours, ' , . ,
‘ r . . ‘. ' ‘ Joint 0‘BklEx, Iion. Sec.
V - 2 ‘ .. Iilagherafelr, Co. Derry.
, -ro THE sizcltlrrany as THE BELFAST CHICAGO cohnlinl-za.
l Dun‘ Sin,‘-Feeling that the Erat appeal of our tralleatlnnlit
friends demands from us a cordial and general response, I feel pp;
in registering my name among the contributors to the Chicago XI-
tinnui Fair, and I trust the Irish people will generously testify tlltl.
the decay and min which have been iutcntiollully promulgated by
an alien oligarchy have not obliterated the gratitude and thankful-
nest which our unwilling exiles, by their periodical assistance In
entitled to. . Temporarily alienated as they are from their antirt
land and the homes of their juvenile nliith, I am convinced Llley
will view with delight the fabrics of rural manufacture. Tlferefwt,
what I send is the work of my own hands, executed ulider a pillar
nal roof which the legalised xtermiiiatura of our kin are unabll to
clutch in their unrelenting grasp.-I reniuin yours truly, ' >
4 1 tr rib‘ V . , -‘Vllfllllt.
Two knitted chest presarvera; one knitted opura hood; one green
velvet watch pocket, embroidered with variegated bead stone; out
ivory handle print knife. X ‘ .
to Tim EDITOR on THE IRISH PEOPLE...
- r . v V Kilrush, March 1, 1854.
DEAR Silt-Please to accept the following Articles for the Chicago
Fair film in yo a , n f in i the National
Brotherhood x-lilies II. Finneane, u very handsome velvet purse
with a shamrock on one side and harp on the other, a large necklwt.
N. ll, I bog oak harp and brooch, an Irish coin, portraits of flillr
Upitcd Irishlnen, viz., Tone, Tholnaa Addis, Emmet, M‘Car-
nllck and Teeling, history of the merican revolution by the late
Colonel Duheuy, life of Marshal IiI‘Mahon, with a spltilidltl drawing
or the sword presented to him by the Irish people, life of st. Lenin,
BNIWI‘ Bf lnniacahy, history of Ireland with a grand drivriugol
the arrest of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, “ Spirit of the Nation '
I ‘ ' ' Y‘““'5 “'1 Yr " Haxzsozv, Cor. Sec.
I.’.Sr-We also sendyou two small baskets worked with green and
white beads, and two antlmacaasors from Mrs. Calligan. ‘ '
, . , jt , ,, l
I ‘ . ' ‘ ' , Manchester, February 23 '
DEAR Sm-I transmitted to Mr. Archdeacon of Liverpool the ‘
follmvi-lg articles contributed by the good and honest man of lllin- ‘
chestor for the great Fair :-A large portrait of Emmet on his trial,
the Churtists‘ Convention, the arrest of Lord Edward, audutallt
from the birth-place of llfiicfifanua, net in Killurney marble; turn
vols. of the diaries of Wolf Tune. Ila ing the Fair may prove!
success, I remain, on behalf of the contributors, ' I ' '
‘ Tnouu lilanln