Identifier: liberatorhislife00cusa (find matches)
Title: The liberator : his life and times, political and social
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Cusack, Mary Francis, 1829-1899
Subjects: O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 Revolutionaries
Publisher: (Kenmare, Kerry) : Kenmare Publications
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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ent is rich and beautiful. When pass-ing the little village of Clogheen, in Tipperary, theweather became wet and stormy, and at last blew atremendous gale. The drive from Lismore to MountMelleray is exquisitely beautiful; but as the travellersarrived at the abbey after dark, they could not seeits fine proportions until the following morning. OConnell was received at the outer gate by aprocession of monks, with the abbot at their head.They had waited all the afternoon and evening forhis appearance, and had placed messengers on theroad to watch his approach. He was conducted tothe choir, where the monks sang one of their grandanthems ; and when he knelt, the Te Deum Lauda-mus was intoned. OConnell had received manyovations, but none had touched his heart like this.It was an anticipation of the eternal welcome whichalone can reward any human labour. Amidst thepealing of bells, the swaying of censers, and the grandsolemn voice of monks, he felt at home, for he hadcome to prepare for Home.
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Adoption of Carthusian Rules. 083 An address was then presented to him, to which,from excess of emotion, he seemed scarcely able toreply ; and he afterwards retired into solitude, speak-ing only to the abbot, and devoting his whole timeto prayer and recollection. 1 While OConnell was at Mount Melleray, Mr.Villiers Stuart called on him. But the Liberatorhad given orders that he was not to be disturbed inhis retreat, and Mr. Stuart was obliged to retire. Afew days after, he alluded to that circumstance at apublic meeting at Lismore, and said, He was happyto find that Mr. OConnells sojourn at Mount Mel-eray had not infected him with the silence of itsinmates, as his adoption of the Carthusian ruleswould seriously injure the interests of popular libertyin Ireland. The following letters refer to political events inthe vear 1837 : m 26th May, 1837. My dear Mr. OConnell—Iu accordance with the wishesof the clergy of this diocese, as well as my own, I beg leave totransmit to you their petiti

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