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Show O'CONNELL'S PIETY. O'Connell's piety was, especially during dur-ing his later years, one of his strongest characteristics. In all the busy years of his career, many hours alay were given ur to his devotions. His own Chaplain celebrated Mass every day, and even at Darrynane this practice was most rigidly observed, permission also 'being granted him to have the Blessed Sacrament continually in the house, a privilege still ",oyed byi his grandson, Daniel O'Conoell of Darrynane Darry-nane Abbey. The beauty and manly simplicity of his fervent piety are exemplified ex-emplified in the 'following anecdote: Upno one occasion, when in company with his youngest son, Dan, the Liberator Liber-ator attended a monster meeting and received a most enlhusiastic welcome. Cheer after cheer went up from the delighted multitude assembled upon the verdant hill slope to meet him, causing j his son to ask: "How do you stand this ! sort of thing, father? It is enough to turn any man's head with pride." My dear boy," was the reply, "at such moments mo-ments as this I always pray doubly hard." Ills eyes beamed lovingly upon his people; his warm Irish temperament tempera-ment could not but thrill at their triumphant tri-umphant welcoming note of love. Such cheering, the old people say, has never been heard In Ireland since his day, but amid all his enjoyment of the glorious scene of which he was the central figure, fig-ure, he never forgot his God. |