| Show I Cardinal Dead S I Copyright Harris EWing CARDINAL O O- O lELL ILLNESS FATAL fA 1 At fOR FOH Primate of Ireland Dies Die of Pneumonia at t Carlingford DUBLIN Ireland Oct 22 AP AP- AP Patrick atrick Cardinal ODonnell O'Donnell primate of If Ireland died shortly before noon noor today oday at Carlingford where he had hac been meen ill several weeks suffering from rom double pneumonia Although the death of Cardinal Cardina ODonnell O'Donnell had been regarded as Inevitable in inevitable In- In evitable by those In close touch with rith him the end came caine with unexpected unexpected suddenness at 1103 o'clock this his morning SUFFERED STROKE The cardinals cardinal's condition had fluctuated fluctuated within recent lecent days At Atone one oni onetime onetime time ime he suffered a a. stroke which brought rought death very close but re re- re covered Fo For Foi- the last few d days ys licad he lic had ad been very weak Ills His Illness was as diagnosed as influenza pneumonia pneumonia monia onia and pleurisy pleurisy- had bad developed on n the right side Bonfires blazed on th the hills of ol Donegal the night of December 14 1925 they marked the elevation on that at day to the of Monsignor Mon Mon- signor gnor Patrick ODonnell O'Donnell archbishop archbishop arch arch- bishop ishop of Armagh who from a cottage had arisen to the rank ink of ot prince of the church He lie succeeded Cardinal Logue who died ted in 1924 j The history of ot his family was for years rears ears the history of Donegal 1 From lom Fromme the me thirteenth to the time seventeenth centuries the ruled in Donegal and md no other princely Gaelic aelic house produced as many able men men Cardinal ODonnell O'Donnell was born in 1 Kilraine County Donegal Donegal Done Done- gal sl in 1856 YOUNGEST BISHOP For some sonic years he lie was the youngest bishop in the church having hav hay ing ig been een eem appointed bishop of or Raphoe Ra- Ra phoe moo by Pope Leo XIII wh when whOn- n- n vas he he was 32 II Ho IIo had previously been a professor professor pro pro- fessor Issor of theology In St. St Patricks college Maynooth l Raphoe covers the co nty or Donegal and amI the young bishop had hada a diocese liable Hable to poverty and largely Irish lie Ho was himself a fluent speaker o of Irish and id won uon the ti-mo hearts of ot his people by byS his S devotion to their needs Donegal mad had ad been a stronghold hold of ot the time moonshine Industry The fhe Theung young youn- ung bishop announced that to drink Ink buy or sell po teen was a t served reserved offense for which only a bishop could give absolution That might Ight mean a journey of fort forty Continued mi 1 on page pase 5 ILLNESS FATAL FATAL L. L FOR ODONNELL O'DONNELL r LL t I co Continued t from page J. J ti and there was wasat wasa n miles niiles Ies to in prospect pros pros- at a disagreeable Interview I fOr the penitent poe po Consequently ons within five years e. e eh 1 disappeared from the diocese TRUSTED ADVISER i It Cardinal ODonnell O'Donnell was wis an ar ardent ent Supported of the home rule lule movement move move- of trusted adviser ment and nd the the he Irish parliamentary I leaders a ers erstrom Concil Concil- from rom Parnell to Redmond Hedmond atory in method with wi wide e cco- cco and financial knowledge heas hean he lie pol- pol Irish was as an important force in prominence Inthe Inthe In tn BIshop movement ment was the home rule m marked rk d I by y his selection convention as f chairman chair chair- lr in man of th the national George eOrge 1897 Wi When Premier Lloyd solution o o tIle the n 1917 attempted a and set setup Pt t tIp by I Irish h question consent all parties to tod up Ip LIT a convention of ODonnell O'Donnell was d hat at it Bishop wj- wj and took tool an members rs one of its Us active part In Its discussions discussions- Tf convention failed failed- p Party partlY owing to and be the absence of ot Sinn f. f es on OU IrIsh differences to la partly financial autonomy Bishop O ODon Don Irelands Ireland's B n nell ll warmly warmlY advocated for fiscal fIcal freedom |
