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Show The Ubiquitous Irishman. Rev. Daniel Quinn, head of the Leonine College at Athens, in Greece, who is at present visiting the United States, is a native of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Father Quinn has spent his last ten years in Greece, and speaks far better Greek than he does his mother tongue. He tells a story that no corner of the earth is so remote that an Irishman or an Irishwoman cannot be found there. - Several years ago Father Quinn sought a vacation on the Island of Cepalinia; one of the seven Ionian groups off the west coast of . Greece. One day while wandering over the island he came upon an institution of learning for women. Father Quinn was invited in by the Sister Superior, whose name proved to be Murphy. She was reading a history of the Irish race written in Greek. Father Quinn continued con-tinued his journey to the principal town of the island. There he found the leading merchant and exporter was a man named O'Toole. of Irish extraction, extrac-tion, who spoko no other language than Greek. Catholic Tribune. - I |