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Show To tlalld Masaincenv Cathedral. A movement ia on foot In the town of Loughrea, In the diocese of Clon-fert. Clon-fert. In Ireland, lo erect a cathedral, which, It la the Idea of the promoters, shall be built and adorned by the best biilldera and artists available. Their la a sort of Huskin Ideal that every brush and chisel atruko shall be made by a genuine artist. Father O'llono-vnn, O'llono-vnn, the leader, la now In New York. "We are going to make an attempt to bring back real art Into tho church," he said last ulght. "Muny hundreds of thousands of dollars buve recently been apeiit on the construction of churches, but the work has been 'aweated,' and henro, though coatly, Inartistic. Tho church wo will build up Is already partially built, ao Ita style, Ciothle, will be followed. We would If building anew, rhooso some more nutlvo stylo, perhapa a Celtic- ' Itomanesiiue. The stiilned gluss will t have i-nl artistic merit, and tho sculpture sculp-ture will bo executed by j,diu Hughs. an Irluhmun, now engaged in Paris with tho Irish memorial (o CJueen Victoria. Vic-toria. All the work, ao fur as possl- e ble, will be done by native artists in a spirit of love and reverence." y |