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CARDINAL CULLEN Section 42/1
File: Letters of Card. Cullen to Mgr. Kirby, 1875
No. Date (1875) Main Topics
1 17 Jan. Some criticism of Dr. Newman’s reply to Gladstone.
2 21 Jan. Some conditions for Jubilee Indulgence impossible, to
fulfil in Ireland.
Fr. O'Dwyer, O.S.A., former colleague of Fr. O'Keeffe,
is back in Ireland. The Augustinians will not have
him.
Gladstone's malicious attack on the Pope's speeches.
Meeting of Catholic Union.
Severe winter; many old people have died of bronchitis,
3 25 Jan. +Leahy is somewhat better, but can scarcely recover.
Gladstone seems to be sinning knowingly and wilfully.
4 3 Feb. +Manning's clear and complete refutation of Gladstone
expo stulation.
+Leahy has died; Card. Cullen cannot funeral
because of a bad cold.
Problem of Fr. O'Dwyer, O.S.A.
No Catholic gets any public office of trust in Ireland,
5 9 Feb. Lawsuits dragging on. Catholics unable to cope with
Protestants on a jury.
Dr. Taylor has died.
Dr. Woodlock refused St. Kevin's parish in Dublin.
6 14 Feb. Card. Cullen’s appeal against the former verdict has
succeeded.
Jury disagreed in +Moran's case, despite Judge Whiteside's orders to them.
Sir A. Paget’s (British rep. in Rome about the Irish
College shows that the present ministry is worse than
the Past.
7 13 Apr. Fr. O'Keeffe is collecting again to proceed against
Card. Cullen.
Meath election; the priests are supporting a Protestant.
8 ? (Telegram from London) Invite Cardinal Franchi to
Centenary. O'Keeffe summoned Cardinal (Cullen) again.
9 ? Augustine O'Reilly, alumnus of Irish College, Rome,
has left Capetown as a suspended priest.