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. eiRe 'Ph.l.&cehc As.ocl4CJOn

IV No.III

Number 19

EIRE PHIlATELIC ASSOCIATIOli (INTERNATIONAL)

Published Bimonthll

Jfln. -- Feb. 54

Neil Stack, Editor

COUNTY DOWN )3'11 Nell Stack

Editor of The Revefller

Among Irish counties, Down is one of the most fertile and tranquil. It presents a picturesque contrast with its many lakes and beautifully culti­vated low hills agflinst the granite mass of the Mourne Mountains in the south. The old homesteads that once dotted the hilltops and valleys are now giving way to the modern trend. The 'thatched roof and white washed cottages are being replaced by more comfortable two story frame homes.

In the south, Slieve Donard rises Annalong Harbour and Mourne Mounlains, Co. Down. from the sea to 2,796 feet while Sli-

eve eroob (1,755 feet) tops another group of hills in the center of the county. In the east, the Ards Peninsula forms a barrier between the Irish Sea and the large land-locked, island-dotted Strang ford Lough. Bangor,Don­aghadee, Newcastle and Warrenpoint are only a few of the fine resorts which line the beautiful coast of Down; and all are linked by excellent roads that follow the ever-winding ~hore. The county includes that portion of Belfast which ~ies east of the River Lagan.

LITTLE NATIVE TURF AND TIMBER FOUND IN eOUNTY DOWN

The Peat-bog, so prominent a feature of many parts of Ireland, is at Ii minimum in Down. In the old de; there was enough to su ly much of the county with turf, but now it has

BEIFAST'S LIDO PlAN ~!AY BECClHE A REALITY all been cut awa;r. The last remaining bog BEIFAST--The Belfast city fathers knowing the was the Cotton Moss east of Newtownards, and importance of seaside beaches as a tourist at. there a few traces still remain. Native traction, as well as for their own enjoyment, woods are likewise a thing of the past, ex­plan to make Belfast Lough one of the pretti- cept around the skirts of the mountains where est lidos in these isles. ' oak and birch cling to their ancient home.

Behind this 20-year-old dream that is soon Reforestation now accounts for many richly to be realized is small, dynamic Tommy HeDler- wooded parts of the county. son, Belfast's most popular alderman and H.P.

At present the area is wasteland but Tommy FLAX NO IDNGER AN IMPORTANT CROP Visualizes gardens, fountains, open air cafes and dancing. "It ,'r.Ul make Belfast famous as About 384 square miles of land is under a tourist resort," he told the Belfast Corp. tillage (two-rifths or the county's area),

Because or the present shortage or i'unds about the SaIM portion 1Ulder grass; the prin it is estimated that it ldll take at least 15 cipal crops are oats, potatoes and turnips. years to convert the land into a lido. Qradu- Flax, once an iJnportant crop now takas a les ally, pranenades, Athletic grounds and piers iJnportant place; the lovely bright green wav

. will be built. (P.g. J~, pIe •••• ) •• ,.

*E.P.A. OFFICERS* " . was the nucleus of the SHiss tm-m and canton PRESIDENT ___ Malcolm Q. O'Reilly .. lk'1llled after him). The monastery at Bangor 46 WaJ.nut Crescent, Nontclair, N. J. l~as destro~d ir: 62h A.D. by t he ~anes, in VICE PRESIDENT--Tbomas F. Bannigan, Jr. an attack l.n which 3,000 are Sal.d t o have Box ll-Vandeveer Station-B'klyn.lO,N. Y. been sl~in. St. Mal.:tchy, who ~ro.s l ater con-'E.P.A. SECRETARY ___ John J. Clark secrat eu archbishop of Armagh, becanJe abbot 9h7 East 32nd Street, Brookl~ 10, N.Y. of BanGor and , about ll20 A.D., rebuilt t he mEASURER __________ Robert ar~ church de stroyed by the Danes . In 1469 the 2629 Mallery Street. Flint h. Mich.. mono.s te ry. l~S . t ake n ove r by the Franciscans, EDI'l'OR--THE REVEA.LER _ Neil Stack (AID) w~o oc?upl.e cl l. t f or ne arly 150 yea:;s until, 225 __ 76th Street _ Brooklyn 9, N.Y. til! t r.e sel.Zure o~ the Cl a':I1aboye O' Nel.Us ~ e s-STAFF PHO'l'OGRAPHER _ James E. DonnellY t a tes, the fna:;y and l.ts lands .. Tere gl.ve n ASSOCIATION ATTORNEY ___ lDrin L. ~ b;y- James I to Sl.r Thanas Hamilton,afte~rds Box 469 __ Richland Center , Wisconsin VJ.s~ount Clandeboye . Much ot the stone and E.P.A. SALES CIRCUIT HGRrJohn A. Reibel old m~nastery. was used by ~he ~w , J?I'0pr1etor Box 43 ___ Dewittv:Ule, New York and hJ.s Scottl sh settlers l.n bUJ.la J.ng the E. P .A. EUROPEAN DIRECTOR-Ml.cbae 1 Gi.£t1lEl7 Protestan~ church ~n the si ~e in 1617. TJ;e 22 East Road, Dublin, Ireland til! church shll occupJ.es the Sl. te today and l.S REVEALER SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR NON-MEMBERS called the Abbey Church. Rate _ 12.00 per year.Write Sec. Clark. THE PRESENT TOWN IS ?F }IORE RECENT GROWTH

. . . . . The pre sent to~--whJ.ch is of comparatively B UY (.EP.AlIRI,sHP,O. L·IST-l>NG rece nt growth--is well laid out, Hith fine

COUNTY DOWN promen~des and gardens, parks and r ecreation grounds. Bangor Castle and the Castle Park

(ConCM .n 'O'"n) estate (formerly the sea t of Lord Clanmorris), (Continu. d from page !Jo') on the s out hern edge of the to~, are now i ng fie l ds starred uith blue flO1rers are no lnunicipal property. longe r t he f amiliar sight that they once Bangor possesse s one of the finest en-l-1ere, t he Belfast mi lls now derive their main closed swimming pools in Ireland. It is 100 crop from abroad. Old flax holes and ruined ft. square and equipped ,lith international scutch mills s ho" the decay of .. That " as once high-diving boards, spring boards and water a l e ading occupation. chutes; there is s eating around the pool to DCWlrtS HISTORY LIKE THAT OF ADJACENT COUN'ITES accommodate 1000 specators. While many of Do~ possesses little his tory distinct from the bathers use the small beaches and coves

that of countie s adjoining it. It is assoc- fronting the town, the mos t f avored beach is i ated ui. th Antrim in many of the more stirr- at Ballyholme. ing epis odes, such as t he rebellion of 1798, Other sports avail able are: golf, tennis, but one event of surpassing interes t can be f ishing and yachting. Bangor is one of the claimed by Do~; it was near Do~patrick--a chief y?chting centers in the north of Ire­place of note s ince prehis toriC times--that l and. tt is the headquar ters of the Royal St. Patrick landed in 432 A.D. He had spent Ulster and Ballyholme y acht clubs. s ome years of his youth as a slave at Sliabh DONAGHADEE .('O o ,"noc '0" CI"", h of 51. Dia, h)

His (Slemish) in Antrilll, and now returned as Donaghadee fronts the' Irish Sea near the a Christion Miss ionary to preach the new~ntrance to Belfast lDugh. It is a popular faith'. These eve nts are further referred to seaside resort Hith a fine s andy beach and a unde r the heading of Downpatrick. good harbor. Until 1849 it was connected

BANGOR (b •• nn co", Peoked Hi/~ with Portpatrick in Scotland by a mail packet This large residential town--one of t he service (the shortest sea crossing--22 miles

largest and best equipped seaside resorts in --betrTeen Ireland and Great Britain), which Ireland--is built around the s andy bars of ~as abandoned in f avor of the Larne-5tranraer Bangor and BaUyholme, near the entrance to route. On the south the harbor is protected Belfast Lough. by a pier ending in a lighthouse.

Bangor had its beginning in the monastery Facilities are available for b athing, sw.illI-founded there about the year 555 by St. Com- lning, rOwing, boating(both sail and powered) gall which became one of the most celebrated and land games such as golf, tennis and bowl­of Ireland's monastic schools, attended by ing on the green. students from Ireland, Britain and the Con- ' MOTOR COACH TaJRS FRrn BANGOR tinent. Bangor produced many missionaries-- From June 1st to the middle of Sept. the notably St. Columbanus (who went as a miSsinl Ulster Transport Authority runs a number of ary to GauJ., founded missionaries at. Anegray,pus tours :from Bangor to surrOunding towns Luxeuil and Bobbio ); and St. Gall (apostle and points of interest. Such noted places as o:f SHitzerland; founded the monastery which ~.ann Valley, Portrush and Giant's Causeway

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are visited. The cost of such a trip is 30/ 9d ( ~i4.30); this fare also includes lunch and supper. Other excursions are run to Lough erne and Bundoran, Glens of Antriln, ;'!ountains of }!ourne, Silent Valley and 1'Iarrenpoint, to Ards Peninsula and a circular tour of Harren­point. }lhere meals are included, s t ops are made at U.T.A. Hotels--the finest in Northern Ireland .

The Ards Peninsula

Ha h Ardai (in Irish-liThe Heights") is a tongue of land about 20 niles long and 5' miles in average ;n.dth, extends south of a line joining DOmlghadee and Newtownarcl.s. A :fertile area of nume rous little hills between 100-20 f eet in height, it faces the Irish Sea on the east and encloses on its western side the l a rge sea inlet of Strangford Lough. There are severa l little resorts and fishing vil­lages on the 40 miles of coastal road around the peninsula. Somewhat smaller than the peninsula , Strangford Lough contains many islands --the haunts of countless birds-- and is noted for the number of castle and mon­astic ruins aroupd its much indented shores.

Trave ling south ,·re pa ss through the sea­side village of Hillis1e and on to Ball~lal t er, Portavogie and Cloghy. At the southern end of t he Ar ds we find Port~.ferry ,1here a

When you tour

IRELAND ... You'll he glad )"ou saw your Travel Agent before leaving home, because you'll find his arrange· menls lor) our Irish tour-using the facilities or C.LE., Ireland's Transport Company -:­exac tly suited to your wishes and budget.

AsL:. him aLout SCENIC TOURS of Ireland. by motor coach-six, ninc, eleven and thirteen. day itineraries, all-inclusive and remarkably low priced . lIe· l~ also secure your transportation by rail or road ... reservatious on express trains, for cabins on cross·channel steamers, and at outstanding hotels.

Further informalion and literalure may be ~blained by wrillng Del)l. 83 at any Irish Railways Office-

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ferry plies betl'reen this tOlm and Strangford,~===_-;:;:;::::==~=:::;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;:;:~~= ___ --.~ on the farther shore. OVER!PRIHT COILSwrLL DRIVE YOU CRAZY

Pas s i ng Kircnlobin village, 7t mil e s north "B.UT YOU WILL BE IN GRAND COMPANY"

of PortaferI"".f, the road along the .. estern BY PEltRY ADA-MS \ I!: P A N~ .. 84)

shore of the oeninsu1a reaches Greyabbey. In Watch the average general collector Bcan the abbey churchyard is the grave of the the Irish coils in the Scott Catalog espec­Rev. James Porter (175'3-1798), Presbyterian iaJ.ly the overprint groups. "Just five pastor of Greyabbey and member of the UILi.ted stanDS in the first batch and eight in the Irish Societ~', ,mo uas hanged in Greyabbey 0 second," he says. "Nothing to that." Listen­a scaff old erected in full vie", of his churc ing Irish specialists either turn pale and and home. :rush out to commit mayhem, or give way to

A short distance from Greyabbey, on the hollow laughter. In a few extreme cases they road to Ne,.tOlmards, the e state of Nountst6\' have laughed themselves to death. art is passed. Here, in 1769, was born Lord The truth is, that those innocent looking Castlereagh (2nd !·larquis of Londonderry) who groupings, Scott-19/22a and 5'9/62a .(Gibbons as British Chief Secretary for Ire land, se- 26/29a and 67/70a), are like rabbit burrows cured by 1-1holesa le corruption the passage of into a vast hidden city. The sights inside the Act of Union in 1800. (P"IfOl S2', pl ...... ) will amaze you. It is onl;y' during the past

Cloughey Bay, Ards Peninsula.

couple of years that work with a large body of collectors has produced--from sheer neces­sity--a practical coil check list .mich has enabled all of us, first, to correspond about them in a fet< '<erds .mich mean the same thing to both parties; and second, which pennits all hands to see at a glance, all the admit­tedly obscure variations in the group.

He have no intention of repeating coil in­formation preViously presented in these pages ~ one big thing to keep in mind with over­print coils is that, f1hi1e overprinted in sub-sheets of 240, they went. to m.anual (Palf'15 .• , pie". •. ) lSI

C 0 U N T Y' DOW to! IRISH TRIANGULAR CANCELLATIONS (C ... tinu.d 'rom pave 1060 1B.r_ Michael :teonara -- Ilverpool. England

ARDGLASS 1 am :tnaebted to the Department o£ PastE On our way to Newcastle we pass through and Telegraphs of Ireland for the assistance

Ardglass, famous for its "Ardglass herrings." given me in the compilation of the followill/l During the herring season one will find the alphabetical and numerical Irish Triangulax harbor o£ this small fishing Village bustling Post Office cancellations. in activity. A E

NEWCASTLE ABC Ahbey1eix lIP Enniscort!ly (C.\lsleJ.n nu<.\: New Castle) AlB Arklow EJ Edgeworthstown

Newcastle is noted for its beautiful seasidE AlB Athenry ES Ennis resort located on .the western end of the greai MIl Atb;y F sandy beach fringing Dundrum Bay, and at the ANU An Uaimh FE Ferns foot of Slieve Donard. The town, itself, lies AlUl Ardee FY Fermay in the shadow of the great mountain wh.i.ch B G looms skyward behind it. The town too, is BAC Dublin GA Galwa;)'" noted for its famous Royal County Down champ- BJ Ballinesloe GF Gorey ionship golf oourse and recreation facilities BQ Birr· as Greystones

BWY Ballina K THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE BXY Ballyhaunis KIlT * See note

These mountains were fonned by an upheaval BYE BalJ,ymote KHH Kilkenny in the times which geologists call Ecocene. A BYJ Ballyshannon KHR Killeshandra iVast mass of granite protruded from below in BYS Baildon KIIX Killucan to the salty rocks "l1ich covered the country, BYV Bantry KIF Kilmallock and broke through them or carried them up so BZC Belturbet KIG Knocklong that their fragments are left stranded on the BZJ Blackrock KIJ Kilrush 1nountain tops. BZQ Boyle KIZ Kinsale

Throughout the eastern half' of the range, BZR Bray KJG * See note . the slopes are steep, though seldom precipit- BZZ Buttevant KOV Cobh OUB, and the valleys deep, mald.ng grand walk- C KOY Killarney ~- for the mountaineer. There is very fine CCD Ceanannus Hor L scenery along the coastal road from Newcastle CHB Charlestown 1K Limerick ~o vlarrenpoint, and also in the valleys among CK Cork ~ Lifford the hills. Many of the peaks are well 1<orth CQN Claremorris LTV Letterkenny !ascending for the magnificent vie1-1s from the CTF Cahir LUI Listowel SUllII1lits. A tour of Silent Valley and the CTJ Callan LUL Longford ~ourne Mountains by UTA bus is recommended. CTO Carlow LUS Loughrea

ANNALONG AND KILKEEL CTU Carriclonacross M Leaving the Bourne district, we continue 8 CTV CaJt.rick-on-5hanncn MJR Honasterevan

hiles south to Annalong. \I'e find a pretty CTW Carrick-on-Suir MPR Midleton fishine village which also exports dressed CUA Cashel }IPZ Mitchelstown granite. From here we drive on to Ki1l<:eel. CUV Castlebar MRB Moate

Ki1Jreel is the home of a large fishing fleet.CUY Castleblayney MRH Monaghan fin this town another industry is active--the CV Avoca J1RY J.\ountrath ~uarrying and dressing of Hourne granite--a CVI Castlerea HSI Mullingar !"ine-grained stone which takes a high polish CVM Cavan MUB Mu1ne Bheag one! is used extensive1;y in building. CVT Clara !IW Mallow

NEWRY, (lut':l.1R emn tR6S<l.: Strand-Head Yew TYee) CHB Clones N Besides being a large industrial town and ewc Clonmel NIQ Naas

oort, Newry is also a port of entry from the CloJH Clonakilty NIL Nenagh leDublic of Ireland. From ancient times this CI'iU Cootehill WE New Ross has been a place of imnortance because of its CXIl Curragh Camp p ocation at the "Gap of the North"--the main D PJU Portarlington

crossing between the hills into Ulster from DA Drogheda P'l'L Port Laoighise Jublin and the south. DJA Donegal R

John Hitchell (1815-1875), author of the DJO Dramod RIG Roscommon lPamous Jail Journal and other 1iorlcs, and one DID Dun Laoghaire RK Roscrea pf the most distinGuished Irish patriots of DHG Dundalnk RID Bath luirc p:.he nineteenth century, died at his residence DMP Ilunga.roran S p.n Dromalane suburb on the County Armagh side DN .. See note SYK Skibbereen of the town. His grave is in the Unitarian E SIN Sligo cemetery on Nilli,,"-,1 Street. (Page 159, please.) EIF Edenderry Sn Swinford

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OVERPRINTED COILS WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY • C 0 U N T Y D OWN ( Continued from page ! 5$) .. .

'NEWTOWNARDS (DAlto ..o.R't) Ul ","6: Town of Ulster's H eichts) operators in panes of 120, 12 across by 10

down, aDd were first torn either into 12 A town of 10,000 population, Ne,rtm-mards i'strips of 10 or 10 strips of 12. The strips

the center of several branch,es of the linen !were joined by end paper beyond the perfs; industry. Hand embroidery sustains a substan the 'process resulted in 1-1hat are .called tial home industry. It is here that buses "paste ups." Obviously, a paste up pair is of the Ulster Transport Authority, from Bang- far sCaJ:'cer than one joined by perfs in the or and Belfast, enter the Ards Peninsula on normal way. Once you grasp this idea, you tile lvednesday and Sunday tours. The high can run down through the check list and it square tm-rer of the Priory of St. Colwnba may should make sense. Almost every collector be seen at the south of the town. of Ireland eventually goes in for coils. The~

Outside Newto<mards, on the east, are the are elusive rascals--and their prices will ruins of MeVilla Abbey. The abbey was built make you gasp. At least this check list may on the site of the famous monastery and help to bring a little order out of chaos. school founded by St. Finian in 540 A.D. The A SPECIALIZED CHECK LIST OF IRISH greatest pupil of Hovilla was st. Colmcille. OVERPRINTED COILS- -B! HARRISON He transcribed a copy of the text of the (a) Rialtas ' Vulgate as revised by St. Jerome and brought Singles-- 19-20-21-22-22a. to Ireland by St. Finian. St. Finian clainBi Heriz. pairs, paste up-- 19-20-21-22-22a. the copy and the mat ter was referred to King Heriz. pa~s, normal -- 19-20-21-22-22a. Dermot who made the famous deciSion: "To Vert . pa:crs, paste up-- 19-20-21-22-22a. every cow her calf, and to every book its Vert. pairs, normal -- 19-20-21-22-22a. copy". ColrnCille's ref usal to abide by this Heriz. pair, paste up (only)-- 22-22a. led to the disastrous "Bat tle of t he Books" Vert,. pair. ,paste up (only)- 22-22a. at Cuildrevene, in County Sligo, for "hich Heriz. strips/3, normal. & paste up--Colmcille, as penance, went into missionary 19-20-21- 22-22a. eXile in Scotland. HOriz. strips/3, all normal-19-20-21-22-22a

DOWNPATRICK Vert. strips/3, normal & paste up--('Oun f.> .;:'On~15 : Sai7l t P atrick's F ort) 19-20-21.-22-22a.

Do<mpatrick, a quiet market to,m, is built Vert. strips/3, all normal-19-20-21-22-22a on hilly ground beside t he low-lying, marsrw (b) Saors't!t ' land of the Quoile river valley.

From the da<m of history this has been a Singles-- 59-60-61-62. place of note, and although its importance Heriz. pairs, paste up-- 59-60-61-62. has waned in modern times, the to,/Il is still Heriz. pairs, normal -- 59-60-61-62. the administrative center of- the county which Vert. pairs, paste up- 59-60-61-62. was named from it. In eaJ:'ly times it was Vert. pairs, normal. __ 59-60-61-62. ' knO<m as Ratilceltchair (from Ce1tchair, a Heriz. strips/3. paste up & normal hero of the legendary Red Branch Knights-- 59-60-61-62. first century A.D.). St. Patrick, who 1and- Horiz. strips/3. normal only-- 59-60-61-62. ed at Saul near by in 432, converted the Vert. strips/3, paste up & nonnal chieftain Dichu and possibly founded the ong.' 59-60-61-62. inal church at Downpatrick. The name Dan-del- Vert. strips/3, normal only--59-60-6l-62. li alk-ghlas (Fort of the -t<ro broken fetters) lms INTRODUCING LONG ONE m 1922 VARIE'.l'Y: 8J.so in common use in 1177 J uhen the to<m-- Singles-- 59a-60a-6la-62a. then the royal seat of NacDonlevy, King of Horiz. pairs, ,both types, paste up--Ulaidh--~las taken by the Anglo-Normans under 59/59a-60/60a-6l/6la-62/62a. John de Courcy. De Courcy made his headquar- Heriz. pairs, both types, normal--ters here, and later added the name Patrick 59/59a-60/60a-61/6la-62/62a. to the shortened form "Dun" in honor of the Vert. pairs, both types, paste up--national apostle. S9/59a-60/60a-6l/6la-62/62a.

The Visitor should not neglect to Visit Vert. pairs, both tYPes, - normal--The Cathedral (Church of Ireland) which was 59/59a-60/60a-61/6l.a-62/62a. built bet1'reen 1790 and 1826. It incorporates Horiz. strips/3, both types paste up and portions of the t,relith-c'ilntury cathedral, as normal (arrangement vary:i.lJg) __ ~lell as features of later date. 59/59a/59--60/60a/60--6l/61a/61--62/62a

In front of the old county jail ( which is ,Heriz. strips/3, both types, normal only still standing), Thomas Russell, a founder of :Urangement Tarying)--59/59a/S9--60/60aj60-­the United Irishmen, was hanged in 180). 62/62a/62.(Pa;gel54, pl."" • . (t~J'i!4J NUA ~J!O E CHUGHAT (A PROOPEROOS NEW lEAR I -., lUll

OVERPRINTED COILS WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY IRISH TRIANGULAR CANCELLATIONS (Continued from page 151'1i Continued from page 152)

Vert. strips/3, both types, paste up and TIK Templemore normal (arrangement varying)-- TIO Thomastown

59/59a/59--60/6oa/60--61/61a/61 TIR Thurles Vert. strips/3, both types, normal only TJA Tralee (arrangement varying)-- 59/59a/59--60/60a/60- TJI Tuam

62/62a/62. w'la -'L TJR Tullamore ___ -::::=-=--====--=7::==-==---=--:::-=----ws:!-'--1 TP Tipperary

NEW IlJXURY COACHES FOR C.I.E. W C6ras Iompair. 'Eireann (Ire:llJ.nd's Transport Westport

Company) mil provide travelers in Ireland Wexford

WSM Wickloli' WT Waterford

Y YL Younghal 200 Dunmanway 507 Ballinrobe

mth added comfort, when 50 nevI luxury c~:wrl-~---==,.-;:;-:-::::~~~~~~~ es are placed into operation in. 1954. The A coaches will include reclining seats, two AGRICULTURALLY SPEAKINQ "sunshine roof's," newly designed windOtiS It is a mistake to describe agriculture offering max::iJnum visibility and ai:I"-c:Olldl:r.J..CIl1 Irela.."ld as an anCient thing, declared W. :b:l~~~~~~ Taft, the U.S • .l\mbassador, addressing a U .. L~;U'1 ~m;~Q~:mi~m~~rr;iiIj session of the Muintir na Tire Conference in

"'LLO''''' "lll.. .. LUL"",' are Cork. They are the "Ireland is a new country, agriculturally

standard pupils of the Bower Infants' speaking," said Nr. Taft. "There are great I~c:ho,ol, and each day they look forward to the things doing and to be done by such bodies l!1l(lllle.nt when teacher says: "Agus anois ••• " for as Huintir na Tire. With the aid of such then the children turn on their benches to organizations and their laudable ideals of

the puppet stage behind them. self-help and co-operation, they could ad-1';;0 children, a different pair each time, vance not only the fam production but also

run in behind the stage to work the dolls, the ideal of community life in rural areas." two others taJre up positions in front, one "That is the frontier which I believe ei ther side, to work the curtains. Then the are really advancing here for the first time." show begins. the .l\mbassador said. "It is not a geograph-

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf ical frontier, but one wherein we can regard in the forest ani chat in Irish. GTand- the famer as a vitally important person,

Imr,T .. ner, too, utters her frightened screBl!!fl in and his community of life as equally import­native tongue. And after the happy end- ant, inasmuch as he can promote not only his the ~~!4 religion but his indus~ry, his society ani

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"'= ... Oin Night" at the ~ol"tBW~~, COUNTY MAYO tors Club of New York. Members of the New w,,,,,"" ago was the

-- Oatmeal bread, "staff of life" in is back on the menu group of E.P;A.. provided the entertain- parts of Ireland,

for members of tba Collectors Club. rural homes. Hans G. Zervas(Irish OVerprint Farmers complain that flour, at 4/5 per

and NalcoJm. G. O'Reilly, E.P.A. (4t¢ per lb.), is too dear. By brirg_ I(Ove:I"pI~lt and Postal History a barrel of oats to the local mill and Itured on their respective fields. a small fee, they can get a bag of' IUl,".l..~" lectures ware illustrated f'rom material at half the price.

Irish philately on exhibition. Oatmeal bread baked on a griddle over a Awards of were extended to the hot f'ire is veI7f popular too in the

!exhilbi1,or's--N:lcrtael iiadden, John Clark, Hans IZerv,l.S, Hal O'Reilly and Neil Stack.

:Midway in the seSSion, lID.ich lasted f'rom baa :00 until 10:OOp.m., refreshments were se:tm~~~~;:~~~st. Gabriel Archangel, the recently

75 members and guests present. Patron of 1'elecammm:lcatioDB, 88 An unxpected honored guest, ani member center of ornamentation of the facade on

P.A., was the Hon. Donal Scully, Trade new Post orfice at St. Andrew Street. In addition to St. Gabriel there are other

jplaql1E1S which show other means of transport-1 .. ~, ... u .. 1 a ship by sea, a horse by land and IU''''""''''' represent communication by air. There

alBO a coW of the post horn which is !ge.nel~al~ regarded as a a,mbol of postal

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sentenced to prison. After a few years denial of freedom he was freed and oame to the United states. A short time after he returned home he was again imprisoned--and several times thereafter. Whl.le serving one of his prison sentences, Dav­itt was elected to the British Parliament. In 1906, at ~he age of 60, he died in Dublin.

Quite the antithesis of Davitt was Charles Stewart Pame~ an educated member of a wealthy and respected family, a bar­Jsterand man of culture. Although he was Protestant land­lord, Parnell ror a time led the Land league. H:Ls work with Davitt resulted in the removal of the main pillar of Brit.1sh rule in the greater part of Ireland--the landlord "assend­ency."

While a brilliant speaker and idealist, the -IV unjust aocusations made against Parnell by" his colleagues in Parlia­ment cause him to became a saddened and 10mlJ' man. At the age of 55, he passed a~. His loss to the Nation was lceenlJ' felt but hiil inapiration lived on in the hearts of his coun­trymen.

The single design for this issue was the work or the well­kno~m Dublin artist, Mr. Richard J. King. He chose as the 'central theme, a cottage with a ploughman in the foreground. The Irish inscription "Tir agus Teaghlach" (Country" and Heme­stead) appears in an oblong panel above the cottage and the mountain Croagh Patrick. This places the scene in Michael Davitt's section or the country. At either end of the stamp, in the vertical panels, appears the names Parnell and l!m.tt.

:;~n/:!/hc~~~: The four corners of the adhesive show the coats of arms ot I---...;.;;;.;;,;;.;.;.;;.;;,;------"~-----~the provinces or Ireland. The name of the

IRELAND'S country, Ireland (tire), is shown centered COM M T I VE 5 at the top or the stamp. At the extreme bot

EMORA tom of the stamp appear the centennary dates,

MEl L STACK

Eire Philatel.ic 4111wciation

PARME LL- DAVITT

1846-1946

the value or the denomination being centered betlreen them.

FACTS ABOO'T THE COO!EMORATIVE Designed by R.J. King of Dublin Issued Sept. 16, 1946 In two values: 2id red orange & 3d. ultra-marine. Watermarked "E" Perforated 14 x 15 Printing by typograph method Issue still available thraagh--The Control-

The Parnell-Davitt ler, philatelic Section, Gemral Post Oi:fice camnemorative was emitted on Sept. 16, 1946, "'Dub;;:::;:li;:;"::;n£,..;Ire:;;.::;;:;l:::and:::;:;;.=-___________ -I in two denominations of identical design, a ~ . 2~ red orange and a 3d ultr8lllB.rine. The 1954 SCHEDULE FOR N.Y. MEETING§ stamps were issued to honor the centennary of the birth of two outstanding Irish patri- (E.P.A. BRANCH #1) ots who contributed greatly towards Ireland's, Meetings are held on. ~e third Tuesday of political independence. ach month at the Collectors Club--22 E. 35th

Charles Stewart Parnell and Hiohae1 Davitt, t.,"~" York. Members and friends are urged whose efforts in the drive for Irish pollti- to VlSJ.t us and get acquainted. -cal independence place them with O'Connell Meeting Date Topic Scheduled and Father Matthew in the d.eve1opaent of the Jan. 19, '54 SaorsMt Issues Q!lW Nation. Both P&rnell and Davitt -" (Incl. Accent Varieties) associated with the Land lAIague, & society Feb. 16, '54 Definitive Issues which fought aga.in8t the .viction of the (Booklets, Coils etc.) Irish peasant fran his land. Har. 16, 154 Canmemoratives

J.!ichael Davitt joined the Fenians, a lIoc:I.- Apr. 20, '54 Air Mails ety ailned at the overthrow of British power May 18, '54 Cancellations (1840~1922) in Ireland. In 1870 he was arrested and June 15. '54 Pre-Stamp era (1660-1854) 156

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