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elgium and took refuse in England.... In their trouble, anxiety, and distress they sought counsel with Irishmen to aid them in considering the best way of finding a suitable home in the old land. Providentially such a home offered itself in Merton House, Macmine, County Wexford. Recently the Mother Prioress and one of the nuns visited the place, and were pleased with it. Acting on the advice of their friends they resolved to purchase it. We now venture to appeal to Irishmen and Irishwomen in Ireland and abroad to help us in collecting the necessary funds. We make this appeal with confidence. The nuns have told the story of their flight from Belgium in the book, _The Irish Nuns at Ypres_, published by Messrs. Smith, Elder, of London. The tale is an epic which will live in the history of those fearful times to the honour of the religious Order and the glory of womanhood. Fidelity to religious and national ideals has been their badge of distinction in every eventuality. They shall have their reward. The heroism, the self-devotion, the religious faith, the Christian zeal and charity of those Irish nuns in a terrible crisis in the history of the Order will, we venture to say, command universal respect and admiration, mingled with pity for their fate, and an earnest desire, among all generous souls, to help them in retrieving their fortunes. J.E. REDMOND, M.P. R. BARRY O'BRIEN. Subscriptions to "The Irish Nuns of Ypres Fund" will be received by J.E. REDMOND, M.P., Aughavanagh, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow; R. BARRY O'BRIEN, 100 Sinclair Road, Kensington, London; the Right Rev. ABBOT MARMION, O.S.B., Edermine, Enniscorthy; Mr. M.J. O'CONNOR, Solicitor Wexford; and the _Freeman's Journal_, Prince's Street, Dublin. _February, 1916._ * * * * * +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Typographical errors corrected in text: | | | | Page 105: Wiliam replaced with William | | Page 141: apointed replaced with appointed | | Page 142: "as far back at 1721" replaced with | | "as far back as 1721"
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