O'DONNELL AN[) ~HE SEE OF RAPHOE campaign of 17 59. During the Seven dated 12th June, 1777. It was written, Years' War he held the rank of therefore, almost one month before. Major. On 30th April, 1762, he receiv- Count 0 Donel's appeal. As it contains ed the Seventh Promotion with the a few interesting points, I give a free Small Cross of the Military Ordoc of translaHon of it: 'My Most Eminent, Maria Theresa. In 1763 he was pro- Very Reverend, and Right Honourable mated co:onel. 1ln 1767 he was .given Sir, The respectful petitions of the command of the O'Donnell Regiment Catholics of the diocese of Raphoe, in e>f CuLrassiers. He became .Majo::.·..Q.€n- the kingdom of ~reland, will already eral in 1771; i}nd in that same year have reached Your Eminence, and as he retired f.:.·om the army. He died in they concern the· granting of a CoadGalicia on 4th August, 1789.' jutor to the present Bi'shop because Clearly .Count Henry was a man of his ill-health and advanced age, I· of standing in the CathoHi:: Court of respectfully t_ake the liberty of uniting Austria. Those who sought his influ- my praye:rs to those already sent you ence in favour of Father Thally's ap- by the Catholics of Raphoe in favour pointment as Coadjutor to the See of of Father Patrick Thally of the Order Raphoe must have felt that his word o-f St. Francis. This religious has would carry weight in Rome. That spent many years teaching philosophy raises the furthe~· interesting ques- and theology with distinction ill' Prations: who were 'the pastors of the gue, and has been here in Vienna ·for diocese' (Raphoe), and who was the the past nine years, where he ha·s 'neighbouiring bishop' who wrote to been of great help to the .\English the Count in 1776 to inte1·est him'self Catholics, who are. fairly numerous 'in having a Coadjutor named' for hEire. His Superiors al'So exp.::ess ·the Raph-O·e'? We do not know. Further- most favourable opinions of him. With more, 'the two latest letters' sent to deep respect I most humbly kiss Your Count 0 Donel, and fo:::warded by him Eminence's hands. to Rome, have not, so far as the :pre- Earnestly renewing my petition, sent write1r know.s, been disco·vered. and .rejoicing at having this occa·sion· But Count 0 Donel was not the e>f once more assuring you of my re-· only person l·esident in Vienna whose spectful homage, influence was sought in 'Support of I remain, Father Thally's nomination as Coad- Your most humble and most jutor to Dr. 0 Reilly. From the Aus- devoted servant, t.::ian capital there came another plea · Cea.le (?) Migazzithi (?) 11 in favour of the Franciscan. This i's The writer of this short lettera shorrt letter, written in Italian, and his name cannot be deciphered with addressed to Cardinal Castelli. It is certainty-.is aware that petitions have .been sent firom the Catholics of ··-··- - ·-· --·-· · · Raphoe in favour of Father Thally's · 9For ref. to 'Source App·endix I. of original see appointment as Coadjutor to the in10 The discrepancy in military rank between the titles 'Lieut.-Gener-- al' and '.Majo,r.. Ge~".leral' Ls, Mr. O Cochlainn thinks, pure1y terminological; the Austrian 'MajorGeneral' co1iresponding, probably, in status with 'Lieut.-General' in French usage. firm and aged Dr. O'Reilly. The words, 'CathoHcs of the diocese,' would seem to suggest the lay faithful-as distinct from the pastors mentione¢1. in Count O':Do::Jel's letter. Unfortunately, the 'respectful petitions of· the Catholics,' like the 'the two latest letters' referred to by the Count, have not come to light. 475.
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