RALLY OF THE CLANS ed and a big number of O'Donnells Desmond O'Donnell, O.M.I., Father were invested as members of the Terer..ce O'Donnell, O.F.M.1, Ros Nuala; Association, .of which The O'Donnell is Rev. J. Kelly, C.C., Clar; -Rev. P. the leader. L.Vir. P. 0'.Donnel~i T.D., was D€eney, C.C., Donegal; 'Mr. Cormac elected tanaiste for the dan in Done- Breslin, T.D., Leas Cheann . Comhafrle gal and it was agreed that the organis- Dail .Eireann, Mr. :P. O'Donnell, T.D., ir::g committee of the Rally of the and Mr. C. A. King. Cla1Js, .in conjunc'.ion with the Donegal An oration was delivered by Histo:rical !Society, should continue to Sn1ator MacFadden. look after the Association's .affairs for a further year rwhen it is hoped the THE PAGEANT Association will be able to take over · its own administration. The pagean~ proper c::nsisted of 20 ·The day's proceedings (pened with units personifying the successive genera lec'ure by Mr. R. S. O'Cochlalnn, the ations of the O'Dor.nell dead who filed well-known historian of the ·O'Donnell past the platform in front o:f !Which was Clan who traced the history cf the drawn up the guard of honour of three 1maiu brar:1ches 10f the family - Ireland's soldiers of to-day. During the Newport, the Larkfield and the the march past St. Joseph's brass and Castlebar branches as well .as the reed bar:.d, Strabane, discoursed approSpanish .and Austrian branches - back priate· Irish airs. to Conail. progenitor of the Ciueal The p.arade moved on to the tl'uins Conail. A feature of the lecture,, of Donegal Castle and were followed which aroused much interest, was a by The O'Donnell and the platform genealogical diagram .of the family tree. party. In the castle grounds the O'Donnell S',ar.dard which was in the COLOURFUL PARADE. keeping of the F.C.A. colour party under Lieut. F. Muldoon, was har:ded One of the most colourful parades to The O'Donnell iwho raised it to the ever held in the historic town of th~ top of the flagpole surmounting. the Four M.asters followed io the af'.er:r..oon tower wher.e, with ·the National Flag and was rwatched by a crowd estimated and the Tostal Flag, it floated proudly at ov.er 2,000. in the breeze. As he raised it the. His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. General Salute was sounded. The MacNeely, was present and on arrival simple but so impressive ceremony was greeted with the General Salute ended with the playing of "O'Donnell and the F.C.A. guard of honour, under Abu!" and the "National Anthem." the comm.::.ud of Lieut. J. Harvey, presented arms. His Lordship iwho was COUNTY MUSEUM OPENED accompanied by 1Mr. F. Gallagher, LL.B. :chairman of the Donegal Town An In the preser.ce cf a distinguished Tos'.1al Council, then inspected the gathering, which included ·The O'Donguard •Of honour and was introduced nell, Count O'Donnell uf Austria, the to the platfor.m party. Minis'er for External Affairs, Right On the platform, as well :as His Rev. Mgr. J. C. MaoGinley,, public reLordship and MT. Gallagher were The presentatives, and members of the O'Donnell, Count Gabriel O;Donnell of Clan Rally Committee, history was Austria, 1Master Hugh O'Donel, son of made. at the Franciscan F_riary, Ros The O'Donnell, Senator MacFadden, Nuala, on Easter Sunday evenil1g, chairman of the Rally Commi~tee, Mr. when the. first . county museum was J. C. MacDcnagh, organiser; · Rev. opened by the Minister.
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