needed and we asked a number of priests to support us our petition to ti»e Bishops. These ecclesiastics will ..
... as the founders of the Maynooth Mission to China. It was their names which were signed to the petition which we presented to the Bishops in October, 1818. begging their blessing and their approval. Most those old friends have since gone to their reward, but we have few of them with us still. We have the Bishop of Cork We have the Bishop of Kllmore. We have Monslgnor Murphy of Portlaoghaoise, ...