City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . there wereno clergymen in London, though serviceswere frequently held in the houses of theleading Catholics, who sent word to those ofthe surrounding country when a visit from ajjriest was expected. Among the names ofthe pioneer Catholics are many that havebeen transmitted to this day, among thembeing Garret Farrell, Patrick Smith, DennisOBrien, Cornelius Gorman, Capt. McLoughlin,A. McCausland, the Redmonds, John Cruick-shank, James Wilson, OByrne, P. McLough-Ian, John Wright, John Walsh, OFlynn,Flood, M. Kiely, Peter
City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . there wereno clergymen in London, though serviceswere frequently held in the houses of theleading Catholics, who sent word to those ofthe surrounding country when a visit from ajjriest was expected. Among the names ofthe pioneer Catholics are many that havebeen transmitted to this day, among thembeing Garret Farrell, Patrick Smith, DennisOBrien, Cornelius Gorman, Capt. McLoughlin,A. McCausland, the Redmonds, John Cruick-shank, James Wilson, OByrne, P. McLough-Ian, John Wright, John Walsh, OFlynn,Flood, M. Kiely, Peter McCann, John Orange,Peter Kennedy, Dr. Anderson, J. Martin,James Reid, P. Burke, E. Burke, John Clegg,W. Darby, J. OBrien, the Bruces, Andersons,Milnes, Johnstons, Dignam, Scanlan, , Charles and Mathew Colovin, , John M. Keary, Wm. Dalton, JohnWalsh, Richard Dinahan, P. Cleary, Corbett,H. OBrien, McLean, and many others. Itwas in the house of Dennis OBrien that masswas for the first time said in this part ofCanada, and not only his house, but his store r. 96 CITY OF LONDON, was always open for the clergy and for allchurch purposes free of charge. He died May17th, 1865, aged 73, after a residence since1827. He came from Cork, Ireland, in 1811,to Maine, then in 1827 to Canada. was a contemporary of G-. J. Good-hue and John Jennings, a trio of the mostpublic-spirited and hospitable citizens of theearly days. It was the custom of Mr. Good-hue to entertain the children of the villageevery New Years Day — a sleighride andrefreshments forming the basis of the enter-tainment. Some few of our older citizensrecollect taking part in these first church was built with funds ob-tained from the sale of a collection of farmproduce. It was located on the south-westcorner of Richmond and Maple streets, thesurrounding land being used as a till 1850 there were not more than twohundred Catholics, exclusive of the military,in London, but the fo
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