Ireland's crusade against tuberculosis; being a series of lectures delivered at the Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1907 . of the days proceedings, and otherliterature are distributed, the exhibits are placed onview, and lectures to adults and to school childrengiven—the cookery lectures being a part of the proceed-ings which is much valued. The caravan started on the work in November by aweeks trial trip to Kilcoole, Newtownmountkennedy,and Newcastle, in Co. Wicklow, and then, after a haltin Dublin to supply omissions which had been dis-covered, it proceeded by rail to Killeshandra, , where
Ireland's crusade against tuberculosis; being a series of lectures delivered at the Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1907 . of the days proceedings, and otherliterature are distributed, the exhibits are placed onview, and lectures to adults and to school childrengiven—the cookery lectures being a part of the proceed-ings which is much valued. The caravan started on the work in November by aweeks trial trip to Kilcoole, Newtownmountkennedy,and Newcastle, in Co. Wicklow, and then, after a haltin Dublin to supply omissions which had been dis-covered, it proceeded by rail to Killeshandra, , where it had a most warm reception, and fromwhence it proceeded by road to Trillick, Co. Tyrone,its next halting place, and then, after a short excursioninto Co. Fermanagh, the Donegal tour proper wasstarted. Great popular interest and sympathy has beenmanifested everywhere, and packed audiences havelistened to the lectures. PHCENIX By J. P. OCONNOR, In March we were travelling by car from place to placeowing to the burning of Eire at Lifford, but on thefirst of April we received the new van at Fintona, where. X H 53 t* o 1 ! a, c: E 4 75 AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS 123 Miss Manderson also rejoined us, as she had been doingthe organising work since Miss Molloy had to go onholidays. From Fintona we journeyed to Trillick, from whencethe van had such a successful start last November, andunder Dr. Warnocks care we had good attendancesagain. From Trillick the van journeyed to Irvines-town, where the tour stopped for the Easter holidays. Resuming after Easter there was a slight change inthe lecturing programme, Miss Manderson in futuregiving the childrens lecture, as I found the strain oflecturing twice daily was injuring my throat. We re-sumed at Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh, and then journeyedto Belcoo, which latter place was made the centre forthe outlying districts of Glengavelin and Dowra. AtBelcoo I had the pleasure of having a days fishing withDr. Tate, and also of visiting the Shannon
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