Excerpt from A Record of the Centenary Celebrations: Held in Maynooth College in June, 1895 The celebration of the First Centenary of Maynooth College during the 25th, 26th, and 27th of June, 1895, was admitted by all who were present to have been a complete and splendid success. It was felt, however, that something would be left undone if the proceedings at that great celebration, and the means adopted to secure its success, were to be left unrecorded. Accordingly the Trustees at their Meeting in October, 1895, requested the author of the Centenary History of the College to compile a complete and authentic Record of all the proceedings connected with the Centenary celebrations. It was thought in the first place that most of those who took part in the festivals of the Centenary week would wish to have some permanent Memorial of that great event, and of their own share in promoting the success of a work, so glorious for the College as well as for the whole Church of Ireland. Many also of those unable to be present would naturally wish to have a full and faithful account of the entire proceedings. Besides, the Record would not only serve as a guide for those who are to come after us at the close of the twentieth century, but would also serve to show the high place which the College of Maynooth occupied as an educational establishment, and the great influence which it exercised, not only in the estimation of English-speaking peoples, but of the whole Catholic world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.