-9- but their pockets were in raost oases amply # .md they were obliged to- work for several years in order to earn sufficient money to faring out their wives aid families* In and after 1339 and 1340, a number of emi¬ grants from Monaghan , Armagh* and Oyrone oama out to Prince Sdward Island, many finding their rsiy to St, Liichaei's isBLssieeu*2 at this point it is necessary to intersect a few comments ocn- coroing an event onion is perhaps the roost disgraceful in the religious end political history of Prince Sdward Island. Sfce ovontr of course, is the Belfast 3iofc which occurred on election day, ilareh 1, 1347, la a field not many yards around the bend irom Belfast Church. It was generalOy understood that on outbreak of lawlessness might occur, for political pasoions t7ere greatly aroused. 'So magnify the gravity of the situation, racial antipathy was added to religious bigotry. Kcv. John waoLeraian , minister at Belfast , and Fat/;er Brady, missionary at rJontague V /ost, after consulting tofjothar, admonished their respec¬ tive flocks to exeroise forbearance and observe the law.. A general election bad been held in August, 1346, • Qa this occasion Ifessrs,' John Obibugall and John Small uere deolarad elected for the Belfast Bistrict. end they took their 3eats when the toserably met in January, 1347. Bat a petition wis xxrosonted by I&ssrs. william Bouse and Alex ibclean asking that the election of rcUougall said Small bo de¬ olarad void as there had boen intimidation and violence at tho poll. :iho election u.03 declared void, hence tho social oleotion of ^inrch 1, 1347, ~roceodin£3 uore brought to a auddon close by the fliot, but 12 Burke, ibid.