-26- Soninary, Toronto , ' J )he Rector of the seminary at the time aaa Hov . J. A , 0*Sullivan, later Bishop of Charlottetown . Be was curat© • at the Basilica Parish for six years before being named pastor at 2ona in October, 1933,26 ~*» "hungry thirties" gave little encourage¬ ment towards completing the Interior of the church, a none too pleas¬ ant reality, 'ihen the war years with their accompanying hardships tended so less to dampen any notions along material lines, father McCarthy's parents lived their declining years in lona, and both passed to their reward in the parochial house following kindly and devoted care by their priest son. " Captain S "at,*» as the elderly gentleman rase comEwnly known, was a great favourite with the people of lona. Sbaiar daughter* r/sr^nret, who kept bouse for them, died, suddenly in the City hospital in 1941 while otill in he* thirties. with all these factors, together with not always enjoying robust health himself. Father ftoCartfy was disinclined to undertake any ex- tensive alterations to the premises, \7hen the diocesan transfers wore announced in 1952, be was posted to St. Ana's, lot 65, As the only living former pastor* he is thoughtfully remembered for his kindness and simplicity and especially for his sick-room deportment. Only recently, he, too, bad the misfortune of losing bis picturesque parish; church by fire, and now oust assume the unpleasant task of organizing a replacement. 26 Conversation with Wilbur JSaJy , lona, 196l»