And by two other Acts of the same reign such a celebration of marriage is made a felony on the part of the priest.

The clergy in Ireland of other religious denominations have been relieved from this law.

But it still remains in force so far as the Roman Catholic priesthood is concerned." "Is such a state of things possible in the age we live in!" exclaimed Mr.Kendrew.
Mr.Delamayn smiled.

He had outgrown the customary illusions as to the age we live in.
"There are other instances in which the Irish marriage-law presents some curious anomalies of its own," he went on.

"It is felony, as I have just told you, for a Roman Catholic priest to celebrate a marriage which may be lawfully celebrated by a parochial clergyman, a Presbyterian mini ster, and a Non-conformist minister.