The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
Irish News.

From Late Irish EKchanges1
Mallow Athletic Sports came off on De-
tober 9Th at the Spa Glen, Cork.
Annual show of the Iverk Farmers So
ciety was held at Piltown, County Kilkenny,
on September 26th.
Martin j. O'Connel, thirty-years of age,
proprietor of the Carlow Post, died October
7th at Dublin Street, Carlow.
Over three thousand persons visited the
Museum Of Natural History, Dublin, during
the week ending October 9Th.
Mr.. John 0Grady, Jr., brother of the
champion athlete, died on October Sd, at his
residence, Hackwater, County Glare.
Catherine, widow of the late Moses
Lewis, aged seventy-six, died September
29th at Portarlington, Queens County.
Longford fair, held on October 22d, was
well attended by both buyers and sellers.
Stock exhibited was of good quality.
1t is stated in some parts of County Kill
kenny that Mr.. Martin, M. p, intends to
resign his seat in the House of Commons.
Cappawhite fair, County Tipperary, held
Sep ember Both, was well stocked in all
departments. The attendance was also
large.
Right Rev. DIR. Mccarthy conferred the
order of priesthood on Rev. Michael O'Cal-
laghan, Abbeydorny, on October 9th, at
Killarney.
Messrs. Joseph Murphy & Son, of Bel
fast, have been awarded silver medal for
their fine linen exhibited at the Paris Ex-
hibition.
Miss Della, daughter of the late Francis
O'Brien, Ennis, received the white veil re-
Gently in the convent of st. John of God,
Wexford, County Clare.
Belturbet Fair, County Cavan, held Octo-
Der Sd, was well supplied with every de-
scription of horned stock. The attendance
of buyers was also large.
The following have been appointed magis-
trates for+County Tyrone: James Byrne,
Thorndale, Belfast, and James Crossle, Jr.,
Anahoe House, Ballygawley.
Severe gale accompanied by heavy rain,
prevailed at Wexford on October 9th. Sew
eral boats broke from their moorings, and
for many hours the sea broke over the piers
and quays.
Dungarven pig fair, County Waterford,
held October 1st, was not well attended by
buyers. There were four hundred pigs in
market, which were all purchased by local
buyers at fair prices.
The Pierhead, located within short dis
tance of Kildysart, will be soon in sufficient
repair to enable the steamers on the Lower
Shannon, trading between Limerick and
Kilrush, to call there.
Retreat, conducted by Rev. J. P. .O'Boyle,
G. c., st. Malachy's, Belfast, was given to
the members of st. Mary's Catholic Total
Abstinence Association, Magherfelt, Derry.
1t commenced on September 22d, and ended
on the 2Sth.
. ssFoundation-stone of the new Catholic
Church of st. Finan, Falcarragh, County
Donegal, was blessed and laid on October
13th by Right Rev. DR.. MDevitt, DID.
Sermon was preached lin 1rish) by Rev.
John Doherty, z. P, Donegal.
Annual festive celebration and harvest
thanksgiving took place at the Catholic
Church, Kill County Kildare, September
Goth, when Very Rev. Father Hyland, of
the French College, Blackrock, preached to
large congregation after High Mass.
Walter Crofton, Chairman of the Prisons
Board has recommended that Tullamore
Jail, Kings County, be permanently en-
larged for the reception of military and
other prisoners. Nearly all those at present
confined in the Jail are soldiers whose term
of imprisonment varies from two months
to one year.
William Mcguire, of Fairbank Strokes
town, County Roscommon, was accident
ally drowned recently in the River Liifey,
at Bachelors Walk, Dublin. Deceased had
in his possession when leaving Strokestown
a receipt from Messrs. Casey & Co., Buenos
Ayres, for $50, 900, and two checks, one for
f120 and the other for EGO, on, it is sup
posed, the Provincial Bank.
Ceremony of the religious profession of
two young ladies of Limerick, and the re-
ception of young lady from the parish of
Athea, took place at Mercy Convent, Alb
beyyille October I'd. The names of the
young ladies professed were Miss Lizz;s
Broderick and Miss Ellie Curtin, sister of
c. ]. Curtin, solicitor of Abbeyfesie. The
young lady who received the.white veil was
Miss sheehy, daughter of Edward Sheehy,
Cratloe.