The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-11
Irish News.

From Late Irish Exchanges.l
David Flannery, of Midtown, Tuam, grocer and
spirit dealer, has become insolvent
Kildare Fair, held September 18th. was largely
attended by buyers. There was an average supply
of cattle.
Mr.. Howard Grubb, of Dublin. has obtained a
gold medal at the Paris Exposition for the equa-
torial telescope he exhibited there.
Harvest in and near Lurgan Is partly secured,
and the root and wheat crops far above the aver
age. Potatoes were not 80 good since lS47.
James Dawson, of Belagh, County Derry, has
been appointed Demonstration of Anatomy o the
College of Surgeons School of Surgery in Ireland.
Mission OF the Franciscan Fathers at Killoscully,
| after three weeks, came to close on September
7th. Closing sermon was preached by Father Han
| rahan Ennis.
A large store and stables at the rear of public
house. belonging to man named Corboy, Parson-
town, were completely destroyed by fire on Sep
tember 18th.
County Louth is the smallest county in Ireland.
1t omprises 200 434 statute acres OF which 568
acres are fit for cultivation, the remaining 1876
acres are mountain and bog land.
At ameetlng of the Belfast Guardians, Sept 10th,
the election return for Greencastle showed that
Thomas Biggar had been elected by 228 votes, as
against 159 recorded for Joseph Bell.
Work on the Sligo and Enniskilen Railway is
being pushed forward with great rapidity, and it
is expected that about November LIST the line be-
William Feeney, Bishop street. Londonderry,
and Kate, daughter of John Dermond, Cum Der
Claudy, were married September 9Th, in the
| Catholic Church, Cumber Claudy, by Rev. N. De-
vine, P. p
Michael Horan, Rathkeale, County Limerick,
and Margaret, daughter OF Patrick Helly, Town
send street. Birr, Kings County, were married on
September 18th at the Catholic Church. Birr, by
Rev. NJ Bugler, PIP.
| On September 18th no less than five different
houses were totally destroyed by fire on the road
between Tralee and Listowel. Four of the houses
belonged to farmers, and the total damage done is
estimated at f2, ,O00
George F., son of Michael McCrossen, of Castle
derg and Maggie daughter OF the late John Mul
lane, Glenaina, Falls Road, Belfast were married
| on September 14th in st. Peters Catholic Church.
| Belfast, by Rev. Father Quinn
| Dundale Fair, held September 18th was well at
tended by buyers and sellers Chief dealers were:
George Knaggs Corderry House; Peter Casey Mr..
Gordon, Belfast; Mathew McDermott, Dundalk
Mr.. Duthie, Thos. Robertson, Narraghmore.
William, son of Edward Robinson, Kilreney
| House, County Kildare, and Mamie, daughter OF
| the late James o. Meara, Castle street, Nenaugh,
| were married on September Sd, at st, Paurs
Church, Arranquay, Dublin, by Rev. M. j. Gibney,
| C.. C.
Married, September 18th, at St. Jarlaths Cathe-
dral, Tuam. by the Rev. M Heaney, X. G. A., John
Duncan Blake, Brooklawn, second son of the late
| Charles Blake, Bridge House, Tualh, 10 Alice.
youngest daughter OF Dominick Blake Leonard,
the Mall House, Tuam
Haf-yearly meeting of the Downpatrick. Dun
drum and Newcastle Railway Company was held
on September 10th. The report showed an increase
in the number of passengers but slight falling
! off in the goods traffic which was ascriDed to the
bad harvest and depression of trade.
Ballinasloe Agricultural Society has been estab-
lished for over forty years. The annual show,
which came off on tue 2Sth of September was one
OF the most successful hitherto held by the society
The entries in the compe itOn OF stock OF various
kinds exceeded two hundred and fifty.
Fairhll Fair held recently was well attended by
both buyers and sellers Chief dealers were: Will
son Lynch, John Blake, Rockville; Frank Joyce,
r. N, Somerville Pierce Joyce, Mr.. Masters, j. D.
Meldon, Mr.. Brabason, Mr.. King, John A. Joyce,
Mr.. Hardy, Mr.. Freeney, P Dooley, Walter Blake,
Ballyglunin.
Clandeboye Rife Meeting commenced on Sep
tember 10th, and lasted two days The Dublin
| Shooting Club won the club match. The Clande-
| boye Gauntlet was won by local rifleman named
d. McCloskey and the same gentlemen won sew;
eral tirstclass prizes. Mr.. II. Thyme was second
| for the Gauntlet.