The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-17
Irish News.

FROM Late irish ExchangeS.I
New potatoes are selling in Omagh at from
Is. cd. to 2s. per stone.
Mrs Anne Rice, aged one hundred and
four died June 17th at Fair street, Dro9-
heda.
Thomas Breen aged one hundred and
five, died June 21st in the Drogheda Work
house,
Four cattle dealers have been drowned on
the Shannon returning from Askeaton to
the Glare side of the river.
There was slight falling off in the supply
of stock at the Philipstown Fair held on
the 25th. The attendance of buyers was
large
On June 18th an elght-year-old child OF
Thomas Tuomey a fisherman, living near
Thomastown, was drowned by falling into
the More.
A Home Rule Association has been formed
at Peterborough, with Very Rev. DR.. O Reilly
for its President and DR.. Ryan as Honorary
Secretary.
Mr.. Humphrey Smith, of Mountmellic,
took first prize for the best short-horned
heifer at the annual cattle show held in Bel
fas. on June Goth.
n sample Vi Ine lldA tdktH June ~ III
from field belonging to William Caldwell,
Summerhill, Clogher, measured four feet
three inches in length.
The salmon-ishing on the More this sea-
son has been all abundant one, but is not
enjoyed by the people but by the selfish
waterlords and landlords.
A new steam barge, the 'Faugh- "a Bal
lagh," built by Messrs Harland & Wolff
for the Londonderry Harbor Commission
ers has just been completed.
Crops of all descriptions are in most fa-
vorable condition around Portadown. In
many places there is already hay in cocks
New potatoes are plentiful and cheap in the
market.
The province of Ulster had a population of
2,3S6,313 in 1884, and Its, 319 in 1874, show
ing a decrease of 60s,055 in thirty-three
years Under right system of government
this decrease would be increase.
Robert, son of DR.. Sullivan, of Knock,
has, at the recent seasonal examination
held in the Queens College, Cork, obtained
fl st prize in English literature, and also the
first prize in the Faculty of Arts.
Right Rev. Dr. McEvilly, Bishop of Gal
way has Just concluded visitation of the
uIlteu QlOCeSeS OF h1lIeDOFd ana hllmaC-
duagh, commencing at New Quay on June
Sd and 4th, and finishing at Ardrahar on
June 21st
On June Goth over 300 female children,
attired in white and bearing lighted tapers,
attended at ST. Michael's Church, where
first Communion was administered to them
by Right Rev. DR.. Butler, Bishop of Lin
erick.
DR.. Mccarthy, Vice President of May
nooth, has received intimation of the sane
ton of the Holy See to his election as Bish-
op of Kerry in room of the late Rt. Rev.
DR.. Moriarty. DR.. Mccarthy is native of
Kerry.
An inquiry has been held in Bangor,
County Down, by Mr.. William Forsyth, G.
E., for the purpose of ascertaining the mer-
its Of the undertaking of the proposed
tramway from. Bangor to Ballyholine and
Groomsport.
Lough Neach is the largest lake in Ire
land and in fact in the whole of the islands
Of Western Europe. 1t is twenty Irish
miles in length twelve in breadth, eighty
in width, and covers one hundred and fifty
four miles. The river Bann is its outlet.
Its waters abound in fish of great variety of
species, but owing 70 the rule of the lard
lord and Wa rrIorn The neighboring inhab-
itants parlake very little Of the benefits.