The Irish standard., 1891-01-03


imously elected mayor for the city for
the ensuing year.
KERRY.
A young girl named DunleyY died re-
Gently in the Basket Island, and had
been dead four days before a coffin
could be procured, so difficult was 1T to
effect landing on the mainland, which
was finally accomplished by one of the
young islanders at the risk of his life
getting on one of the outer cliffs. The
weather having permitted, the inter-
ment took place at Duuquin, it being
the dying wish of deceased that she
should be buried there. The great
Basket Island, where some twenty
poor families reside. is at this period Of
the year impossible OF ingress and
egress owing to the Want of suitable
pier at the island and at the mainland
to correspond. and the want of which
is the cause of the utter paralysis of the
fishing industry over the very consider
able surrounding sea-board.
LOUrH.
The election of mayor of Drogheda,
and the selection of three names to fill
the Office of high sheriff. took place on
Dec. 1st in the new court house. AL
derman DAILY presided. On the motion
of Mr.. DowneY, seconded by Captain
Brannigan, Mr., Simon Jordan (Nation-
alist). who WAS unavoidablY absent
thryugh ILLNESS, was elected for the
third time. On the motion Of Alder
man Mangan. seconded by Mr.. Simcox,
the names Of Messrs. Peter Lynch,
T. G.; Matthew Mccain, and Peter
Lyons, T. c.. Nationalist, were selected
for the Office of high sheriff.
LIMERICK.
On December LIST a meeting Of the
Limerick town council was held for the
purpose of electing a mayor and other
civic officers for the year 1891. Alder
man Stephen OMoara, ia proposing
Alderman Rtordan for the mayoral5y,
said he was proposing one Of the oldest,
truest, and most respected members of
the corporation. The mayor put the
resolution which was carried unan
imously amid applause. The next bust
ness was the selection of three gentle
men to be submitted for city high
sheriff. Alderman O'Meara proposed
Messrs. D. Saeehy, M. F., Patrick
q Brien, M. F., and P. E. Bourke.
There was no obj lection to the first or
second name, but il opposition to the
third, Alderman Dundon proposed Mr..
Michael Bowling. T. G. Mr., Bourke
was elected by 20 votes to II.
MAYO.
On December 3rd, the English gun
boat Britomart was ordered to proceed
from Westport to Glare island and In
nisturk with quantity of meal, which
had been purchased by the unfortunate
islanders themselves, from the proceeds
of their sales at Westporr fair on the
previous Monday. Owing to the sever
itv of the weather and the frailness Of
their small open boats, they found it
quite impossible to take the meal home
to their starving families. The potato
crop of those islands is now exhausted,
and the condition of the people is most
pitiable and most distressing.
QUEENS.
Some evictions are threatened on
Lord Carlow's estate in Qaeen's county
This property was previously owned bv
the late E arl OF Poftarlington, between
whom and his tenants most cordial
relations existed during his lifetime.
ROsCOMMON.
On Monday, December 1st. the town
of Boyle was thrown into great excite
ment when it became known that the
respected parish priest, the Rev. Chas.
O'MaIlev, had expired suddenly at
Derrymaquirke, where the clergy Of the
parish we're holding a Christmas ''sta-
tion." The rev. gentleman appeared
in excellent health that morning, and
remarked to Father .O'Brien that he
was never feeling better. He said mass
at the convent of the Sisters OF Mercy.
and then drove to Derrymaquirke,
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