The Irish standard., 1891-05-23
KERRY.


Three persons were arrested on April
20. in connection with the recent moon
light outrages in North Kerry. There
are now thirteen people in CUSTODY
charged with moonlighting. The po-
lice found Winchester rife and some
ammunition in the house of one of the
prisoners on April Is. Seven other
Young men were also charged with fir
ing at farmer and two policemen, at
Ki]lahan, on Nov. 80, 1890, and five
others with attacking the house of
Pierce Cody, of Ballyronan, and taking
his gun, on March 81.
-. LIMERICK.
Bishop O'Dwyer, Of Limerick. has
made these changes in his diocese:
The Rev James Il. Roche, p. p,
Drumcolliker. to be parish priest of
Gin; the Rev. John Gleason. 7. F.,
Manister, to be parish priest of Drom-
collogher; the Rev. John Fitzgerald,
Adm, to be parish priest of Manister.
For fifteen years Father Roche was
p. P. of the united parishes Of Drum
colliker and Bradford.
a.- MAYO.
The work of erecting the new st.
Patrlck's church at the foot Of Croagh-
patrick. Lecanvey. IS progressing. The
walls are now being built.
The Rev. P. Lyons, Adm. will soon
begin the erection of a new church at
Castlebar. Father Lyons has received
a communication from Archbishop
Kirby, of Ephesus. conveying gift
from the Holy Father towards the new
church. His Holiness has also been
pleased to extend bis Apostolic blessing
to the work and to those who co operate
with the pastor in its erection. The
new church is plain, suitable
edifice of gothic design Of the early
pointed or Lancet type, the architect,
Mr.. w. G. Doolin, M. A.. of Dublin.
evidently studying to gain effect by
good proportion and grouping Of the
masses rather than by elaborate detail.
TIPPERARY.
A young man named John Clerv,
while playing IN a football match in
Tlpperarv on April Is, was kicked in
the stomach. from the effects of which
he died in short time.
TYRONE.
The death is reported from the neigh
borhood Of Drumquin. Tyrone, Of a
woman named Keohane or Keown. at
the extraordinary age of 104 years. She
had posses sion of all her faculties up to
the last.
WATERFORD.
The man Stuart, who at the fair Of
recently, purchased l,400
pigs, for which he d.d not pay, was
charged in Waterford before Mr.. F..
Lynch, r. M. on April 20. The pris
oner said that the farmers made him
buy pigs against his will, and when he
saw them trying to make fool Of him
be made fools Of them. He also pleaded
that he was under the influence Of
drink. Being unable to find bail, he
was sent to jail for three months.
MESTMEATH.
The foundation stone Of the new
Convent Of Mercy. Kllbeggan, was laid
An immense c0nc0urse Of
people were present. The stone was
blessed bY the Rev. Thomas Geoghegan
2. F., Kilbeggan. assisted by the Revs.
NJ. Gaffney, PIP. q. FarrellY, J.
Brogan. 2. O'Reilly, D. Monohan and
. number OF other priests. Il was
afterwards laid by the
young daughters of Mr.. John p. Locke,
Of Brosna House. and grand hildren Of
the late Mrs, Locke. Of Ardna9lue, that
estimable lady whose kind and CHAR
table deeds are widely known, who
che site for the new convent
and bequeathed to the nuns the sum Of
81 900 towards the erection Ct the
building.
WEXFORD.
Preparations are being made for ex-
tensive5 eyictions IN South Wexford on
thetestates of Colonel er,han the
Marquis of (. and others. 81