The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-08-01
KILKENNY.

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insanity was returned.
KILKENNY.
Thanks to the skill and perseverance
of the Very Rev. Canon Cody. all the
tenants of the Firoda [Carberry] estate.
save two, have become purchasers of
their farms under the Ashbourne Act
upon the most satisfactory terms. The
basis of the settlement as negotiated by
Canon Cody, who went to Dublin
specially for the occasion, is for those
who We're deeply in arrears II gears
purchase at the poor-rate valuation
and for the remainder 161 years pur-
chase at the same. This Arrangement
brings reduction of over so per cent
all round, with the satisfaction of
Knowing that after 40 years the land
shall be their own.
KINGS.
At Kings County Assizes at Tulla-
more, on June 30th, Margaret Brazil,
postmistress at Cloghan, Banagher,
pleaded guilty to embezzling 2110 from
the Post Office Savings Bank, and was
sentenced to five years. penal servirude.
LIMERICK.
The Limerick Guardians recently ap-
pointed man named Ryan, who had
attained notoriety as landgrabber, to
a position in the workhouse, Now the
inmates are up in arms against BIN,
and one of the Guardians, finding it
impossible to remove him, in the ordin-
airy course, has brought the matter be-
fore the Lord Lieutenant, a curious
conclusion, since the Local Govern
ment Board il the mouth~piece Of the
Castle.
LOUTH.
The Louth Summer Assizes were
opened ia the county court house, Dun
dalk, on July lst, by Chief Justice
O'Brien and Judge Murphy. There
was one Crown case in which an old
man, named Jas. McAteer, was in
dicted for wounding his son, Francis
McAteer, by shooting at him with re-
volver. The jury brought in verdict
of guilty, but recommended the prisoner
to mercy, as the injuries inflicted We're
not OF serious nature.
MAYO.
AT the preliminary examination OF
candidates seeking to become appren-
tices to solicitors, held in Dublin last
month, Master Edward P. M. O'Flana-
gan, second son of Mr.. John O'Flana-
gan, took second place in list OF up
wards of sixty candidates who entered
for the examination; and the Court OF
Examiners specially awarded him
silver medal for his exceptionally good
answering. He was educated at the
Christian Brothers. Schools and far
famed st. Jarlath's, Tuam, where he
graduated.
MEATH.
In opening the Commission for the
County Meath, OH June 10Th, the Lord
Chief Justice congratulated the Grand
Jury upon the light calendar and upon
the fact that from the County Inspec-
tors return 1t was evident their fine
county enjoyed an almost absolute I'M
mun1ty from crime
QUEENS.
On July I'd, great convention repre-
senting the various branches OF the
Federation in the Queens County was
held at MARLBOROUGH. The principal
object of the convention was to select
two successors to Messrs. Mcdonald
and Labor, the present members for the
county. The delegates agreed to leave
the selection of the candidates to
committee to be appointed by the con-
vention and committee of the Irish
National party.
ROSCOMMON.
The action of libel brought by Mr..
Jasper Tully against Mr.. James Quinn
of the Boyle Gazette, which was to have
been tried at the Limerick Assizes, and
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