The Irish standard., 1897-09-04

| G. c., Westport, to be c. c.. Knock; Rev.
Michael Ronayne. c. c., Letterfraok, to
be G. G.. Westport; Rev. Patrick Coyne.
@. c.. Arran Isles, to be C. c., Letter.
Track; Rev. Michael Donnellon, G. C.
Roundstone, to be Adm, Glare Island;
Rev. Michael Conroy. Adm, Glare Is
land, to be c. c., Bekan; Rev. Thomas
Macken. c. c., Knock, to be c. c., Men,
Tough: Rev. John O'Dea, c. c.. Men
Tough, to be c. c.. Annaghdown; Rev.
Martin Moran. c. c., Annaghdown. to
| be c. c., Aughagower; Rev. ]. Heany,
e. c., Aughagower, to be c. c.. Clfden;
! Rev. Michael Henneily, c. c., AchiH, to
be G. c., Arran Isles; Rev. Peter Cor
coran, c. c., Carna, to be C. c., Augha-
| more.
On August 8. Miss Mary Cunningham
| Tin religion ST.. Gabriel de Madeleine),
daughter of Mr.. Patrick Cunningham, of
Ballytresna. Tuam, and sister of Rev.
Patrick Cunningham, St. Patricl1's
church, st. Paul, Mimi, U. S. A.. made
! her solemn VOWS in the convent Of st.
Joseph. Mount Sackville, Dublin. Very
| Rev. w. Ebenreght, of Blacgrock COL
/ lege, otticiated ON the suspicious occa-
| sion.
KINGS COUNTY.
The Clonmore eviction case, which
! aroused considerable attention at the
time it cropped up, has been settled sat
isfactcrily to all concerned. The land
lord, Major Lidwell, j. p, has reinstated
! the evicted tenant, MIR. Daniel Bergin,
| and everything has been amicably set
tied.
| KILKENNY.
On Sunday, August Sth, after length
ened illness, Mr.. Michael Birch passed
! peacefully away at his residence, Keat-
ingstown, having attained the ripe old
age of IS years. Mr.. Birch was a men,
Der of one of the Oldest and most re-
spected Kilkenny families, and father of
the Rev. John Birch, administrator of
Ballyhale.
KILDARE.
On August 9th the remains of John
Walsh, the we'll known jockey, were re-
moved from his late residence, French
Furze, the Curragh, for interment at
Tully The attendance was very large,
and bore testimony to the esteem in
which the deceased was held. AS a
steeplechase rider Walsh had NO superb
Or and for Michael Dennehy's establish
ment he rode quite large number of
| in1, fDo nj
after AN illness extending over about u
months. Is universally regretted.
KERRY.
At the meeting on August 8, of the
Barraduff branch Of the Irish National
Federation, Mr.. T. Counihan in the
chair. several new members joined the
branch The following resolution was
proposed by Mr.. 2. c.. Warren, vice.
chairman, and seconded by Mr.. John
Sullivan, secretary: "That we view
with alarm the almost complete failure
of the potato crop by the blight, the low
price Of butter, leaving little or no
profit, and we don't see how onehalf of
the judicial rents can now be paid in
the persisted Doggy lands of these parts
Of East Kerry"
LIMERICK.
On the evening of August II, public
meeting was held at the Crescent, Linn
erick, in support of the candidature OF
MIR. John Daily for the mayoralty fol-
1898 The meeting was organized by
the 'QS Cantanory cDnmittoe opd u-o C
addressed by Messrs. Prendergast, Pend
err, Doyle and Kit. Mr. j. DAILY, in the
course of his address, said that If the
corporation and citizens of Limerick de.
cided to make him mayor for 1898, all
the power of England would not keep
him out OF the chair. He trusted nc
man would stand up in the corporation
and say that he was not worthy to re-
ceive the Irish exiles' return in 49, II
he was worthy to be elected high sheriff
while in Jail he was worthy to be elect
ed mayor. If there was q wolthier Ma
tionalist let him come forward and he
would shake hands with him. 1t had
been said that he was an atheist. That
was a lie. If the corporation and citi,
zens were united he could not he kept
from occupying the highest position in
the city. Mr.. DAILY was enthusiastically
chcered throughout his address.
LOUTH.
An election of liarbor commissioners
took place in Drogheda. ON August 10
AS an indication of the unity desired by
the country, Parnellite and Federation
list aided each other in the voting, which
was open. The following is the result:
The mayor, Mr.. Peter Lynch, ]. p, who
presided, 80 votes; Patrick Morgan, so;
James p. Kelly, rs; John McEvoy, Is;
Henry Smith, 80; George Galbraith, 4G;
William Branigan, 46; Francis Gogarty
CO; Patrick German S. Six of the gen.
tlemen returned are members of the
Drogheda branch I. N. Il.
MAYO.
The great loss which the community
has sustained by the death of Sister
Patricia of the Convent OF Mercy, Mount
st. Michael's, Claremorris. was empha
sized ut the meeting of the Claremorrls
board of guardians, on August 4, whel