The Irish standard., 1898-11-12

| heifers and bullocks, but very little de-
| mand for them, there being very few
| dealers, and no local buyers of any i'm
| portance. The result was that prices
receded from the previous days rates,
and all classes of sellers were disap-
pointed There was only small show
| of horses, for this fair, which used to ba
a good one for fillies and colts, and
| also for foals; and large number were
| driven away unsold. On the whole,
| however, this years fair bears favorable
comparison with that of last year.
KERRY.
An evicted farm in the parish Of Kill
cummin, situated about three miles
from Killarney, on the Kenmare estate,
and from which man named Driscoll
was evicted within the last few years.
has recently been surrendered by Dris.
coils successor, man named Johr.
| Fleming The farm, which is called
Knockatagilmore, consists of seventy.
three acres, the yearly rent having been
G32 los. Scenes of serious disturbance
took place in the vicinity of the chapel
for several Sundays after mass. Fleming
having been the object of the dis
turbances. These became so alarming
that Most. Rev. DR.. Coffey, bishop of
Kerry, at one time threatened to close
the chapel. The feeling having been
continued, additional police from Kill
larney had to be sent to Kilcummin for
several Sundays. Though the farm is
good one it is said it will remain dere-
lict.
We can portray the emotions that
KILKENNY.
The O'Clerys marriage to the Countess
katrine Considin has just been an
nounced. Chevalier O'Clery, who holds
the rank Of & papal chamberlain, served
in the papal brigade and subsequently
represented the County Wexford in par
lament. In one of his electioneering
campaigns in Wexford he attracted
much attention by going through the
county in the uniform of a papal
zouave. The Countess O'Clery is sister
in-law to Mr.. Considine, r. M, Kill.
kenny.
KILDARE.
During the recent great storm on the
14th and 18th of October, the line of the
Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford railway
between Newcastle and Grcystones, was
flooded by heavy tide, which was driv-
EN- inland by furious wind The per-
manent way, which runs close by the
sea, was torn up and it was found neces-
sary to relay portions of the line when
the water and wind had abated.
LOUTH.
In Drogheda, on Oct Is, meeting i'll
furtherance of the movement for the
spread of the Irish language was held in
the mayoralty house. Mr.. Hugh Court
ney, of the Gaelic classes, Townend
street, Dublin; Capt. Biale, B. L., and
other gentlemen were present and rem
dered songs in Irish and delivered ad-
dresses in Irish and English. DR.. Dan
iel presided. At the close of the meeting
MI. Owen B. Collier proposed the follow
ing resolution: '"rhat this meeting ap-
proves of the movement for the preser-
vation of the Irish language, and that
a class be forthwith formed" Mr.. John
Ward seconded the resolution, which
was passed unanimously.
LIMERICK.
On The night of Oct. 10, q sad fatality
occurred at Ballinacurra, whereby Fran
els Reynolds, aged 3S, river pilot, lost
his life. He was out in the direction of
Adare with his wife AMI some friends,
and when returning home, after passing
Ballinacurra, outside the city, the
horse SHE'D at steam roller on The
road, and Reynolds and his wife, who
were sitting at the same side of the
vehicle, were thrown off the car The
man fell with great violence on his head
and when picked up was found to bc un-
conscious. He never recovered con-
sciousness and died shortly after the
accident. Mrs. Reynolds, who had been
married but some few months, escaped
unhurt.
MEATH
On Oct. 19, there passed out Of this
world. in her S0th year, to receive her
eternal reward, a holy member Of the
resentation Order. Mother Stanislaus
GernOn was the youngest daughter Of
the late james Gernon, j. p, Athcarnc
Castle, County Meath. Brought up in
the midst of all the comforts and lux
uries Of life, she in the year 1S47, and
in the very heyday Of her youth, aban-
doned all in order to devote her life to
the service of the poor. With that noble
object in view, she joined the Commu-
nifty of the Presentation Order in Glare,
County Kildare, and there, for upward
of half a century, she labored in the
cause of educating the children of the
poor. Her decease is universally la
mented by all those to whom she wns
known.
MAYO.
The Castle" government attempted
to suppress the meeting of the Irish
National League in Balinrobe, on Sat
urday, Oct. 16 by the usual tactics of
"proclaiming" it, by posters, put up a
few hours before the time set for the
meeting, ornamented with the Lion and