The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-12
ANTRIM


ANTRIM.
On January 2lst the steamer kinkora.
trading between Limerick and Liyerpoul
arrived in Limerick, having on board
Capt Ferris and tho crew of the
steamer Lord oNeill, which had struck
the Tereght Rock. off the, Basket
Islands, on the Kerry Coast, and found
cred, at midnight. on January 10Th, no
loss OF life having occurred through
inc accident to the steamer. The Lord
ONcill was the property of Sir Thomas
DICKSON u, Sons, Belfast, and was bound
from Baltimore to Dublin with a gen.
eral cargo of some $500 tons She went
ashore in a dense fog, from which they
were taken by the knkora, after drift
ing for il hours. The Lord ONeill
sunk in an hour, everything being lost.
CARLOW.
On Sunday, January 18th, the town
ship Of Craigue. Carlow, was the scene
of Il reverent demonstration that will
long linger in the memory of those who
were witnesses to it.. It was the re-
moval OF the remains of the Rev. Daniel
byrne. from his late residence, the
Parochial House, Somerton, to the par
lsh church. Graigue. where they were
placed before the High Altar to await
lntermcnL after the Solemn Office and
Requiem Mass, which were arranged to
take place the next day. Father Byrne
was born In kilrush, County Kildare.
in the year 1896. His earlier ccrlcsias-
tlrnl Studies were made in ST. Patrick's.
Carlow, and were subsequently, com
pleted at Maynooth, where he was or
dalned. One of his first crraccs was
Mas, from which he was transferred
i'll lSlb. to Abbeylcx. and three wears
Ih!er no Wsls appointed parish priest of
Carlow GraiEuc. by thu late Most ROY.
Dr. NalShc. 1t was principally through
ms eXerllons that the "Croppy Hole
OF Carlow Graigue. is no longer what il
had been for 80 years. a neglected sand
pit, wherein lay The remains of over 700
United lrishmcn. who were slaughtered
in the streets of Carlow a century ago.
November %, next. Most Roy. DR.. To-
Icy, bishop OF HE diocese, and a large
body OF the clergy and laity. attended
tho obscqulcs
At tho Cavan Quarter Sessions, on
Jan. 10Th. before Judge Waters, eight
men named Michael Mrt;overn. Francis
McGladn. 'rhady Dolan, Thomas Mcguire,
Thomas McGovern, Hugh Mcguire aal
Tierncy Mclaughlin were indicted for
having illegally assembled at Glen
Chapel on Oct. 18th. The case had
its origin in the dismissal of IA school
mistress by the Rev. Thomas Corr. r.
T.. to which some of his Pensioners
objected. After consultation with Mr..
Kennedy. Crown Solicitor. counsel for
the accused. Mr.. Gilsenan, put in a plea
of guilty on behalf Of all the prisoners
and they were allowed out on their
own rocognizances. to come up for
Judgment when called upon
CORK.
County Court Judge Bird, on Jan. II,
took up the criminal business of the
Marrcon Quarter Session There was
only one case. in which the prisoner,
Timothy Coakley, was sent to gaol for
one week. SO that the Sessions" must
be regarded as light in that respect.
But. on the other hand the calendar
WAS heavy rs usual with cjcctmcnts and
civil-hill wlits. These are the things
English law in Ireland has always been
designed to forward
DERRY.
At ColoraiNe. on January 18TH. the
police arrested Andrew Boyd, Il YOUNG
farmer, on the charge of fatally shoot
ing II married woman, aged is, named
Minnie Anderson. at Ballywndland. OH
The previous day. Boyd declares that
the gun went off accidentally. lie was
committed to gaol to await the result
of the magisterial investigation.
DONEGAL.
On Jan. 18th, meeting of the Judi