The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
mously passed on Mr.. Walsh.
KINGS COUNTY,

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KINGS COUNTY.
A Carlisle and Blake premium has
been awarded by the Commissioners of
National Education to Mrs. O'Shea,
principal teacher OF the Tullamore Fe-
male National School, One such prize
is awarded in each district, every fourth
year, to the teacher OF the school adj
judged by the inspector to be the best
in the district.
LIMERICK.
On June 18TH, large and represent
alive meeting of the various traders and
prominent townspeople was held in
Rathkeale, for the purpose OF establish
ing branch of the United Irish League.
Delegates were present from the various
districts for miles around Rathkeale.
MONAGHAN. =
On the night of June 2oth, two TRACE
dies were enacted within few miles OF
the town OF Monaghan. In the first case
James Mcdonnell, of Analore, while re-
turning from Clones Fair, was murdered
on the Newbliss road, and his compan-
ion, tailor, named Edward Mcguire,
was seriously, if not fatally, stabbed.
Two men, named Daniel McPhillips, Of
Gleer, and John Bryson, OF Killevaw,
have been arrested on suspicion. The
victim in the other tragedy was farmer
named Patrick Mcmahon, who was
found murdered at Drumgall, the fatal
wounds having been caused by pitch
fork and knife. There had been consid-
cradle bad feeling between the deceased
and man named John McCaffrey, who
resides in Cornamarurry, about a perch
of ground. The dispute eliminated in
an encounter between the two men, in
which McCaffrey's mother and sister
took part. The examination of the body
revealed the fact that the deceased had
been stabbed in several places. The po-
lice arrested Mrs. McCaffrey and her
daughter, Maryanne, but John Mccall
frey was nowhere to be found. II
- = MAYO. - ;,
The great Gaelic League Missionary,
Father Sampson, who preached an Irish
sermon on last St. Patrick's Day, during
mission held lately in Castelar,, urged
the congregation to save the language.
He himself sang an Irish hymn from the
altar, and, moreover, trained twelve
girls from the convent to sing Irish
hymns, and so formed an Irish choir be-
fore the close of the mission.
ROSCOMMON.
At specially convened meeting Of
the national teachers of the united par
ishes of Loughlynn, Lisacull, and Erritt,
held at Lisacull Male National School
on June goth, resolutions of coincidence
On the sad event of the death of the late
Rev. C. O'Dwyer were unanimously
adopted and copies were ordered to be
forwarded to Mr.. O'Dwyer (father),
Tipperary; Very Rev. Canon McDer-
mott, P. P, Loughlynn; Rev. Father
Doorley, c. c., Lisacull, and the press.
SLIGO.
In the House of Commons, on June
ED, when Irish estimates were under
discussion, Mr.. Davitt moved the reduc-
ton Of the vote for law charges by f1o,-
600, dwelling specially on the conduct OF
the crown in connection with the Null
ranny forgery case. After an animated
debate the reduction was defeated by
147 votes to o5,-a good showing for the
Irish.
TYRONE.
The return of those from Belfast, ac-
companying the Foresters' excursion to
Dungannon. on Sunday, June 25th, was
marked by another display of Orange in
tolerance. Crowds of roughs congre-
gated in the vicinity of the railway ter
minus before the arrival of the train, and
threw stones violently when The first
batch of the homecomers appeared. The
police charged into the aggressive par
ties, who were gathered on either side
of the Nationalist, and several men
were taken into custody. They were,
however, afterward released.
WATERFORD.
On June 18th, in Waterford Cathe-
dral, the grand and impressive cere-
mony occurred of the ordination to
priesthood, by the Most Rev. DR.. Shee-
han, of eleven ecclesiastical students.
WEXFORD.
Considerable regret was experienced
on June II at the news of the death OF
Thomas Doyle, aged 22, prominent
member of the Curracloe football team,
who was very popular in the locality.
Heart disease was the cause of his death.
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