Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-08-26
IRELAND.
Record of the rIost Important of
the Recent Events CuIled
From Exchanges.

Since the introduction of the electric
tram system in Cork there has not been
serious accident.
The marriage of the Earl of Longford
and Lady Mary Villiers will take place on
Wednesday, November 8.
John Mulligan died at his residence in
Cavan after long illness, deeply regret
ted. The funeral was held at the Cavan
Cathedral August Z.
DIR. 7. f. O'Connor, for many years
connected with the Dublin Freemans
Journal, has severed his connection with
that paper to enter the medical profess
sion.
The First Battalion of the Royal Mum
ster Fusileers, stationed at Kilworth
Camp, Fermoy, received orders to be in
readiness to proceed to South Africa last
Monday.
Patrick Nugent, Jr., died at the resi-
dence of his father, Francis street, Dub
lin, to the inexpressible grief of his large
circle of friends His remains were in
tered in Glasnevin August 8.
Great sorrow was caused by the death
of Mrs. Esther Murtagh, widow of the
late William Murtagh, at her home in
Dublin. Her funeral took place from
St. TeresA's church Tuesday morning,
August 8.
1t will be interesting to composers who
intend to compete for prizes in connec-
ton with the "Feis Ceoil"-the Irish
musical festival of 1900--to know that
the last day for receiving compositions is
January l, 1900.
With the return of fine weather re-
newed hope has come to the agricultur-
lists of Muskerry. There is richness
and luxuriance observable wherever the
eye turns, and the prospect of rich crops
is now almost a certainty.
A clinical class for nurses is to be es-
tablished in connection with Limerick
Union. This will enable the guardians
to have half the salaries of trained nurses
recouped by the Treasury, and it will be
the means of providing efficient care for
the sick in the union.
The wheat, barley and oat crops in
Queens county and Kildare are said to
have suffered considerably from the re-
cent heavy rains. The cereals are so
much lodged and beaten in places as to
render serious damage to the quality of
the corn almost certain.
The night-watch system is still burn
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it is hard to convince at least one Town
Councillor that there is such body in
existence at all, even though the night
vigils are regularly kept by the custodians
of the streets after dark.
The late severe storms did much dam
age at Thurles. From several localities
comes intelligence of loss to animals and
property. Nine head of cattle, the prop
erty of Michael Hayes, were killed on the
field and burned. The crops were very
much damaged about the town.
The death took place at the work.
house on Wednesday of Michael Ryan,
aged 102 years. He was native of Muir
roe, and was school teacher of the old
type. From his eightieth birthday he
spent his days in the work-house. He
retained his faculties to the last.
Two lads named O'Brien, residing at
Duagh, Abbeyfeale, and aged respectively
ten and twelve years, we're accidentally
drowned in quarry in the neighborhood
while bathing The elder boy was dis
covered fully dressed, the little fellow
having apparently attempted the rescue
of his brother, when he also lost his life.
Our Irish exchanges say the Bray show
has come and gone, and all who visited it
on either of the three days of its duration
must express the opinion that an i'm
provement was apparent in many of the
classes of exhibits The attendance upon
the second day wac very large, close upon
1000 persons being present during the
afternoon.
The St. Michael's Rowing Club has
been successfully started and an ener-
getic committee appointed to conduct its
affairs. A boat house will be erected on
the pier at the docks formerly held by
the Shannon Rowing Club. This new
addition to rowing clubs of Limerick
promises to be one of the strongest in
point of numbers.
A sad accident occurred at Black Rock,
near Balbriggan, by which John Meeke,
respected ex-head Constable of Dublin,
lost his life. He went out to battle and,
though an expert swimmer, the ebb tide
took him out to sea. His cries were
promptly answered and with much diff
Guilty he was gotten into a boat and
brought ashore, where he died imme-
diately afterward.
This year the annual convention of the
Irish National Foresters was held at
Greenock, and, to inaugurate the pro-
ceedings, procession took place on last
Saturday. Representatives of the order
were present from various quarters, and
local and district friendly societies also
took part. The procession paraded the
principal streets of the town and attracted
a GOOD deal of notice