The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-22


disastrous effect on crops in Belfast
and district. In the low lying districts
on the banks of the Lagan and parts of
The Tough hay is absolutely useless.
Cereals have been injured oats in par
dcular. Potatoes show signs of blight.
The PROSPECTS for the farming classes
are very gloomy
Armagh.
The unprecedented rainfall expert
enced in Armagh during the first two
weeks in August has proved disastrous
to the crops, particularly the hay crop.
Where the farmers had cut the hay
operations had to be suspended, and in
low lying districts this crop, which
bore most promising appearance, was
completely destroyed.
Carlow.
The greatest summer food witnessed
for many years swelled the Barrow at
Carlow during the closing days of the
previous week and up to Aug. IA and
10. Only three higher foods are on
record No one remembers anything
like as big one in the month of Au-
gust.
Cavan.
a meeting of the members of the
west Cavan branch of the United Irish
League was held in Ballyconnell re-
Gently, when delegates attended from
Belturbet, Ballyconnell Kildallon, Kill
leshandra, Drumlane, Templeport, Red
hills and Blacklion.
Cork.
Very Rev. Canon Hegarty Of Carrig-
navar secured $1,000 for church pu--
poses by the recent bazaar.
The Earl of Shannon arrived in Kin
sale lately to join his yacht Naotia,
when be was told one of the crew Of
the yacht, John O'Brien, had been
drowned while going on board, leaving
a large and helpless young family.
Lord Shannon called on Rev. L. Cum
+ Minis After a short interview Lord
Shannon promised to allow O'Briens
widow and family 10 shillings per weeb
: for two years.
Glare.
Recently Mount levers, Sixmile-
bridge, was the scene of a brilliant fes-
tival for the promotion of the study Of
the Irish language. Miss levers invited
large circle of friends to attend dis
tribution of prizes which she contrib
uted for the successful Irish language
students in the locality.
Derry.
A more cheerful tone pervades the
agricultural community in this district
at present (Aug. 2O) than could have
been expected even week ago. A good !
saving of the remainder of the hay crop
is now a certainty. Flax crop will be
good; potatoes fair; wheat, oats and
barley good.
Donegal.
A gloom was cast over Rathmullen !
when the news spread recently that n
MaynOoth college student lost his life ,
at Kinnegur while bathing. His name /
was Charles Farren of Bunerana, aged .
about p years and four years stu.
dent.
Down.
Mr.. John r. Mcconnell, chairman of
the Downpatrick town commissioners
and under agent for Lord Dunleath,
has been appointed a justice of the
peace for the County Down.
Mr. Blakiston-Houston, NJ P, will
not stand again for the representation
of North Down. His valedictory adj
dress will be issued soon. Mr. Thomas
Lorrimer Corbett London, is mention
ed as a candidate
Galway.
Very Rev. Father OConnell, S. J.,
who for years was rector of the Jesuit
college in Galway city, has left Gal
way. The new rector is the Very Rev.
Father Weofer, a Galway man, who
has spent many years in the Jesuit
colleges in Italy, Spain, France and
other places,
Kerry.
At very successful concert given
lately by the Gaelic League at Cahir-
Given in aid of the O'Connell Memorial
church the Very Rev. DenisaJ Canon
O'Riordan in proposing a vote of
thanks to the members of the league
said: 81 have now $4,000, and in a
short time the workmen will again be
busy on the Memorial church walls
and on the roof, and this stately edi-
fee will rise in its impressive outlines
a noble monument not alone to an IL
lustrious Irishman, but to the faith,
patriotism and generosity Of the Irish
race"
kildare.
Father Kinshella, parish priest of
Caragh and Downings, says: "The gen.
eral condition of the crops is bad. The
potato crop is blighted. The material
condition of the people is not improv
ing but their hopes are raised by the
return of fine weather" ,
Incessant rains have caused the riv-
er Barrow to overflow its banks and in
aict considerable damage. {
Kilkenny.
The estimated quantity Of coal in the {
district around Castlecomer is $780,, c
300. 900 tons, but it is not worked.
The crops around Castlecomer have
been seriously injured by recent and 7
continuous rains. The outlook for the f
farmers is very depressing. t
At Gowran lives Michael Melia, who
S in his one hundred and fourth year. g
de was born on Michaelmas day, 1896. $
His name is in the census for 1921 and q
lis age given as %.
Kings. C
Father Bergin, parish priest of Phil c
pstown, in writing on the condition Of v
he crops in his district, said: THE gen. Il