The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-31

oo4. Total for corresponding week in
| 1899, 3o,177. This is only a fair average
of the function which Ireland perenni-
ally fulfills, as a draw farm" for Eng
land-the only condition that English
politicians desire her to occupy-except
when, as at present-there is fighting to
be done.
~ FERMANAGH. 81
On the night of March 9, an old man
named Hugh Thompson, residing in
the Letterbreen district, was murdered,
while returning from Enniskillen as
sizes, to which he was summoned to be
examined, i'll malicious injury case, on
behalf OF a man named Gilmartin,
Thompson had been a leader among
the Tory faction in the district for
many years.
GALWAY.
AT their last meeting, the Portumna
District Council declined to adopt
resolution which had been sent to them,
protesting against the granting OF par
liamentary authority to the Shannon
Water and Electric Power Syndicate,
to utilize the river Shannon and Tough
Derg, which form the cast boundary of
the District Councils area. The Council
decided to mark the document read"
only, and to take no further action that
might seem to be hostile to the syndi-
cate. The chairman (Mr. ]. ]. Martin,
J. P.), while admitting that the prescr-
walton OF the fishing was matter of To-
cal importance, held that the establish
ment of industries in their midst was OF
greater importance still; and he pointed
out the advantages that would accrue
ITO place like Portumna ii they had a
factory, or MILL working in the town.
.,-. KERRY.
After one OF the most prolonged
struggles in the annals OF the Land
Agitation Mr.. James Rooney, Of Bally-
macthomas, Tralec, is back again in his
old home. Mr.. Rooney was twice
evicted for nonpayment Of an exorbit-
ant rent, but a7reduction has been made
which will, it is hoped, enable him to
earn fair living in his old homestead.
The news of his reinstatement was re-
ceived with the greatest satisfaction, not
only by his immediate neighbors, but
the whole country side, and on March
7 his farm presented an unique spec
tacie. n, About twenty pairs OF horses
were to be seen ploughing UP the land,
the representatives OF each parish en-
gaging in friendly rivalry i'll the work.
At the conclusion OF their labors the
farmers and some others who had as
sembled were treated to spirited adj
dress by another tenant who had been
reinstated on adjoining property. Re
freshments were then handed round,
and rejoicings were INDUCED in, after
which the whole party returned peace
ably to their homes.
KILKENNY.
Lady Louisa Madeline Tighe, daugh
ter OF the fourth Duke of Richmond
(who gave the famous ball, at Brussels,
the night before the battle of Quatre
Brass, died OH March 2, at Woodstock,
county Kilkenny, at the age OF 81. The
deceased lady was at the time Of the
battle only IL years of age, danced at
the ball, and, it has been asserted, more
over, had the honor of girding on the
sword of the Iron Duke, but it is evil
IDENTIFY polite fiction; as the skirmish
at Ouatre Bras preceded the fight OF
Waterloo by very considerable inter
val, and Wellington was in too consid-
cradle hurry to get to the point OF
action to wait for any "girding' cere-
monies. In fact, the best authorities
state that Wellington, like Napoleon,
wore no sword at all, during the events
that, then, decided the fate of Europe.
Lady Louisa's father was Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland from 1907 till 1873. His
name is still preserved in Dublin by the
names of some streets, squares and pub
lie institutions, such as the Richmond
Lunatic Asylum He was subsequently
governor general of Canada, and died
at Montreal in 1870 under tragic cir=
cumstances, having been bitten by pet
fox, and succumbed to hydrophobia.
Lady Louisa was named after her grand
aunt, Lady Louisa Connolly, the heroic
lady who succeeded in visiting Lord
Edward Fitzgerald. her nephew, the
night before he died i'll Newgatc Prison,
Dublin.
KINGS COUNTY.
Mr.. ]. J. Kennedy, IL. B., eldest son
of Mr.. r. Bradshaw Kennedy, Armagh
House, Birr, has been admitted a solicit
tor of the Supreme Court Mr.. Ken
needy was awarded silver medal at the
recent final examination for distin-
guished answering. He served his ap-
in the office OF Mr.: M. M.
Murphy, solicitor, Kilkenny, and in
tends to practice in Birr.
LOUTH.
At the Louth Assizes, John and
Owen CORDIALLY, brothers, were found
guilty of the manslaughter Of Thomas
Byrne, near Ardee Owen was sem
fenced to seven years penal servitiudde, !
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