The Irish standard., 1900-12-08

the diocese. Most Rev. Dr. Browning,
assisted by the Venerable Thomas
Phelan. ID. D.. " c., T.. F.. Birr; the
Rev. Thomas Thelan, p. F., SER 1Nier-
ans. and a numerous body of the
clergy. Mrs. Kate DOoley. the post
mistress Of Clarecn. donated the bell,
which is Il superb casting. weighing
six hundredwci%llts. large enough for
Il cathedral, and sweet and melodious
i'll its silvel'y tone. Its cost was fifty
guincas.
KERRY.
| During the voyage of the steamer
| Talentia. from Kcnmarc to Caherci-
vecn, on the night of Nov S, when off
Sherliin Island. in the Ncnmarc river,
Il heavy sea washed over the boat, car
rying the captain henderson, With it.
| The accident was not discovered for
half an hour, search being fruitlcss in
such q sea.
LIMERICK.
EARLY on the morning of Nov. 1G an
extensive bog-slide occurred at Anna
holly, near Birdhill. The moving bog
covered some seven acres of land: and
although much damage was appre-
hendcd. so far nothing serious has oc-
CURED, the people having had suf-
| ficient time to get clear of the danger
Traffic to Birdhill was impeded by the
occurrence. The bog is situated two
miles Oh tho Limerick side of Birdhill.
MAYO.
| At a large meeting of the United
Irish League. held at Westport. on
| Nov. s. Mr.. William O'Brien. NJ. F..
delivered a very strong speech de-
nouncing Mr. r. NJ. Healy. aud calling
for his expulsion from the ranks of
the Irish party. A. resolution was
adopted. calling on branches of the
United Irish League to ''pledgc their
delegates to the convention to exclude
Mr.. Healy from the reunited party,''
as we'll rs ":lny other member who
may be proved to have been elected in
antagonism to the National convention
and the League
SLIGO.
On Nov. IL an immense meeting of
the people of Tourlcstrane and Kill
mactigue parishes was held ut the
chapel Of Tourlestrane. for the pur-
pose Of infusing new life into the local
branch of the United Irish League.
The people from the surrounding dis
tricts mustered i'll full strength. and
the enthusiasm which prevailed indi-
Gated a thorough appreciation on the
part of the people of the objects for
which the meeting had been convened.
MI. John O'Dowd NJ i. for South
Sligo, in response to an invitation from
the committee Of the local branch. at
tended the meeting. The Kilmactiguc
fife and drum band, with the banner
OF their branch bearing the motto,
"The Land for the People, headed Il
large contingent from their district.
On the motion Of Mr.. VIM. Fccly. sec
ondcd by Mr.. +. I<ilcoync. the chair
was taken, amidst applause. by Rev.
b. Quinn, Adm, president of the
Toullestlane Branch, Z. l. H., who de-
liyercd an able and vigorous address
MI O'Dowd and Father Spelman also
addressed the meeting; which unanl-
mously endorsed the course of the
League.
TYRONE.
On Nov. 13 Queen Victoria received
mt Windsor Castle. two Irish Sisters of
Mercy. who had nurscd the sick and
wounded soldiers during the siege of
neutrality-suspicious. Teresa and Sister
Evangelist. They had been sent,
some years ago, from the House of
the Order in Strabane, to South Africa,
and erected convent and school in
the now famous town. At the COM
mencement of the war, Bishop Gaugh-
ran. who has charge of the diocese in
which Mafelling is situated, begged
the Sisters to seek safety, but they
preferred to remain and assist in the
hospital work. On more than one oc-
casion the Sisters narrowly escaped
death. and when not engaged in re-
lieving the poor they were employed
in mending the clothes of the soldiers
in an improvised "dug-out." Queen
Victoria, who was accompanied by the
Princess Beatrice, said to the Sisters:
81 suppose you are English?' The
elder Nun at once replied: "No, ma
dame: we are Irish" Her majesty did
not make any further personal in
quiries.
TIPPERARY,
In the town Of Tipperary, on Nov.
II. a largely attended meeting was
held in the Foresters' hall, for the