The Irish standard., 1901-07-27

litia are on their way from Pretoria to
Capetown, there to take the transport
which is to bring them to Queens
town. The climate of the Transvaal
did not agree with the historic Nortl.
Corks.
- DERRY,
The annual excursion Of the Derry
branches of the Gaelic League took
place on Sunday, June 80, the place
selected being Donegal, the town of
the -Four Masters. Close to 600 men,
bers started from the Waterside Sta.
tion, Derry, at 9:15 a. NJ, and arrived
in good time i'll Donegal at noon, where
they We're received by brethren from
Ballyshannon, Mountcharles, Killy-
begs, Ardara, Glentir, Stranorlar, Killy-
mard, Townarvilly, etc. A number
joined the excursion at Strabane and
intermediate stations. A public meet
ing was held at p. ~, in field op.
posite the old Abbey of Donegal kindly
lent for the occasion by Connail Can
non The venerable Right Rev. Mon
signor Hugh McFadden, p. p, pre-
sided; and resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted by the meeting, numbering
close on 5000, promising to preserve
our native language from destruction
by founding branches of the Gaelic
League; calling upon managers and
teachers in the National schools to
have Irish taught in every school; pro-
testing against the unfair treatment of
Irish in the revised intermediate pro-
gram; and urging that preference on
all occasions be given to Irish manufac-
tured goods.~ During the meeting St.
Patrick's Flute Band, Townawilly, all
of whose members are Irish speakers,
discoursed a selection of old Irish airs
| At haf-past seven the eXcursionists
| left amidst cheers for the City on the
| Foyle.
DUBLIN.
| We.regret to have to announce the
death, OH July 2, of Mr.. George Patrick
Sigerson, NJ. A., the last surviving son
of the Late DR.. Sigerson, to whom Ire
land has good reason to be grateful,
and in whose footsteps as man of SCI
ence and lover of letters the deceased
was faithfully following. Mr.. Siger-
son had a collegiate career of much
distinction, and showed high promise,
whose fruition was marred by illness.
He won the silver medal at the senior
Intermediate examination of his year in
the physical sciences, and the silver
medal of st. Calls college. Proceed
ing from University college and the
College of Science ito the Royal Uni.
versity lie took first place in honors,
with his mastership-in arts and chemi-
cal and physical sciences. His knowl-
edge of literature was wide and acc,l-
rate. He was member of the council
of the National Literary Society, and
had begun series of articles in the
Irish Monthly, on Irish Men of Sci,
ence," but the state Of his health I'm.
fortunately debarred him fom COM
plotting the work. The Sigersons were
of Danish descent and, like the Nor
mans, became more Irish than the ..rsi,
themselves. t..o
GALWAY.
A. +bo ,,oo+;,,,- ~ +l,o TN;f,1o,, p,,,o1
District Council, OH June 90, Mr.. ]. J.
Connolly, j. P, chairman, presiding
the following resolution was proposed
by Mr.. Patrick O'DonneM, d. c., sec.
onded by Mr. James J. Valley, d. c.,
and unanimously passed:
''That we condemn the action of Col
onel Nolan towards his tenants in
Mweenish Island, regarding royalty OIL
kelp made from seaweed taken from
10 to Is miles away from any portion
of his property, and we request that
the Galway county council will call
upon thiln to resgn his position as chair.
man, and that the county councillors
for Connemara will attend and protest
against his conditional election; and
that we condemn adj other landlords
seeking or applying for such rights, as
we say the claims put forward by
these gentlemen are wrong, illegal and
entirely unfair to the .toilers who risl,
their lives in this very precarious in.
dustry." Similar resolutions have been
adopted in Tuam and other centers of
popular opinion.
| KERRY.
A handsome stained glass window
is being placed in the western side of
st. Johns church, Tralee, in memory
of the late Mr.. Patrick Hayes, miller
one Of the greatest belefactors to the
local clergy. In his will, Mr.. Hayes
had arranged that a stained glass win
dow should he placed i'll st. Johns
church, after his wifes death. His
widow, who died recently, bequeathed
the money to buy the magnificent new
organ at Holy Cross, and took care that
/ his arrangements should be carried out
appropriately. The window was placed
in position by Mr.. Fred Herbert. At
an early date another window win be
ordered, and the bishop of Kerry will
see that it shall be of Irish manufac-
ture also.
9 KITEENNY