The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-28
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DUBLIN.

the Catholic University, took place or
Dec. g. at his residence, Grove Villa
House, Crumlin, County Dublin. Pro
fessor O'Looney lived to fairly ad.
vanced age, most of his generation
having gone before him. From early
youth he devoted his attention to the
national language and Celtic reminis-
cences, his acquaintance with which
was almost unrivalled. His youthful
associations were with the De Veres
and other literary lights of North
Munster; and he was a particular
friend of William Smith O'Brien and
other warm-hearted Nationalists of
the 1S4S era. His early essays,
whether in prose or poetry, Celtic or
English, We're written as an amateur;
but he later removed to Dublin, where
his labors were chiefly in connection
with the Catholic University College
established by the late Cardinal New
man. and with the Royal Irish Acad-
envy. In the former institution he
filled the Gaelic chair for long Pc
riod, and he enriched the library of the
latter with many valuable transla-
tons from the ancient Irish. In his
early days he was an active COOP
orator with John O'Donovan and
Eugene O'Curry, with the latter of
whom he was bound by ties of more
than ordinary friendship. Both O'Cur-
ry and O'Looney hailed from West
Clare, and both were of the unassum-
ing type of Irish literateurs who con-
sidered but little the esteem of men,
and made all their pleasure consist in
having thorough and intrinsic ac-
quaintance with everything pertaining
to ireland, historic and literary. Pro-
lessor O'Looney brought to his aid an
inexhaustible store of Irish literature,
the pages of which, from it's earliest
stages to it's most modern phases, he
could handle with readiness. That
brilliant poem, CTR na-n-og," was by
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Ossianic Society. The funeral of Pro-
fessor O'Looney took place on Dec. 5
from his residence, Grove Villa, Crum-
lin, and was attended by large body
of the citizens Of Dublin, among whom
were the members of the council of
the Society for the Preservation of
the Irish Language, and a number of
the Catholic clergy. The interment
was in Glasnevin cemetery.
FERMANAGH.
In Enniskillen, on Dec. 2, public
meeting was held in st. Michael's
reading room to take steps to carry on
the fight against the Ward dodge and
defeat the attempt to crush National
list representation in the town. The
thall was crowded to the door; and Rt.
Rev. Monsignor Smollen, P. P, was
moved to the chair and addressed the
meeting.
GALWAY.
On Dec. /, one of the most enthus-
iastic National demonstrations ever
held in Galway county took place in
Loughrea in support of the National
organization. Mr.. John Dillon, M. p,
left Dublin on Saturday evening, and
J at Attymon was the recipient of quite
a remarkable demonstration of vel
come. A great crowd Of people bear
ing torches assembled and greeted Mr..
Dillon with the utmost enthusiasm.
Mr. Thomas Mccain, D. c., read an
address of welcome, to which Mr.. Dill
lon appropriately replied.
- KERRY.
On Sunday, Dec. list, Rey. Brother
George, O. Il. NJ, died at the Fran
ciscan Convent, Killarney. Brother
George, who was the son of Mr.. John
Buckley, Listowel, was born on March
II, 1888, and entered the order at Kill
larney thirty years ago, where he re-
manned, except for a few years spent
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His health failed about two years ago,
and on the above date he finally sue
cumbed. The obsequies took place in
thte Franciscan church OH the Sd,
with office and requiem high mass,
the celebrant being Rev. NJ. Fuller, G..
c.. Killarney; deacon, Rev. P. Bros
nan, G. G., Castlemaine; sub-deacon,
Rev. M. O'Keane; G. c., Beaufort;
master of ceremonies, Rev. w. Keane,
G. c., Tralee. A large body of the
clergy and laity attended. On the con-
clusion of the ceremonies the remains
were conveyed to their last resting
place in the little cemetery in the
grounds of the Franciscan community.
KILDARE.
Probate of the will, dated January
-, 1901. of Patrick Sheridan, of Anna
Villa, Sutton, and of % Westland row,
Dublin, and of Eyre street, New
bridge, Kildare, builder and contract
or who died on June 25 last, leaving
personal estate to the value of f4,572
Is. I'd Gncluding f2,57O los. in Eng
lanD, has been granted to his sons,
Patrick and Eward, builders and con-
tractors, and the testator bequeathed
to. his said son, Patrick, and to his
daughters, Ellen and Kate and Agnes,
$4,000 each; to his son, Daniel, $500;