The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
CLARE.

CLARE.
Lord Inchiquin, who was 81 years Of
age on June q, and succeeded to the
title during the visit of the late Queen
Victoria to Ireland, claims to be the
head Of the historic house of O'Brien,
to whom the right to quarter the Royal
arms, and use the royal liveries, was
granted by Henry VIII, as "compen-
sation for their giving up the sover-
eighty over the South of Ireland" But
Lord Lnchiquin's title-like most Of
those conferred by the English govern
ment in Ireland-is bogus, as was open
~ declared by the late Earl of Tho
mond, who acknowledged that the
rightful heirs to the titles and estates
were the O'Briens of Ballycorig, most
of whom are now in the United States,
and to one branch of which family the
old earl paid an annuity regularly, as
part compensation for the property and
revenues of which they had been
robbed through the operation of Eng
lish law.
DUBLIN,
His Grace, Archbishop Walsh of
Dublin, has resigned his position as
member of the National Education
Board. No reason is as yet given for
this step, but it is sur1nised that it ia
due to recent developments and con-
troversies in connection with the pro-
ceedings of the board, which the arch
bishop regards as having anti Catholic
and anti-National tendencies.
Rev. DIR. O'Loan, after many years
OF most valuable and distinguished
service, has resigned the chair of eccle-
siastical history in St. Parick's Col
lege, Maynooth. A concursus has been
ordered by the bishops to take place
on Sept. IL for the purpose of filing
the vacancy.
FERMANAGH.
In the probate court, Dublin, ON June
"a. before Justice Andrews, in the mat
ter Of the estate Of James McKeegan,
deceased, Mr.. p. Law Smith INSTRUCTED
by Mr.. Mayne, solicitor,) applied ON
behalf Of Owen McKeegan, son of the
deceased, who resided near Enniskil-
len, for grant of administration with
the will annexed. The witnesses to the
equity of the statute. If devise is for
will had refused to make affidavit of
execution; but Owen McKeegan, who
was present when the will was execut-
ed, had made an affidavit proving it's
execution in his presence. The court
allowed the case to stand for further
evidence as to refusal by the witnesses
to give the evidence, SO as to avoid the
expense Of bringing. the witnesses up,
but requiring them to come up If they
continued TO refuse to give evidence
GALWAY.
The serious illness Of Lord Morris
and Justice Murphy may render It Of
interest to recall some curious parallel
isms in their careers. They both OBJ
tanned first senior moderatorship and
gold medals in ethics and logics in
Trinity College. Lord Morris was the
best man of his year in 1916, and Judge
Murphy in 1s47. They were both
called to the Irish bar on the same day
in 1S49, both practiced both in stuff
and silk together, both were members
contempo of the Irish judici-
airy, and both became the sons-in-law
Of Irish Judges. Lord Morris, how
ever, assembled the bench so far back
as 1867, whereas Justice Murphy did
not obtain a judgeship till sixteen
years later.
KINGS COUNTY.
The will dated April 80, 1897, of Mr..
Thomas Richard Murray, of Blundell
House, Edenderry, who died on Jan. 1
Last, has just been made public. The
appointed executors are his nephews,-
Rev. Charles Wolfe Murray, Of Ar
doyne Glebe. Tullow; and Rev. John
Edward Murray, of The Fosse, Lei
cester, England. The testator left GER
tain houses in Dublin and in Edender-
~ in trust to pay the income thereof
to the children Of his nephew, Thomas
James Murray, Of the Indian Civil
Service; and he left the residue of his
property, in trust, for his niece, Bessie
Harnett, and his said nephews, Charles
Wolfe Murray and John Edward Muir
ray. The late Mr. T. r. Murray's per-
sonal estate has been valued at 1870
los. Cd.
LEITRIM.
On June 26 another eviction cam
paign, the fourth in the history of the
Tottenham estate, was commenced. the
police arriving in large numbers.
Twenty families, the conditions of
some of whom is deplorable, are under
sentence of eviction. Mr.. Denis Kill
bride, who, addressed meeting in Sill
go the previous day, was present to
represent the directory Of the United
Irish League, and remain during the
campaign. On the following day the
evictions were resumed. In one case a
woman named Mrs. Mcguire, chronic
invalid, and her two imbecile children,
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