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Government Board might determine,
which would entitle him to f137 year
ly. from April /, 1899. After the evil
dence Of the plaintiff had been given.
a long discussion and citation of cases
took place by counsel before the court,
which largely turned on the legal as
pect of the local government board Or
der. The court reversed Judgment.
LIMERICK.
J On May Is the Duchess of Con-
naught Queen Victoria's daughter-in-
law. Princess Margaret Of Connaught.
Lady Lascelles and Captain Holland
arrived in limerick from Dublin and
proceeded direct to !Atlare Manor, whcre
they We're to be the guests of the Earl
and Countess of Dunraven.
On May 10 summonses We're issued
against Joseph Ryan. b. c., Limerick;
Joseph Fitzgerald and John Egan en- a
charge of the larceny of the "Royal
Arms from the town hall. The thre
defendants had previously been ar
rested, and allowed out cn bail to ap-
pear when called on. 1t was then the
general belief that the affair. which was
regarded as a hoax pure and simple,
would end there: and some surprise is
expressed at the serious turn affairs
have taken
MAYO.
The marriage is announced, on April
%, at st. Andrews Wcs;land row, Dub
lin, by Rev. J. Beirne, G. c., brother of
the bride, of Neil B. McAIahon, of
Strabane, to Mary Claire. second
daughter of the late Michael Beirne,
of Bridge street, Ballira.
ROsCoNIAIoN.
The O'Conor Don was Ga years of
age OH May Z. His father-who used
to be styled by the old people of his
day, "the sun of Grainuaile''-was the
first Catholic member of parliament
for the county of Roscommon since the
Reformation. One of our Irish OK
changes says that The O'Conar Don
would he the legitimate claimant to
the throne of Ireland We're there one,
as he claims to be able to trace his
lineage i'll unbrokcn succession 10 the
last of the Irish kings. But our c.
temporary OverlOoks the historic fact
that Rodcrick O'Conor's only son died
before his father. without issue, 50 that
the direct descent claim is a myth.
SLIGO.
The local government board has
sanctioned the appointment of Mr.
VIM. V. Donohoe, rs clerk of Tober-
curry Union. in succession to his uncle,
Mr.. James Donchoe. who so long held
that position.
TIpPERARY.
On May 10 intelligence reached Nc.
nagh that a shocking murder had be- II
committed near Kilaloe. about eleven
miles from Ncnagh, an Old man named
Cosgrove having met his drath in &
most revolving manner. 1t appears
that the old man was somewhat of Il
simpleton and lived in a lonely cabin
outside killaloe at a place called Bal
lybourin. He had been working up tc
the previous Friday evening. when he
left for his little hut. and was never
seen again until his remains were
found, on Saturday evening, his body
being covered with wounds from the
prongs of pitchfork, which he always
kept behind his d; or. The pockets OF
the deceased had been rifed, and the
house presented the appearance Of q
place that had been ransacked.
| WICKLOW.
In the court of appeal, Dublin, or
May 13. the case of O'Hara versus the
Justice of the county of Wicklow
came up, on appeal Of the constabu
larry against an order of the kings
bench division, of Feb. last, refusing
to make absolute conditional order OBJ
tanned by District Inspector O'Hara
whereby the kings bench division
granted an order of certiorari to bring
up and quash an order of tie quarter
sessions of Wicklow of June Is last
granting Sarah Manning certificate
to entitle her to a license for sale OF
shirts at AyOca. The court of aDDea
now confirmed the decision Of tho
; court below.
WEXFORD.
} On May the remains Of horse
trader named Murphy, whose brains
had been dashed out at Tullagher
New Ross, by fall from horse, wert
!: inferred, just as he was picked III
; from the road, and with his feet pro
truding out of the too small coffin pro
vided by the relieving officer.
WATERFORD.
In Waterford, on May 10, during tho
course of a domestic quarrel, Gearg(
Hazeltcn. a retired seaman, residing
with his wife in the Mathew She;
Charitable institution, commit ter
riblc assault on his wife with hatch
ct. The woman was found in an in
sensible condition on the arrival Of DR.
O'Sulivan, and the husband was com
mitted to the local prison. He had
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