The Irish standard., 1903-07-25

missed by Judge Craig at LnniSkillen
with los costs. In Il RENTED action
by Hugh Cullen, residing near Pet
tigo, against John aiAA james Sharpe
for damages for alleged Islander, his
honor granted IL and costs.
GALWAY.
y man named Quinn, belonging to
l'allygar, died recently in Mountbel-
lew workhOuse, when it was discoy-
cred that he was worth $500. The
poor-law-board decided to claim six
years maintenance from his brother.
who holds the deposit receipt.
The death is announced, on June
18th, at her residence Gort, of Mar
ian, widow of the late John Walsh,
Glynn. On July LIST, after high mass,
her funeral left for Kilmacduagh, at
tended by Il large concourse of mourn
ing friends.
I KERRY.
The death is announced on June 20,
ut her daughters residence, 16 Bridge
street, Tralee, of Mrs. Bridget Car,
roll. rclict Of Philip Carroll. at an ad-
vanced age. Her funeral took place
from st. Johns church on July 1, and
WAS largely and respectfully attended
KILDARE.
1t is with deep regret we announce,
this week, the death of one of Ire
lands s;lintliest priests, the Venerable
Canon Matthew Langan, ?. F., V. f.,
kllcullen, who. on June 2Sth, passed
to his eternal reward. Belonging to
most exemplary and respectable
Dublin family, the deceased clergyman
was ordained i'll the year 1860. The
scenes of his first Jealous labors. af-
ter working for a short time in Har-
ODDS Cross, were Celbridge and Bally-
morc-Eustace. But the principal scene
OF the labors of the sanity priest was
the historic parish which lies between
the county Wicklow and the Curragh
of Kildare, Kilcullen, once the seat of
the bishoprc of Dublin. with it's fine
old round tower, browning the hill of
Old Kilcullen and its ruins Of the
once famous Franciscan monastery
in the valley on the banks of the
Iiifcy.
On July LIST, the obsequies of Canon
Langan took place at Nilcullen church,
in which he had served in the sacred
ministry for 80 years. The sacred
ceremonies commenced at II o'clock.
His grace the archbishop of Dublin,
presided; and the cclebrant of the
high mass was Very Rey. William
Murphy, +. F., Kingstown; deacon,
Rev. d. O'Reilly. G. c.. Kilcullen; sub
deacon. Rev. ]. Early, G. c., New
! townmountkennedy; masters of cere-
monies, Rev. NJ. Trainor, G. G., Kill
cullen, and Rev. Father Black; chant
ers, Rev. ID. Petit, chaplain to the
archbishop, and Rev. D. Purcell G. c.,
Meath street. A large number of the
clergy were present, and tile church
was filled by a sorrowing congrega-
ton. After the ceremonies the re-
mains Of the beloved pastor were in
tered in the Lady Chapel of the
church.
/ KILKENNY
The death is announced, on June
9th, at her residence, % Brighton
square, Rathgar, from apoplexy. of
Henrietta. wife of John Thornton,
solicitor, and youngest daughter of
the late Joseph Loughman. formerly
Of Irishtown house. Kilkenny.
Just at present, the Hon. Edmund
Somerset Butler is enjoying that pecu-
liar experience known in legal par
lance as ''going through the bankrupt
COURT This impecunious scion of
ariStoclncy is a grandson to the thir-
teenth Viscount Mountgarret. who
! was defendant in the famous Mount
garrett neerage suit of 1854. A grand
son of the eleventh viscount claimed
| the title on the ground that the
! thirteenth vscount was the issue of
a bigamous marriage. The verdict,
originally for the plaintiff, was re-
versed at second hearing. and the
decision in defendants favor held
good. The twelfth viscount Mount
garnet was also earl of Kilkenny, but
the earldom expired with him in 1916.
LEITRII.
On June Both. at Ballinamore. a
i shopkeeper and farmer named Michael
| Costello. aged GO years. was killed,
Just outside the town. by his horse,
which was drawing loaded cart
with sixteen hundred weight of Indian
meal on it. DR.. Mulcahy. coroner,
stated that the man was instantane-
ollSly killed. Father AIasterson. G.. c.,
was almost Immediately OH the scene,
! but life was extinct upon his arrival.
Deceased was perfectly sober leaving
| the town.
LIMERICK.
Mrs. Lenihan. widow of Mr.. Maui
rice Lenihan. author of "IIistory of
Limerick" died OH June 3rd. Mr..
Lenihan was mayor of Limerick in
the eighties. and owned tho Limerick
Reporter until his death. nine years
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