The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-04-18


the town. At swift's Heath, which is
now the residence of Mr. Goodwin
Swift, D. L., the head Of the Swift
family in ireland, are preserved some
relics Of the dean, including a car
and frock Worn by him in his infancy
and one of the two original portraits
of him still eXtant.
LIMERICK.
In Abbeyfeale, on March 23d, Rev.
Father Quigley, of Enniscorthy, ap-
+ pealed to the people to join the Anti
treating league, and to assist in the
attempt now being made on his prin-
'ciple, to combat the evil of intemper-
ance. Large numbers Joined the
league; while similar appeals were
most successfully made in Athea,
Tournafulla, Mountcollins, and New
castle-West.
| LOUTH.
Miss Lucy Douglas, who has lust
been appointed instructor in horticui-
ture for county Louth under the coun-
ty committee of agriculture, is the first
lady to hold such a post-in Ireland at
all events. Miss Douglas received her
first training at the Botanic Gardens.
Glasnevin, under Mr.. Il. w. Moore,
the curator. She has since made a
special study of fruit culture, and re-
Gently gained prize for practical
demonstration in pruning, organized
| by the Gardeners association. Some
of the districts in Louth are eminently
suited for fruit growing, and the
| agriculture committee intend to en-
courage this industry in every way
| practicable.
| LEITRIM.
At Carrick on Shannon, on the morn
ing of Sunday, March 22d, an accident
which was attended with fatal re-
suits, happened at the railway station,
about 100 a. NJ, by which railway
porter named Michael Forde of the
town, was killed. On the arrival of
the night goods train from Sligo, bound
for Dublin, Forde, who was aged
about q years, was engaged "mar-
shalling" wagons that were being
shunted. While crossing the rails, in
the vicinity of the goods store, Forde
struck his foot against some hard
obstacle, with the result that he was
thrown down, and before he was able
to get on his feet again three wagons
passed over his legs, almost complete
ly severing them from the body.
Joseph Warner, stationmaster, and
Stephen Carney, signalman, at once
had the unfortunate man conveyed to
the county infirmary, where both legs
were amputated; but poor Forde never
rallied, and succumbed to his terrible
injuries about II o'clock the same day.
MEATH,
The death has been announced on
September Sd, 1902, in st. Francis
Xavier's parish, Cincinnati, Ohio, Of
John NPDonnell, aged about GO years.
He was a son of Edward and Julia
M'Donnell, and a native of Maynooth,
county Meath, Ireland. He was separ-
ated from his brother and sister (who
are still supposed to be living in Ire
land) for forty years. Before dying
he requested the announcement of his
death, in the hope that they would
see it.
MAYO.
On March 21st, Constable M'N1ullen
Balla, arrested Patrick Mckinley, a
dangerous lunatic, who had escaped
from the Castelar, asylum few
days previously. Mckinley had been
seen coming from the direction Of
Ara, a remote townland in the Balla
sub-district, where he had been visit
ing some friends, and Constable NJ
Mullen who had been aware of the
fact, kept a watch on the roads leading
into Balla from that direction, and
succeeded in arresting M'Ginley whom
he induced to go quietly with him to
the barrack, although me prisoner at
intervals became very violent. Two
warders from the asylum proceeded to
Balla, ON hearing of the arrest Of
| Mckinley, and conveyed him back to
the asylum.
| MONAGHAN.
| At public meeting held recently in
the Town hall, Castleblayney, Patrick
Smyth, Esq, ]. p, chairman urban
council, presiding, resolutions were
passed unanimously protesting against
any extension of time being given to
the Great Northern railway company
Qreland), to construct the line from
Castleblayney to Armagh; and approx
ing of the proposed scheme of the
Midland Great Western railway COM
pany of Ireland in seeking powers to
construct line Of railway from Cas-
leblayney to Kingscourt.
TIPPERARY.
A laborer in the Annacarthy Clonmel
district is reported to have come in
for substantial windfall Of E16,OOO
from an aunt of his, who died recently
in France. 1t is stated that this lady
was first married to an English officer
who on his death left left her lot Of
money, and subsequently % a French
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