The Irish standard., 1904-03-05

| view to 4 sale furnish an example of
the greed of landlordism and of the
manner i'll which attempts are being
made to force up the price of land in
Connaught. All the neighboring es-
tates had been sold at from thirteen
to fifteen years purchase. The de-
mand of Messrs. Joynt was twenty
five and one-quarter years purchase,
plus the bonus. There are non-judi-
cial tenants and these, if they pur-
| chased, would be required to sign
agreements for judicial tenancies at
their present rents in order to defeat
the Land Purchase act and prevent
the inspection of the farms. Forum
ately the good sense of the tenants
themselves prevented the bargain
from going through.
MEATH.
On Feb. II the impressive ceremony
OF the profession of two nuns was per-
formed by Most Rev. DR.. Gaffney,
bishop of Meath, in the chapel at
tached to the Loretto convent, Navan.
The two ladies who were received in
to the community We're Miss Byrne
and Miss Burke, and both belong to
the locality.
The marriage is announced, on
Feb. 8. at st. Finn Barr's, Cork, by
the Rev. ]. Leonard, G. c., of Pat
rick Joseph youngest son of Patrick
Gray, Walnut Grove, Glasnevin, to
Rose, second daughter of the late John
O'Brien, Carrickspringan, Moynalty,
County Meath.
MONAGHAN.
We much regret to announce the
death on Feb. 3 of Rev. Francis JOS
eph Hughes, missionary rector of the
Sacred Heart mission, Glasgow, after
only three days. illness. Deceased
was born in Tyholland, near Monag-
han, in 1916.
We regret to have also to announce
the death, on Feb. 9, at st. Louis con-
vent, Carrickmacross, of Elizabeth
Ledwith, in religion Sister M. Joseph,
youngest daughter of the late Peter
Ledwith, Empor, Balinacargy, County
Westmeath, in the 32nd year Of her
age and Sth of her religious life. May
she rest in peace. Amen.
ROSCONINION.
| \ number Of tenants on the estate
of Major French, near Poyle, recently
met the agents, Messrs. Roberts &
Walpole, at the Royal hotel, Boyle.
The property is situated at Derree-
noughrane and Aughagowia and
Lahardane. The landlords terms
were a sale at reduction of IS. on
second term rents (26A years. pur-
chase and Is. (33 years purchase) on
first term rents. After a good deal of
negotiation it was decided that large
grass farm of 63 acres at Aughagowla
should be divided among the adjoin-
ing occupiers and that reduction of
rs. in the pound go years. purchase)
should be given on first-term rents;
second-telm rents being reduced pro-
portionately
| SLIGO.
| We regret to announce the death on
Feb. G, at 10 Fitzwilliam Place, Dub
lin. of the Right Hon. Hugh Hyacinth
O'Rorke MacDermott, Prince of Coda
vim. a little more than a week previ-
ously he was at his usual place in the
library of the four courts. On Jan, 20
he was seized With an attack of infiu-
enza, but appeared to have recovered
after day or two. A relapse set ill.,
however. and he sank rapidly and OH
the above date he passed away. His
death makes the Irish bar the poorer
by the loss of one of it's principal
leaders.
| TIPPERARY.
On Feb. 4, Randall Kingsmil]
Moore, Esq, Barne, and Arnold lie
Poer Power, Esq. solicitor, Abbey
vile, Clonmel, were respectively
sworn in high sheriff and sub-sheriff
for Tipperary. Messrs. Il. r. O'Con-
nell 4 Son, solicitors, Bachelors
walk Dublin, will continue to act as
returning officers.
Mr.. G. A. Medlin, J. P, Clonmel
has intimated to his tenants on the
Clonakenny portion Of his estate that
he will not consider any proposals that
they may be prepared to make with
a view to purchase of their holdings
on account of the prominent part they
took in the agitation that has been
carried on in the district for the last
three years.
TYRONE.
| On Feb. II the death occurred of
one Of the best known members of
the Sisters of Mercy community in the
northwest, the Venerable Mother
Catherine Atkinson, who for long
number of years had been head of the
convent Of Mercy and Orphanage in
Strabane
WICKLOW.
The marriage took place on Feb. 10
at st. Patrick's Kilquade, County
Wicklow, by the Rev. Bernard O'Reil-
ly, P. P, assisted by the Rev. Michael
L r.