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week the death is announced of Mr..
Edward McCreanor, eX-inspector of the
national schools, which took place on
May 16 at his residence, Kilcorrig, Bel
fast. The deceased was one of the
earliest appointments as an inspector,
made by the commissioners, on the es-
adjustment of the national system in
Ireland; and for we'll nigh half cen
fury he discharged the duties of that
office.
= On May IA Mr.. Walter H. Wilson,
until recently partner in Messrs. Har-
land & VOLTS shipbuilding firm,
dropped dead in train while proceed
ing to Portrush, to which he was jour
neying, to play golf. Mr.. Wilson, who
was president of the Belfast chamber
Of commerce, had presided at the quar-
terly meeting of that body on the pre-
vious Tuesday. Retiring about two
years ago from business, he had pur-
chased Belvoir Park, near Belfast,
from Lord Oranmore. Deceased was
an enthusiastic sportsman.
CARLOW.
On May Is special meeting of the
Father John Murphy Memorial COM
mittee was held in the town hall, Tul-
low, to decide on design for the men,
orial, to appoint sculptor and con-
tractor to carry out the work, and to
definitely arrange the date for the lay
ing of the foundation stone. Several
designs were submitted for approval,
and the one forwarded by Mr.. George
Smyth, sculptor, Great Brunswick
street, Dublin, appeared to be the me-,
suitable design, and was selected by
the majority, subject to some altera-
lions.
CAVAN.
The convention held at Belturbet on
May 20 for the purpose of selecting a
national candidate for the parliament
airy representation of West Cavan re-
suited in the selection of Mr.. Vincent
P. Kennedy, solicitor, Cavan. who in
the final voting received 100 votes, as
against SO recorded for Mr.. Thomas
O'Reilly, Hon. Secretary, West Cavan
Executive, United Irish League. Mr..
Owen Herman, chief organizer of the
United Irish Leage of Great Britain,
was also candidate, but withdrew
after the first ballot.
CLARE.
In the house of commons, on May
16, Mr.. William Redmond asked the
acknowledgement how many appli-
cations had been received from men,
bers Of the Irish postal service for the
vacant postmastership of Kilrush, and
what was the length of service of
each occupant; what was the length Of
service of the sorting clerk and tele-
graphist from Retford, England, ap-
pointed to the position; what special
qualifications did he possess over the
Irish applicants; and what knowledge
did he possess of the needs of the
locality in which he had been appointed
postmaster? Lord Stanley replied:
'sThirty applications were received,
from officers employed in the postal
service in Ireland for the postmaster
ship of Kilrush."
CORK.
Mr.. Dermott Foley of Belfast, who
has been appointed head master Of the
Munster Training College for Gaelic
Teachers, is, in addition to being one
of the best of present day Gaelic writ
ers, an eminent teacher. He was for
long time Gaelic instructor in the Ber-
litz School of Languages in Belfast,
and prepared Gaelic handbook Of
teaching, based on the Berlitz system.
Rev. DR.. O'Daly, who has been ap-
pointed to lecture on the phonetics Of
the Irish language, and Mr.. Osborne
Bergin, B. A., who has been asked to
give course of lectures on the history
of Gaelic literature, ar cas- eminent in
their branches Of the work Of the
lege as "Feargus Finnbhail'' is in the
method of teaching. With three such
professors the success of the Munster
Training College should be assured.
DERRY.
In Derry, on May 16, the Letterkenny
and Strabane railway project, as to
which Derry opposition proved futile
before the committee of the house Of
commons, was the subject of renewed
objection, as we'll in the Town council
as at the meeting of the chamber of
commerce. In the latter body motion
was carried protesting against the
passing of the bill on the ground that
the railway, if made, would be calcu-
lated to retard the progress of Derry
and divert trade from the port. The
voting was 10 to s.
DONEGAL.
On May Z a large number of North
of Ireland emigrants sailed from Mo-
vile for New York by the Anchor
steamship Furnessia. Since the sea-
son opened about 1000 have left, via
Tough Foyle, for the States and Can
ada. The above complement consisted
of about 800 altogether; but a consider
able number of these sailed from Scot
land.
DOWN.