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ANTRIM.
In Belfast, on Jan. 10, the death
was announced of the Rev. w. j. Boy
Ian. The deceased priest was born i'll
the parish of Duneane, i'll the year
1859, and was educated i'll the Do
cesan college, Belfast, and afterwards
at NIaynooth. He was ordained by
Most Rev. Dr. Donnelly, bishop Of
Canea, i'll 1854, and appointed curate
i'll Loughlinland, County Down, and
subsequently professor i'll st. AIala-
chy's college, Belfast, where he la
bored zealously for several years. He
was subsequently curate in Ballymenl,
Cushendall, Upper ALourne and An
trim, winning everywhere the atfec
ton of the people, by whom he will be
long remembered as IL Jealous, hard
working, patriotic priest. For some
time past Father Boylan had been in
failing health.
C4AVAN.
On Jan. II the lifeless body of Pat
rick Dolan, aged % years, of Kill
navart, and who had been missing
sincfs Nov. %, was found floating i'll
Ballymagauran lake, convenient to the
Shrouyh shore. The head of deceased
was hardly recognizable, being thiclSly
coated with mud.
CORK.
The numerous admirers of Rev. Dr.
Sheehan, z. p, of Doneraile, will be
glad to learn that the gifted author of
''My New Curate," Luke Delmege,"
and other works of Irish fiction, has
been elevated to the dignity Of canon
of the cathedral chapter of Cloyne, by
Most Rev. d. Browne, bishop OF the
diocese. Canon Sheehan was born
at Mellow on st. Patricks day, 1852,
and is consequently in his SD year.
Ordained early in 1875, his first minis
trations lay at Plymouth and Exeter,
in England, till he was recalled to his
native diocese in 1877. After serving
for eighteen years as Il curate in Mall
low and Queenstown, Father Sheehan
was appointed parish priest of Doner-
ale, in 1854 parish in which the
late Archbishop Croke had labored for
q time. We wish Canon Sheehan, in
ecclesiastical parlance, lad multos an
nos"
CARLOW.
The death is announced, on Jan. 20,
at Ballybar House, Carlow, of Katie,
wife of Eugene Sheridan. After Re-
QUEEN mass and Office in Tinryland Oh
Jan. % her funeral took place, inter-
n.ent being in Ballinkillen.
CLARE.
Miss r. Mcnamara principal teach
er Of the Cappabane girls school, Scar
if, has been awarded the Carlisle and
Blake premium for the Galway circuit
This is not the only success won by
this efficient school during the past
year. In last September a library Of
fifty volumes was awarded to pupils
of the schools for excellence in pen
manship at the We're Foster competi-
ton, held in Glasgow, besides several
book prizes and money prizes awarded
to individual children who entered the
competition.
The death is announced, Oh Jan. 1G,
at Merton Row, Dublin, of Jane
Georgiana, relict Of the late Daniel
O'Grady Of Shorepark, Kildysart, and
daughter of the late James Mahon OF
Northampton Lodge, Kinvarra, County
Galway, aged 81 years.
DONEGAL.
At the last meeting of the Donegal
county council the Limerick resolution
in favor of reform in the system of
higher education in Ireland was adopt
ed without dissent. A further resolu-
ton in favor of reform in the system
of highalent Grant being applied ex'
clusively for the improvement OF
primary education, better equipment
and sanitation of schools and the in.
crease of teaching staffs was also
adopted.
DUBLIN.
The Irish land commissioners have
appointed Mr.. J. II. Shaw, barrister
to the vacant post of assistant exam.
liner.
At the Old Bailey, London, on Jan
Is, man giving the name of James
Byrne, aged 81, agent, was sentenced
to three years penal servitude for OBJ
tanning considerable sums by false
pretenses. 1t was stated that the
prisoner had persuaded different per
sons to turn their businesses into linn
tied liability companies and had kept
the registration fees. Under various
aliases he had defrauded people in
England and Ireland.
DOWN.
Lord Dunleatl wants not alone 81
years purchase on his own terms fol
the Lecale estate, but ''the right to eX
clude from the arrangement any hold
ing Which in the interests of his estate
lie may consider it desirable to retain
in his possession" He is a genuine
type of the old landlord despot. The