The Irish standard., 1905-11-04

and whom they were on their way to
visit when the disaster occurred. Mr..
NJ Cormack leaves a family OF six. The
only person saved was Patrick Conroy,
Jr., who grasped an oar, to which he
clung, until he was washed ashore.
Mrs. Conroy chung around her hus-
bands neck, thus rendering him help
less, and they went down together.
But for this Conroy would probably
have escaped as he was a powerful
swimmer.
Kerry.
The death has occurred on October 9,
near Knocknagoshel, of Mr.. Thomas
O'Connor, who was extremely popular
and always a consistent and practical
Irish Nationalist. The funeral cor
tege to the burial ground at Abbey
feale was about the most representative
witnessed in this part of Kerry for
many years, being over two miles long.
The officiating clergy were the Rev.
Father Murphy, P. p, Brosna; Rev.
Father Cooley, c. c., do; Rev. Father
Buckley, c. c., do. People were pres
sent from the Counties Of Cork, Kerry
and Limerick.
Kilkenny.
The meeting of the Town Tenants
Association at Callan, is a further in
dication Of the strength of the move
ment, which has SO rapidly spread to
every town of Importance in Ireland
The grievances which town tenants en-
dure are an all-sufficing explanation
| of the development of the movement
The injustice and oppression connect
ed with town tenure in Ireland are
largely responsible for the emigration
which has brought SO many once -four
ishing towns to decay. Even in the
last ten years Callan has lost nearly
a fourth of it's population. The urgen-
cy of agricultural reform monopolize6
the attention of the country.
Limerick.
/ Replying to a resolution adopted by
the Limerick Executive of the United
Irish League, requesting Messrs. Red.
nond, Dillon, Davitt and William
O'Brien to arrange their political diff.
ferences, Mr.. John Redmond has writ.
| ten letter to the Hon. Secretary in the
course Of which he says: "The sugges.
ton contained in the resolution passed
by the joint meeting of the City ant
County of limerick Executives has my
hearty sympathy. AS you are all aware
I have been for the past two year:
anxious to adopt any means consisten
with National unity, to induce MI
1O'Brien to to return to his natural pc.
sition of influence in the ranks ant
counseis of the Irish Party, and I SHOULD
most heartily rejoice if he would nov
come into friendly conference will
Mr.. Dillon and Mr.. Davitt, as 20,
suggest
| Meath.
| An inquest was held in the Mate,
Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, on Oct
7th, on the body of Joseph Walsh, 6
stable boy, employed at Clongiffen, Co
Meath, who died from wound on hi!
throat, self inflicted. The jury fount
that the deceased committed the deet
while temporarily insane.
! Miss Purdon, Baltimore, near Ath.
boy, daughter Of the late Mr.. Joh1
Purdon, on Oct. 9th, while returning OF
horseback from a local barrier meet.
ing, a strong wind blowing, her hors,
was struck by falling tree and killed
instantly. Miss Purdon herself re.
ceived a blow from heavy branch
and sustained severe injuries. She wa!
conveyed to Killua Castle, the residenc,
Of Sir Montague Chapman, Bart, whera
DR.. Sullivan, Navan, attended her.
| Monaghan.
On Oct. 18th, at the Monaghan Quar-
ter Sessions, Robert Wilson, Silver
stream, Monaghan, was sentenced to {
months imprisonment for having
wounded Robert Mayclim on July 18th
in a row which took place after al
Orange dance. The case was tried or
the previous day by another jur,
which, despite the exhortation and cen.
sure of Judge Craig, refused to bring
in verdict.
Mayo.
| On October II, John Dillon, M. p.
addressed a meeting of his constitu.
ents, held under the auspices of the
| Mayo Executive Of the United Irish
League, in the board room of the Swim
ford Union. MI Dillon's speech was
devoted to the charges and allegations
made by William OBrien, M. p, in ref.
erence to what Mr.. O'Brien has termed
the Swinford Revolt"
At a monster meeting of the South
Mayo Executive on October II, the res
olutions of the National Directory
were unanimously adopted. Every
branch OF the League in South Mayo
was represented, and the meeting in
! cluded some eighteen priests.
Queens County.
The tenants on the Edenderry por-
ton of the Downshire estate met on
Oct. 10th, to consider letter from
Mr.. Maude the agent No f,1rfhar no.