Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1905-12-16
IRELAND.
Record of the rlost Important of
the Recent Events Cuiled
From Exchanges.

| James Acuucuyf OdkCi anu BiO~S' ~
Lurgan, County Down, died short time
ago at the age of ninety years.
The remodeled Christian Brothers
schools at Sullivan's Quay in Cork have
been reopened under favorable auspices.
Pat Guerin, said to be 105 years old
and we'll known figure in Ennis, was
found dead in a chair at his home re-
Gently.
The death Of James Grace, Of Thomas
town, County Kilkenny, is mourned by
many Gaels. He was one OF the most
earnest and practical workers in the
League.
The Marquis and Marchioness Of Sligo
invited all their employees to the celebra-
ton of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Dancing and singing we're kept up until
late hour.
The Cooperative Beekeepers' Society
of the County Monaghan have sent fit
teen hundred pounds of honey to Dublin.
The farmers wanted to show what could
be done with careful attention to few
hives.
At recent meeting in wicklow men,
bers Of the United Irish League adopted
resolutions expressing the utmost conf
dence in the Hon. John E. Redmond and
the pledge-bonnd Irish Parliamentary
party.
Morgan Nolan, we'll known charac-
ter throughout the County Carlow, died
recently at Bailybromhill. He was ITO
years old old and up to few hours be-
fore his death had full possession of his
faculties.
The Very Rev. DIR. O'Halloran, John
Dillon and John Muldoon, both men,
bers of Parliament, recently addressed a
large and influential meeting at Castle
conner. Mr.. Dillon spoke on the policy
before the country.
Mother Mary Patrick O'Sullivau. Su-
perior of the Convent of Ballyshannon,
has celebrated the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of her profession. On the anniver-
sary morning twenty-five masses were
celebrated for her intention.
The people of Kerry very much regret
the death of the Rev. Father Maurice
O'Flsherty, which occurred at Glen
hesk a short time ago. Father O'Flah-
erty was a native of Listowel and was
educated at Louvain University.
Under the auspices of the Gaelic Ath-
letic Association the finals of the Rail-
way Shields competitions in hurting and
football were decided at Limerick be-
tween Leinster and Counaught Lem
ster won both in hurting and football.
Quite number of tenants on the Yer
eker estate at Abbeyfeale have signed
agreements to purchase their holdings at
twenty-five years on second term rents
adjusted, with the proviso that game
rights will be reserved to the tenants.
Sister Mary, of the Order of Mercy,
died recently at the community house in
Dundalk. She was Miss Mary Quinn
prior to entering the convent two years
ago, and was member of highly
esteemed family in Kinvara, County Cal
way,
The Rev. Father P. S. Dineen, speak
ing recently at Dungarvan, made plea
for a vigorous agitation in the Irish
speaking districts, and referred partic-
ularly to the attitude of shopkeepers and
teachers and managers of schools toward
the language.
The Very Rev. Father Malachy, o. P,
speaking at Belfast recently, SAID 1.-The
: system of education, which in this couu-
try is ironically called national, is q
. carefully devised scheme to extinguish
. every national aspiration in the breasts
. of Irishmen."
The Cork branch of the Gaelic League
! has petetioned the Cork Corporation tc
change the names of certain streets from
English to Gaelic. The corporation has
also been asked to make knowledge Of
the Gaelic language compulsory on it,
employees, as has been done by severa
other Irish corporations.
During the recent Irish industrial con
ference leaflet was distributed showing
that the annual output of Irish mills il
about $l7.0OO,O00. Many allied indus
tries, such as carriers, cartmakers, harness
makers, millwrights, ETC., We're repre-
scented. The greater part of the mea
ground was raised in Ireland.
The Estates Commissioners ar
engaged in surveying the Mansell estat
in the County Galway. The tenants hav
agreed to buy out their holdings at TWEEN
ty-three years purchase for their farms
and bulk sum of $4,000 for all th
grazing woods and bog lands. Sportin
rights are to be vested in the tenants.
Tenants on Sir Henry Grattan Bel
, lewis estate have signed agreements fc
the purchase of their holdings on tn
following terms: Twenty.one years pur
chase in the case of first term rents
!. twenty-three years for second terms an
!. twenty-five years for all grazing farm
The town of Mountbellew Is not include
in the sale.
The receEt death of James Ginuane, I
Kildysart, has removed member of a
old and respected family Of the Count
. Clare. Despite his advanced years |
took an active part in politics up to II
time of his death. and for years had bee
an advanced Nationalist. He Was