The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-09-02

gratifying to the organizers of the
Feis, and the number of competitors,
in every section, showed a large in
crease on last year. The Rev. Canon
White and the painstaking Irish teach
err, Mr.. Murphy, had every reason to
congratulate themselves on the sue
cess of the Feis.
Tipperary.
| We regret to announce this week
the death of Mr.. James Ryan, of Quar-
ry street, Thurles, at the comparative.
ly early age of IS years. All Thurles'
inhabitants, as we'll as those of the
surrounding country, flocked to his flu
neral, and goodly number attended
the Office and high mass in the cathe-
oral for the repose of his soul.
Three members of the staff of the
Clonmel Central Technical Schools
Mr.. dillingham;, head master; Mr.
Clandillon, Irish Teacher, and Miss
O'Farrell, domestic economy instruct
ress-have resigned. The first named
goes to Bristol, and Mr. Clandillon has
secured an appointment in the West
OF Ireland. The committee accepted
the designations, and decided to adver-
tise for teachers, the department to be
asked if they can supply an Irish head
master.
Tyrone.
We regret to announce that on Aug
ust 5, Rev. Neal McAtamney died very
suddenly in the house of Mrs. MEGA.
han, Main street, Portstewart. Father
McAtamney, who was about As years
of age, had arrived on the preceding
evening, to stay at the seaside, in the
hope of benefiting his health, which
had not been satisfactory for some
time past.
Waterford.
st. Johns College, Waterford, is Of
fering five scholarships of $40 each,
tenable for three years, to students
entering the college, for the first time
in September next, to study for mis-
sions outside the county.
Mrs. Georgina Alicia Barron, of St
) Mary's Cottage, South Ascot, Berks
formerly of Newtown House, Water
ford, who died on April Is last, daugh.
ter of the late Mr.. Pierce George Bar.
ron, J. P, D. L., for the county OF
Waterford, left estate of the gross
value of e596 las Sd, and probate OF
her will has been granted to her sister
Miss Mary Ann Barron.
Westmeath.
At the Downs, on August 6, Rivers
town (Ki.lucan) met Mullingar in the
second round OF the Westmeath foot
ball championship. Riverstown had
practically the best of matters RICH!
through, and won by big majority
The score was: Riverstown, 10 points
Mullingar, points.
The tenants on the Glencarra estate
of Major Hume Kelly have purchased
their holdings, the terms being q
years purchase and all arrears due to
November /, to be added to the pur
chase money together with the half
years rent, the sporting rights to be
reserved to the vendor and his two
sons during his lifetime, and interest
: at the rate of 3H per cent to be pait
! on the purchase money from June
1905.
Wexford.
An extremely large National demon
stration was held at Wexford on Aug
ust 6, when fine '9S monument was
unveiled by Rev. Father P. F. Kava
nagh, o. S. F. The mayor of Wexford
the mayor of Limerick, Father Kava
!, nagh and others addressed the meet
ing. The memorial is spirited bronze
figure, heroic size, of Croppy Boy
grasping pike. 1t was moulded ir
Dublin and cast in bronze in Paris The
pedestal, about II feet high, is of Tul
lahore limestone, and bears the sim
pie and appropriate inscription "179S.
Wicklow.
On the evening of August s sac
boating fatality occurred at Wicklow
resulting in the drowning of two young
men named Laurence and Patrick
Kavanagh, brothers, aged between Is
and 20 years, the sons of an artisan
named Samuel Kavanagh. The two
Kavanaghs, accompanied by three 9th
err young men named Edward Kenne
dy, son of Mr.. e. Kennedy, U. d. c.;
Thomas Mccall, son of Mr. James Nc
Call, U. D. c., and Patrick Kelly, sea
man, went for sail in yawl, be
longing to the last named, in Wicklow
bay, and when off the Black Castle
and about a mile out to sea, a squal
struck the boat and capsized it. The
five men struck out bravely to save
their lives, but the two Kavanaghs
: soon went under. The other three
were saved by yachts in the vicinity
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