The Irish standard., 1905-06-24
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fhuM IRELAND
Armagh.

AL tne annual meeting OF the Ar
magh Poor Law Guardians, ON May so,
the following appointments were
made: Chairman, Mr.. Jacob Orr, -
P; vice chairman, Mr.. James Hobson,
j. P; deputy vice chairman, Mr.. Jas.
Maxwell; finance committee, Messers.
Allen, Wilkins, Hardy, Maxwell,
knipe, Mcmahon, Waters, Mcclure,
Lyons and Simpson.
Antrim.
In Belfast on the evening of May
2"th, at meeting of the Divisional
Exc cutive of the United Irish League,
arrangements were made to accord a
popular reception to Mr.. John Dillon,
NJ. p, and Mrs. Dillon, on their visit
to that city on the 9Th of June.
A man named William McNougher,
while working on board a steamship.
at Portrush on May 26th, fell down
the hold, and suffered injuries, from
which he died almost Immediately.
Cork
The death of Miss Kathleen Leyne,
which occurred at Castle House, the
family residence, on May 25th, evok-
ed feelings of profound regret and
sympathy throughout Berehaven
amongst the numerous relatives and
friends of the family.
7. Sheehy, ESQ.,, M. G. G. treasurer
of the O'Donovan Rosa Testimonial
Fund, acknowledges the receipt of
e2 from Mr.. John Clancy, Dublin city
sub-sheriff
On May 3Oth, the body of Denis
Neill, who was drowned in Berehaven
harbor some weeks ago, was recover
ed at Bunow, Rossmacoven. The body
of the other young man, John Shana-
han, has not yet been found.
Carlow.
On May Goth, the adjourned quar-
terly meeting of the Carlow Divi-
sional Executive U. 1. League was held.
In the absence of the president, who
wrote that he had left for London
to attend to his Parliamentary duties,
Rev. Father CORY, G. c., was called
on to preside.
The following resolution was adopt
ed, on the motion of Mr.. Governey,
seconded by Mr.. OReilly. That this
meeting of the Carlow Executive u.
I. L., enters it's protest against the
action of the Orangemen of Belfast
and Dublin, in their treatment of our
fellow-countrymen and co-religionist,
Sir Antony Mcdonnell, and we call
upon the people to stand by that dis:
tinguished man and to make plain to
Mr.. Long and the Cabinet that Sir
Antony mcdonnell had the people
of IRELAND at his back"
Cavan.
Teams representing Cavan and Ar
magh met, on the Agricultural Show
grounds, Cavan, on May 2Sth, in the
final match for the Ulster football
championship. The weather was mis-
cradle, but about one thousand spec
tators turned out to witness the con-
test. These counties had previously
met, at Armagh, on Easter Monday,
when the game ended in a draw of
five points each; and it is some
what peculiar coincidence that the tus-
sic on May 2Sth ended in another
draw, the scores being exactly similar,
as on the first occasion-five points
each.
Derry.
On May 30th, in Derry, the result
of the election of Poor Law Guar
dams was declared as follows:
West Ward-Barr, 548; Meehan,
sos; Mrs. Morris, 421; McCool, 346;
McKeever, 1873.
South Ward-Morris, $780, Mccall
lion, 355; O'Hagan. 3O1; McCloskey,
235; Brown, 225; McDevitt, u.
Down.
The first meeting of Downpatrick
Rural District Council, after the cleo
lions, was held in the board room of
the Downpatrick Workhouse, on May
Both, when the following appoint
ments were made: Messrs. Charles
E. Greene, chairman of the Board of
Guardians; Edward Magreevy, deputy
vice chairman; Edward McQuoid,
Chairman Rural District Council, and
Peter MCMILLAN, vice chairman. The
parties appointed are all Nationalists.
Dublin.
The death occurred, on May 80, at
Cheltenham, of Captain Frederick
Henry Lucy, late of the Northampton
regiment, aged about Al. He Joined the
regiment in January 1881, and fought
at Laing's Neck and Majuba, being
wounded inthe thigh in the latter en-
gagement. It was Lieut.. Lucey who
fired the shot from Majuba Hill which
was declared to have betrayed the
presence of the British on the hill.
Instead of firing at bird, as alleged,
Lieut. Lucey, by order of General Sir
George Colley, was firing to get the
range of the Beers.
Donegal.
A Derry correspondent states that
the sChevalier O'Clery has arrived in
Derry, and that his visit is supposed
to be connected with the Parliamen-
tary vacancy in North Donegal. The
Standing Committee of the United