The Irish standard., 1905-04-08

Finlea, near Killaloe. Nearest has
yet been made in connection with the
affair.
The marriage is announced, on
March 9th, at the Cathedral, Thurles,
by Rev. William Fitzgerald cousin
of the bride), of Michael, fifth son
of John Ryan, Aherlow, to Lizzie,
fifth daughter of Thomas Fitzgerald,
Arlington, Murroe, County Limerick.
LONGFoRD.
The bishop of Elphin joins with the
teachers of the Longford district in
condemning the proposed new rule of
the National Education Board, which
would exclude boys, under eight years
OF age, from male schools.
| MAYO.
His Grace, Most Rev. DR.. Healy,
presided on St. Patrick's Day, in the
New Church at Castelar,, this being
his first visit to Mayo since his APP
pointment to the Archdiocese by the
Pope. During his stay in Castelar,
his Grace was the guest of Very Rev.
Canon Lyons, by whose interchangeable
efforts in the face of difficulties that
seemed insurmountable, the beautiful
new church was erected.
The marriage is announced, on
March 6, at st. Particks Parish
Church, Westland Row, Dublin, by
Rev. Father Farrell, G. c., of Michael
Joseph, eldest son of Michael Judge,
Ballaghaderreen, and grandson of the
late Edward Judge, Carrowreagh, Bal
lyhaunts, to Elizabeth Mary, second
daughter of the late Patrick Smythe,
25 Upper Erne street, Dublin.
MEATH.
| The marriage is announced, on
March list, at the Catholic Church,
Jordanstown, by Rev. Maurice O'Con-
nell, c. c., of James ]. Reilly, Market
street, Trim, to Bridget, daughter of
the late Edward Darlington, Hotel En-
field, County Meath.
I QUEENS COUNTY,.
I The marriage is announced, on
Feb. Goth, at st. Andrews, Westland
Row, Dublin, by Rev. W. Ransbott,
P. p, Suncroft (uncle of the bride),
Of Martin Nolan, merchant, Main
street, Mountrath, eldest son of
Michael Nolan, Camross, Taghmon,
County Wexford, to Elizabeth Phelan,
draper, The Square, Mountrath, second
daughter of Peter Phelan, Rush Hall,
Mountrath, Queens County.
RoscoMMoN.
| The marriage is announced, on Feb.
9th, at Croghan Parish Church, by
Rev. Thos. O'Beirne, G. c., Athleague,
brother of the bride, of Luke Duffy,
Renaboll, Ballinameen, to Hanoria
O'Beirne, Rathallen, Croghan.
| AS the result of suggestion made
by Mr.. w. H. Grattan Flood, a move
ment is being inaugurated to have
1'urlough O'Carolan's skull acquired
and transferred to the vault in Kill
roman, where sleeps 'the last of the
Irish bards." OCarolan died at Alder
ford House, near Boyle, on March
2Sth, 1888, and was inferred with
unusual honors in the McDermot
vault at the east end of the Kilronan
parish church, overlooking Tough
| Meelagh. In 1896, as the outcome of
a practical joke, the song writer,
George Nugent Reynolds,-better
! known as "the informer"-took away
lO'Carolan's skull (Which, in 1850, had
been perforated in the forehead, and
a ribbon inserted, in order to distin-
guish it from the other re-
mains in the same Vault,
and presented it to Sir John
Caldwell, for his museum. The skull
remained at Castlecaldwell from 1897
to 1874, when the museum was dis.
persed by Mr.. Bloomfield; and it was
then acquired by Mr. James Glennie,
of Belfast.
TIPPERARY.
With sincere regret we have to an
ounce the death of Mr.. John Augustus
O'Shea, the veteran Irish pressman
and war correspondent, which occurred
on March 10, at his residence at jeff
rey's road, Chaplain, London. Though
for fully a quarter of century he
filled a nrominont n1aoo ac ono If tho
best known and most interesting
personalities of his time, Mr.. O'Shea
had for several years passed almost
completely out of public view. Some
eight years ago he met with pain
full accident, on Chaplain Common,
| when he was run down and severely
injured by cyclist, from the effects
of which injury he never fully recov-
cred. To the end, the remarkable
vivacity, which was, perhaps, his most
striking characteristic, manifested it.
self, and he bore his long and trying
sufferings with cheerfulness and forti-
tude. Mr.. O'Shea was twice married,
his second wife and a daughter sur
viving him. He was born in Nenagh,
in 1910, and was educated in the local
schools and at the Catholic University.
| He was the author of several volumes
of Irish literature.
On March Sth, at the Westminster
Cathedral, London, Rev. William Con-