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ever, but the outlook for barley is not

encouraging. The hay crop is plenti-
full.
Mr.. O'Malley, M. p, and a party con-
sfsting of some English friends, Wis
tied the island Of Innishboffin, on the
morning of Aug. %. BY the courtesy
of Mr.. p. J. Fitzgerald, of Cleggan, a
fishing boat was placed at their dis
posal, and the island was reached
about 1 o'clock.
Kilkenny.
Rev. Father Mcdonald, of the parish
of Kilmacon, has returned from a
prolonged visit to his people in Ne
braska, u. S., to take up his pastoral
duties once more.
At a recent meeting of the Clonmel
Board of Guardians, Mr.. George Kear-
ney, Piltown, was elected to the post
of schoolmaster Of the workhouse.
Messrs. Thomas walshe, builders
and contractors. Kilmallock, have Sc
cured the contract for the building
of the new Munster and Leinster bank
at Callan. Mr.. Thomas Connolly, who
for many years past has represented
the firm in Kilkenny, will superintend
the work.
Kerry.
Speaking to representative audi.
ence at Brosna, County Kerry, on
Sunday, Aug. 26, the Rev. Father MUIR
ply, p. p, exhorted the people to be
temperate, to educate their children,
and to support the Irish revival, as
such were indispensable to the welfare
of the country.
The latest development in connec-
ton with the ruined harvest in the
East Kerry districts is the putrefac-
ton of the potato crop. Hhe tubers
are rotting in the land thus preclud-
ing all hopes of even a moderate yield
from the crop. Grain crops have also
perceptibly suffered, and hay was sew
erely damaged in several districts by
the recent storms and rain.
Kildare,
By the death, on Aug. 20, of Major
William Robert Brereton. j. p. of New
Abbey, Co. kildare. in his ninety-first
year., a link with a far-away past is
sundered. His grandfather, who had
fought as a youth at Culloden, in 1745,
did not marry till very late in life,
and his son, the father of Major Brere-
ton. likewise married late in life, and
it has accordingly happened that Major
Brereton, who lived far beyond the gen.
orally allotted span of human existence
has not paid the debt of nature till
the lapse of ISL years-or more than
five generations-after the battle of
Culloden, in which his grandfather had
hken part.
Limerick. :. o..
J. J. Bresnihan, at Kilmallock, on
Sunday. Aug. 10, broke the worlds
record in the hop, step and jump, do
ing SO feet 1 inch. This is the sec.
ond time he has accomplished this
feat, but because of some technicality,
on the former occasion, the record was
not allowed.
In West Limerick and adjoining dis
tricts potato gardens have been Sc
verely ravished and in many instances
present a ru!nous appearance after
the heavy transforms of the past few
days. Many distinctions between
sprayed and unsprayed, haulms are
conspicuous. Oats has rapidly ripened
and in many cases has been beaten to
the ground. Hay has been damaged
to some extent.
Leitrin1.
A great demonstration took place ct
Ballinaglera, Co. Leitrim, on Aug. &C.
contingents with bands being present
from several parts of the Counties
Leitrim and Cavan. The Rev. Philip
King, p. p, presided at the meeting,
which was addressed by Messrs. Nc
Hugh O'Dowd and Delan, M. P.'s.
Owing to the. disturbed state OF
things on the Crofton estate. County
Leitrin, the government has requested
the Estates Commissioners to inter-
vene with the view of effecting a set
Element between the agents and the
tenants.
Loneford.
On Sunday, Aug. 2e, under the di.
rection of His Eminence Carolina,
Logue, and attended by members OF
the hierarchy, many priests, and 8
vast congregation of the faithful, the
solemn dedication and opening of the
beautiful new church of st. Matthew
took place, at Ballymahon. The foun.
dation-stone was laid on Sunday, the
9th of August, 1903, by the Right Rev
DR.. Hoare. Bishop of the diocese, on
the site of the old church.