The Irish standard., 1906-05-26

! NEWS FROM ireland 4
Antrim.

the late MIR. VIM. Filgate. of Lisren-
ny. and for many years Il prominent
figure in North Antrim. where he took
a leading part i'll public affairs. died
at his residence. Ballycastle. on May
1. He was an eX-otficio member vi the
t:allymoney Board of Guardians. and
of the Ballymoney Rural District Coun-
ell. while he for many years acted as
agent for the Mccartney estate. The
uterment took place on May 5. in the
family burial place. Tallanstown. Il
very large mourning cortege being
present to pay last tribute of respect
to The memory ot the deceased gentle
,",tu.
Armagh.
Mr.. William r. OFF of l.oushsal.
:. lecturer on l':uit Culture to the De-
p;.rtment nf Agriculture, died ON April
% us the result of AN illness contract-
Cd last Christmas in County Sligo.
rn April Is. the 'aid Day at \"M-
tnwnhumilton. a ruwarily assault VAS
ieil"'ttdleu 'll Il poo! 'ih N'lt'''N
tanned Hugh Murphy. aged 50 years.
hl two Draueemen named Conn and
Irvine while the FORMER WAS ret&:n-
lug from town i'm Il neighbours cart.
TIE rutians beat him u!nerrifulIy
over the head with a club, and his
liz. is deSpuired of. Murphy's wife is
,n invalid and it is feared that the
shock will kill her.
a historic farm situate in the town
a,,s of Arlrum and Aughudark. the
property of the late Mr.. Patrick Ma
gure. J.P.. R;twnbuy. and containing
~ acres. has been sold for G3l, t"
g Mr.. O'Dnwd. Il ynun. man now in
America. VINO emigrated some years
ago from the neishborhood of Pal
tinaln"re. Tie farm was held by the
greatest conversatiunllist Ireland ev-
e. produced-thc Very Rev. Thomas
Mcguire. PIP. and it was in the dwell
iu.-houSe on tile farm he brenihed his
last as the result of the poison admin
istsrcd by Anne MagHrgliln at the in
Stiyatinn of his enemies. ".\rdrun,
tiill' ON the farm is historic in other
%ays, as it WAS here that II great fight
took place between Catholics and or
angerncn ON the 18th of July 1876 The
memory of this fray has been kept
green by the ballads of tile local poets
Wl'" lived i'm that day. y remarkable
instance i'm connection with the fight
i that ii was il grand uncle of tht
,tglrtnneer tNlr +; j. Brady. vii" solC
tli,- turm) that led the Catholic party
in ta!linamore ON that day so years
Hgo-; Mr. Francis M'I.nughim. VIII,
nnS the chief of the Ribbunmen.
Clare
From BtllHrut comes the news OF
the death of MIR. John Lynch. father
of Colonel Lynch. The deceased. wh'
~;.S in his eightietl year. took rar
i'm the nSurrectinn of the RHlI;lra
gold diggers. in 1854, and wns the las
"f the captains appointed by the Com
'n;tn'ier-inChicf of the rebel diggers
;nc Inte Hon. Peter Labor. who after
wards became Speaker of the Paria
i1!"y1 in Nictnrin
Mr. Richard Rcrrilge. Up. D.I. Enl
linahinch Castle has been received in
t" the Catholic church.
Cork.
''n April - Il man nlmed john
p'cnnncl. Il farmer. residing in lis
boy. having heard in Macroolm. of III,
calamity that had bcfallcn SAN Fran
cisco. where he had two Children
boy and Il girl. Immediately wrnde,
Ills way home and conveyed s"m,
slight conception ut the catastrnrh
to his wife. Tho latter pror:.te,, :
daily paper. and when Il full sense %
the disaster came upon her sh'
:>M""ncd, and died about midnight.
The remains of the old and respect
rd inhabitant of the district were lai,
in the Schulz graveyard on April 2.
in the person of Mr. II. Hayes. Coo
iaGh. Deceased had reached Il prrtt
advanced age. and through life wa
held in the highest esteem and re-
Spect. He was an Intelligent we'll
read old gentleman. and IL Gaelic Schnl
ar "f repule. He was an enthusiast
advocate of the Gaelic revival an,
long before the great movement of tn
present day was started. ii was !, la
boz of love I" him ,n impart to tn
youth Il knowledge of the nu.le
tongue.
The greatly decomposed body of
nan VAS found in the river near Ban
don on May |, and was identified lat
er us that of Daniel Donovan. labor
or
The dead body of John Horgan far
lner. was found hanging from the raj
ters of his own house at Cashel lea
Randon. on May .
Derry.
The tenants on the estate of Ann
Emma Daniel in the Counties TvrDu
and Londonderry. have arranged
purchase at % years first term
Donegal.
John Diver BallyGallen. five mile