The Irish standard., 1906-04-28

Co. Galway.
Meath. |
The death took place on March -. |
of William Shells. Rathbranchurch. Il |
member of IL very respectable familv, |
who had reached the ripe old age Of
l07 years. and was until very recently
tit to =" about during the day.
Rev. Monsgnor Gaughran Arch
bishop of Meath. in succession tn DR..
Gaffney.
Tipperary.
News has just been received in Hor
rs"kanc that $4,000 had been left t."
that town by the late Miss Clarke. If
MaccleStield. England to erect IL me-
mortal hall to the memory of her late
father who WAS the owner of large
properties in and around Borrisnkanr.
This large sum is free from duty or
other tax. 1t will he invested i'm truss
tees, who will have the power to hand
it over To i, committee or responsible
body authorized to carry out the OBJ
jer, specified by the donor. \ hall of
this kind will be Il great advantage to
the people of Borrisokane and par
,icuarly to the youth of the town. In
the tower of this hall there will be {,
memorial clock. On the flag that will
he placed i'm the tower the three ma
tionnl cmblems. namely. the shamrock.
thistle and rose. will be displayed. and
in the center the following advice
Let not religion. and the sacred name
of religion which. even in the face
of an enemy. discovers II brnther-',e
no longer Il wall of separation to keep
freshmen HSunder." Needless to say.
there is great rejoicing over the gem
crouS gift amongst the inhabitants of
the town surrounding the district.
! The Irish language movement is
meeting with gratifying success in this
county AN Timthire.'' the Gaelic
! League organizer. recently visited Ne
nasl. Burrisough. and Kilea. and was
pleased to find that the pupils in the
| Convent ana Christian brothers
schools had attained great proficiency
in the Celtic tongue. both oral and
! written. \ numerous attended meet
ing of the young ladies of the town
Sunday night. MIR. O'Kielly. the or
.aniZer i'm addressing the young ladies
present, said the English language WAS
an unnatural language for the irish
| people. and therefore it behoovrd them
to study their own tongue.
| Died. on March 29th. in the SlSt year
of her age Mrs. Patrick Dugg,n, Car
RECKON SUR. mother of the Rev.
Brothers !. j. Dugg;Ln. Dublin; NJ. r.
Duygan, 'rhurrs: and T. b. Duggan,
st, pl,rick's College. R,llarat. Aus.
1 Tyrone.
f, ON Friday. March 23 the body of
| Capt. Patrick O'NeiIl. l:,rrack Row.
Coalislnnd. who has been missing since
| March 10th. was discovered by the
ronst;lblllary in the CnaliSlanh Canal,
quite CLOSE to- the first lock. The de-
ceased. who was about thirty-five
Years of age visited his mothers
! house ON March 18th. wher" he left
for home. Since then no trace Ut him
quite close to where the body was
! found. and it is surmised that When
he left he actually walked int" the
canal and was drowned.
! .. Waterford.
Mr. y. j. Brennan has been elected
! Petty Sessions Clerk ut Dungarven by
six votes to four for Mr.. John Wall.
For the past twelve months the son
of the late clerk had been acting. and
, on his retirement recently the father
' was reelected. though drawing :, pen
4 sion out of the office. but his rr-elcc-
| ton was not sanctioned. as he was
over age.
! MIR John Gunde of B,llyin. about
! Il mile from Lispnorc. died suddenly on
/ March 80. as the result of over-eNrrt-
! ing himself while assisting ut TIL"
grooming of his horse. The deceased
! gentleman. who was 6S years old. was
! for many Years engaged as timber eX-
pert, having charge of the forestry ON
| the Duke of DcvonShireS irish estate
/ ut I.is,nOrc Castle. He was the lather
uf the we'll known athlete. MIR. Jnhu
! \. GOOdc.
Westmeath.
The silver jubilee of the l.oretto Con-
: vent, Mullingar. was celebrated on
March 90 in that institution. During
| the forenoon the local Brass and Reed
| Band played Il selection of airs ON
the Convent grounds. this being TO
lowed by Il concert i'm TIL" atternn"n.
Wexford.
! II watts decided at II meeting at Earn.
town. near Wexford. on Sunday. MAJ;
-. Rev. j. Hartley. presiding. to in
;ugur;ltc IL fund for the erection .; II
monument at the Three Rocks. close BY
where the '9S insurgents gained q
striking victory during the Rebellion.
Wicklow.
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