The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-04-07
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price twopence. the very able ana IN
teresting lecture on ireland, Before
and After the Union," which Mr.. L. J.
Campbell recently delivered before
the st. Patrick's Branch of the Belfast
United Irish League. with MIR. Joseph
Devlin, NJ P, in the chair. 1t is an
admirable summary of what Ireland
was in the eighteen years before the
Union. when she had her own legis-
,ature.
The victory Of Ireland over Wales
al, tue International Rugby football at
Belfast, was til" greater triumph be-
cause Wales h..d up TO this an I'M
broken career OF conquest.
Armagh.
Cardinal Logic WAS present at the
Lent sermon al the Vatican. on March
10Th. together With the Pope and the
other Cardinals. Cardinal Losue was
afterwards received III farewell audi
cnce by the Pope. who granted in the
most cordial manner all that his Emil
uence asked. rnc Pope said that he
put the Irish as favored children, and
Unmarried to them his heartfelt benc-
diction. Cardinal Logue presented
el,150, collected in Ireland, for the
victims of the earthquake i'll Calabria.
Thc sum included! te412 from the arch
diocese of Armagh. G235 from Linn
crick, E196 from Cashel, GS5 from
Derry, ego fror. Dromore. ESQ from
rishop Henry, collected in Belfast,
etc.
cavan.
At the monthly meeting of the ca
van Branch of the United Irish League
on March eth. Mr. a. M'Carrcn, IT,.
ID. c.. presiding on the motion of Mi.
Eern;trd MCntn. it was resolved that
moral and material support be
pledged to the National exhibition pro-
juct, and copies of the resolution were
ordered to be forwarded to the Nntion-
al exhibition committee. 1t was also
decided that II collection in aid of the
parliamentary fund be made at once.
Cork.
Mrs. Johanna Driscoll, formerly of
i.isleigh, County Cork, and now OF
West BrOmwch. England, recently Gel
rbr:tted her tooth birthday. Four of
her seven children are still living, their
respective ages icing so, II. 81 and 6!
years. SO that the combined ages OF
mother and children amount to $50
years. The Old lady is still active and
can attend the local market. II mile
away.
On the morning Of March IL u fire
broke out in the coach factory of
Mcssrs. Mullins 4 Sons, Powell street
Cork, resulting in the almost complete
destruction of the premises. Stores
belonging To tn. Cork Distillery Conn
pany, which adiOined the premises. had
u narrow escape. The loss sustained
is estimated at $4,000.
Rev. n. c. Buckley. p. f., of Mournc-
abbey, for the past 81 years. died at
the pastoral residence. at the age of
IS. on March 9Th.
Down.
In the consolidated actions ut the
Down assizes. tried before Chief Baron
Palles and IL special jury. in which
Robert John Potts. William Graham
and Alex. Mills. all of Dromorc, sued
Drclnorc Weekly News, for damages
for libel the jury found II verdict of
e 10 for each plaintiff.
Very Rev. Richard Mariner. II. D., r.
r., Vicar Foran. Ktlkccl Diocese OF
Down and Conner. died on March IA.
Dublin.
Archbishop Walsh, sof Dublin. is suf-
tering from ain attach of crysipelas,
fortunately not n particularly serious
one. For some weeks past his Grace
has been feeling unwcll. DR.. Cox. who
is in attendance, takes Il very favorable
view of the progress of the case. but
insists on caution and complete absten-
ton from business, and his engage
mcnts have, therefore. been nccessartl,
curtailed.
MIR. William Hill Mccullough. eldest
son of Mr.. William mccullough. OF 80
brighton Road. Rathgar, Dublin. has
beer admitted a solicitor Of the SUI
preme Court of Judicaturc in ireland.
Donegal.
Every day lamost brings fresh proof
OF the sturdy adherence OF the North
10 the National movement Tho latest
evidence of this satisfactory state Of
affairs comes from Donegal. Dean
M'Fadden p. r.. V. G., has forwarded
to the Bishop of Raphoe the substantial
sum Of G21. subscribed by the Nation
alists of the parish to the parliament
airy fund. In the letter accompanying
the check, he said that the people of
the town Of the -Four Masters had al
ways striven to be in the forefront by
word and purse, to encourage the gall
iant Irish party in their hard fight for
self-government in what must be ac-
kncwledged to be a most intensely hos
tile and prejudiced assembly. Yet
there were those who carped at and