The Irish standard., 1906-08-25
!! NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

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Antrim.
At the opening of the Tough Neagh
Feis. at Toombridge, Mr.. T. NJ. Kettle,
NJ. p, spoke in support of the work of
the Gaelic League. and asked Irish
men of all sections to cooperate in
the Irish Industries movement.
Armagh.
On July 81 the Orangemen of Ar
magh celebrated the outgoing of July
with the customary ZEAL The streets
were paraded by bands playing party
tunes, followed by mobs yelling party
expressions. The rowdies broke the
windows of Messrs. Patrick Lavery,
solicitor, and Patrick Corr Urban
Councillor.
At a meeting of the Crossmaglen.
County Armagh, Branch Of the United
Irish League held on July 80, a letter
was read from Mr.. Johnson, stating
that Messrs. John Dillon, M. P, and
meeting at Crossmaglen On Sunday.
September 2.
Cork.
Remember Mitchelstown' was a
historic .watchword twenty years ago.
The memories of John Vaudeville,
Lonergan, shinnick, and Casey will
the bead roll of Irish patriots. Now.
clearly twenty years after their
deaths, great monument is to be
unveiled in the Square at Michels-
town. From what has been said of the
. statue and the pedestal there can be
no doubt that everything will be
worthy of the great occasion. Mr..
Labouchere and Mr.. Morley are to be
invited to the unwilling.
Rev. Peter O'Leary, P. P, Castle
lyons, County Cork, has been appointed
by the Bishop Of Cloyne, to vacant
Canonry in the Cathedral Chapter Of
Cloyne. The appointment has given
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members of the Gaelic League, with
which movement Canon O'Leary has,
since it's inception, been prominently
identified.
Carlow.
Under most suspicious circumstan-
ces the Carlow Feis was held in the
Show Grounds on July 29, and in all
respects the function excelled it's two
brilliant predecessors. All the con-
tests were characterized by stubborn
and high-class competitions for the va
rious attractive and valuable prizes.
AS the day wore on the attendance as
sumed extremely large proportions. All
the details were admirably arranged.
Derry.
On July 20, a very successful
Aeridheacht under the auspices of the
Anchonry Diocesan Committee of the
Gaelic League, was held at Cross, in
. the center of a very picturesque and
interesting locality, quite close to
Tough Cara and Cooavin. An Doch-
tuir O'Dalaigh presided and addressed
the people both in Irish and English,
as did also Patrick O'Maille, and Pa
draic ,ODomhnallain, who followed. A
varied program of song, dance, recita-
tion, and music was also gone through,
and the proceedings were enlivened
by selections of Irish airs from the
Monasteredan Band.
Donegal.
The annual pilgrimage to Croagh-
Patrick was performed by a very large
number of people on July 20.
4 Down.
A milesman named Richard elise
on July q, by train.
On July 20, two brothers, named
William and John Rooney, of Bryans-
ford, were drowned in the Shimna
River at Bryansford, about three miles
from Newcastle. They were bathing a
short distance from their residences.
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in the attempt to save him both were
drowned.
Dublin.
One hundred carts belonging to the
Corporation Cleaning Committee will
shortly appear in Dublin streets with
Irish inscriptions only.
The Holy Father has sent through
Very Rev. DR.. O'Riordan, Irish Col
lege, Rome, large silver medal ex-
quisitely engraved to Mr.. w. H. Graf
tan Flood in recognition of the good
work he has accomplished for church
music in Ireland, ana especially for
Solesmes chant. The medal is one OF
a number struck annually, on the
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, for
the Pope for presentation to Cardinals
and distinguished Catholic laymen.
Fermanash.
On Aug. 1 in the Commission Court,
Maxwell ]. Boyle, of Glenderagh, Coun-
ty Fermanagh, Justice. Of the Peace
for the County Cavan, pleaded guilty
to. an indictment charging him with
having written a defamatory libel in
letter addressed to a young lady.
Galway.