The Irish standard., 1906-07-28
: NEWS FROM lRELAND
Antrim.

crushed to death by the fall of Il rock
at Ballycarry quarry, County Antrim,
ON July 4.
The Months Mind. Requiem Office.
and High Mass for the repose of the
soul of Michael Davitt was sung in the
The ceremonies We're announced to
commence AT 1880 Il. M, but long be-
fore the appointed hour the little
church was crowded. and many gath
cred round the windows. which open
III, the churchyard. and there folloWcG
.ht. sacred ceremonies. There Was 4
good attendance of the clergy present.
The panegyric preached by Father
Hunt was a splendid tribute to the
memory of Mr.. Davitt.
Armagh.
ON July Cardinal I.ouue attended
the exercises at the Sacred Heart
Boarding School on the wooded slopes
OF Mount st. Catherine 1t being
prize day. the grounds and buildings
of The stately convent were beautifully
decorated for the occasion. There
were Il number of priests in attend
unce. The programme WAS excellent
IS carried out, IL feature being an ode
address to His Eminunce to which the
latter fcelingly replied.
Carlow.
on July I, at Carlow Cathedral. tho
Right Rev. DR.. Foley. Bishop of Kill
dare and Leighlin. ordained the follow
ing gentlemen to the presthood: Rev.
Rev. Joseph Brennan (Wilcania, Aus
tralia>: Rev. Michael Scale (ki,larc
and Leighlinp.
AZ l'ermoy. on July /. Right Rev.
I'r. Browne, Bishop of Cloyne, con-
fe,rrh the Sacrament of Holy Orders
nn Rev. John =. Evans. st. Johns Col
l'gr. Waterford son of Capt. Evans,
Npughal. He was assisted by the Very
- !
Rev DE- Barrett President of St. COL
m!an'& College: Rev p. 1u"hy. ana
Very Rev. Father lonergnn
Derry.
The death took place ON June %,
at his fathers residence. Shuntullow.
b"rry. of Felix. youngest son of Mas
Ter M'Cu!laugh cX-tcnchcr of the
{;lrMnncpircr National School. l;ortin,
ia. Tyrone
Itam"n McNul,y, of Crecslough.
Donegal Was given II rousing rccep-
ti"n on his release from the Derry
jail ON July g. after Il weeks I'M
r,aonment. He found MS blotne.
,;nciS of the city We're not unmindful
nf the sacrifice he made for the Gaze
liz cause Immediately the Jail gate
Swung open Mr.. M'Nulty found Il mum
A"r If Derry [;aels waiting in the
vicinity to greet and congratulate him
Three minutes after the prison doors
We're unbarrcd Il wagonctte drove III,
Il" this Mr.. M'Nulty was escorted ana.
accompanied by Gaelic Lcag,lcrs. :. tour
of TIL" city was made to the vocal
Strains of IA Nutinn once Again." Nh
'NultN WAS subsequently entertained
to dinner by the Gaelic I.cagllers at
their rooms in Fuylc street. That night
at Il special meeting lie was presented
with an address.
Donegal.
The forthcoming .Aonnch at Letter.
kenny promises to be Il unique ccle-
brlo,l. Elaborate preparations are
in progress in Lcttcrkcnny for the re-
ccptcn and comfort of the great
throng of expected visitors. The pro-
gram offers Il vast ana varied field oi
interest and enjoyment. Above al
things and beyond all things it vii,
be Thoroughly Irish. not in name alone
but in every incident and detail. There
have been of late Il series of successful
Gaelic celebrations in Lettcrkcnny, but
this typical Aonach and DUN bids fai,
to surpass them all in interest and i'm.
pOrtance.
Down.
Rev. Hugh McGrath. C. c.. died o.:
June 80. at his sisters residence. Eu-
bane. kirkcubbin, County Down. The
deceased clergyman although Il native
of Belfast. belonged to an Ards fam.
lily. highly respected III that district
Born in 1862, he was educated at st
Malachy's College and Maynooth. anc
was ordained at Maynooth on the 29tl
of June. 1885. He served as curate il
the parishes of Hallymonry uppe:
Mourne and ST. Mary's. Belfast. Eli:
funeral took place ON June 90 from st
Joscph's. isallycran, and WAS attended
by large coucourSc of sorrowing rc.n
tiveS ana friends. and on all sides wer.
heard expressions of deep respect ant
Nenci;ltun for the deceased prizes,
whose amiable character and piety ha,
gained for him a place in the heart:
of everyone who was acquainted Will
him.
Dublin.
Mr.. John Shuley. j. r., one of tn,
most successful business men of TIN
city. died on July at his residence
S5 Lesson Park. The 1u,Or or Duhli,