The Irish standard., 1907-06-22
NEWS FROM lRELAND !
Armagh.

"A large bull, belonging to H. Kirk,
OF Derryclone, Lurgan, while being
driven to the slaughterhouse of Walter
Clarke, Church street, Lurgan, broke
loose from his keepers, and created
such a scare in tha town that he had
: to be shot.
Antrim.
Recently on the farm Of John Kelly,
Owencloughey. about seven miles from
Glenarnn, cinerary urn was unearthed
1t measured eighteens inches in depth,
: twelve inches in diameter across the
mouth, and fourteen inches at great
est breadth. portion Of the bottom
Is worn away by earth pressure. About
two feet of earth resting on a fiat stone
formed the top covering. The greatest
depth was about four feet from the
surface. A quantity of calcined bones
and charred wood was found under
meath the urn. The district has many
primitive remains, consisting of forts
large standing stone, also on the
situate in a beautiful corner of the
field overlooking an embankment,
which rises some fifty feet above Glen
arm river.
Clare.
The Pope has, through the Bishop Of
Killaloe, appointed Very Rev. Chancel-
Tor Seaman, of Birr to the dignity Of
Dean to the Diocese of Killaloe in sue
cession to the late Very Rev Dean
White
CORK.
On May 81, the Lord Mayor at the
City Hall. made a presentation to Mr..
E. ]. O'Riordan, secretary to the Cork
Industrial Development Association as
q mark Of appreciation of the Associa-
ton for the efforts Mr. ORiordan has
made to advance the welfare and de-
velopment of Irish industries generally.
The presentation took the form of
handsome cheque.
In opening Feis at Middleton on
May rs, Very Rev. Archdeacon Hutch.
P. p, referred to the formation of a
branch of the Gaelic League for Pro-
testants in Dublin and also to the es-
X tablishment of Gaelic Society in
Trinity College. AS a Catholic priest
he welcomed right heartily the Protest.
ants of Ireland upon the platform of
the Gaelic League.
Cavan.
On May 20, at a setting of the Con-
Z gested Districts Commission at Swan
linbar. County Cavan evidence was
given With reference to the proposed
Ulster and Connaueht Light Railway
and the development of various indus
= tries.
Carlow,
The new hospital at Tullow prom
Uses to be an cdifice which will prove
a great addition to the town
The Right Rev. DR.. Foley, Bishop of
:. Kildare and Leighlin, ordained to Dea-
conship on May % at Carlow: -Revs.
J. Boland. Kildare and Leighlin: D.
Wellington; j. Bradley Baker City:
: E. Moriarity. Pittsburg; p. OConnor.
ST. Louis; J. Cronin, Kansas City; Fl.
Lynch. Brooklyn; Z. McCaulcy. Kill
more; ]. Bourkc, Los Angeles: ]. Far
rell, Goulbournc; a. Smith, Alton; X.
Bea&lan, Wilcania; j. Troy, Devon
port; w. O'Brien. Tuam; p. Costello,
Wilcania
Donegal.
= The annual pilgrimage to st. Pat
@ick's Purgatory. Tough Derg, began
on June 1. AS usual the exercises
began with a three days retreat There
was a great throns present among
whom were many priests. Very Rev.
: Canon Smyth. who resides on the ISL
and as Prior from June 1. UP to Au-
I; gust 18th, has charge of the exercises
during the pilgrimage
Derry.
The Irish Unionis, Peers. not to be
outdone by their confederates in the
Lower House, are taking hand in the
game of slandering the Irish people
The latest is from Lord Londonderry,
who has called attention to the contin-
) uance of acts of lawlessness (?) in
. various districts in Ireland. and has
z, asked the Government whether, hav-
e ing regard to such acts, they are still
of opinion that the condition of Ire
land, as whole. was very satisfactory
/. as stated by the Prime Minister in the
House of Commons"
Dublin.
~. Richard Nolan died on May 20 at
his residence II Belvidere road Mount
joy Square, Dublin. Mr.. Nolan, who
was 66 years of age. had been for
over 80 years chief machinist of the
"FreGman's Journal" He had also