Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1907-03-23
IRELAND.
Record of the nost Important Of
the Recent Events CulIed
From Exchanges.


The annual collection for the Irioh
language has been fixed for Palm
Sunday.
The tenants on the Hatton estate
at Dunleer have signed for the pur-
chase of their holdings. There are
thirteen tenants on the estate and
all are satisfied with the terms.
The lifeless ibody of John Hand, a
laborer employed by Thomas Kelly
at Lowertown, County Louth, was
found lying along the track at q
place known as Shevlan's cut. At the
inquest there was no evidence as to
how deceased met his death.
Damage estimated at 1000 was
caused by fire that broke out at
night in the outbuildings attached to
the residence of Justice Clibborn at
Moate, County Westmeath. The Oc-
currence is considered accidental and
the damage is covered by insurance.
1t is said to be stated on good
authority that the new bill will give
the administration of $35,000,O00 of
Irish taxation into the hands of the
new authority, which will consist of
a single chamber assembly in Dublin,
of which a small proportion will be
nominated by the Government.
1T is reported that a rich lode of
copper ore has been discovered near
Altamore Mountains reservoir, seven
teen miles from Dungannin. A cor
respondent states that when the con-
tractor was cutting the mountain
tractor was cutting the foundation
for the reservoir wall nodules of cop
per ore were found, and upon being
tested produced nearly so per cent.
of pure ore,
The protest meeting in connection
with the Crannagh land dispute ut
Ballina, County Mayo, was pro-
claimed, force of a hundred police,
under County Inspector Smith, being
drawn up at the farm. Though
much excitement prevailed the meet
ing was held at Ardagh, where the
speakers declared the Crannag'h lands
must be purchased by the Estates
Commissioners.
An incident of a melancholy char
acter occurred a short distance from
anturk, County Cork, resulting in the
death of a man named jeremiah
Singleton, a groom in the employ
ment of DIR. G.. Bolster, ]. p, Of
Springville. 1t appeared that Single
ton had been engaged exercising a
young horse when the animal sud-
denly became very FESTIVE, rearing
and jumping violently. In one of its
plunges the rider was thrown off.
given immediate assistance
his death quickly followed, resulting
from fracture of the base of the
skull.
The death of Very Rev. Canon L.
Byrne at Portadown has occasioned
deep SORROW not only among the peo-
pie of that parish and throughout
the archdiocese, but all over the
North of Ireland wherever he was
known, the deceased ecclesiastic hav-
ing by the many fine qualities in his
and his kindly disposition
gained for himself the most general
esteem. Though it was well known
for some little time.that Canon Byrne
was i'll, the hope was constantly felt |
and expressed that he would recover,
and it came somewhat as shock 10
his faithful parishioners to learn of
his demise.
The death of the Rev. Father Cogh-
Ian at Ballylooby caused profound
sorrow throughout Waterford. The
good priest had ministered in the
parish of Lismore for twenty-one
years and left many enduring monu-
ments of his zeal. He was the de-
n ~ n
Monsignor Byrne during the years
Of his failing health and energy, and
upon him developed many heavy |
duties, especially in connection with
the completion of the beautiful
parochia1 church, a monument at
once to the devotion of the people,
the zeal of their priests and the
genius of the artist.