The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-10-12

al IL VII Till dlIeE d lapse Oh nine years,
to the House of Commons, of which
i he was a member from 1880 till 1898,
is by no means the longest break in
a Parliamentary career which has sub
sequently been resumed, says the Dub
lin Freelnan's Journal. Colonel The
O'Gorman Mahon, who was o'Connelrs
most enthusiastic supporter in the his
toric Clare election of 1928, and who
had himself sat for the County Clar,
in an unreformed House of Commons
In 1884, lost his seat for Ennis at the
General Election Of 1852. In 1889, after
an absence from Parliament of nearly
a generation. he was returned for the
County of Carlow, which he had rep
resented in the House of Commons
when a young man almost two genera
tions previously.
Fermanash.
The death has occurred Of a we'll
known figure in the Great Northern
Railway service, Mr. Thos. McNulty,
who acted as guard for over so years
during which his record was unblem-
ished. He was native of Lisnakes.
| Galway.
The foundation stone Of a big scheme
Of Artizans Dwellings and Laborers'
Cottages for Galway Urban Council
was laid on Sept. 12 by Mr. H. M. A.
Murphy. vice-Chairman, who was pre-
sented with silver trowel by the
builder. Mr.. Francis Lyden. contractor
and builder, Galway.
Constable O'Halloran of Athenry, who
was dangerously wounded by gunshot
while protecting Colonel Lopdelrs
house at Rockmore in October last, has
been awarded a pension of esq The
constable. whose right arm is COM
pletely disabled was 10 years in the
service.
Kerry.
A large demonstration took place at
Rockfield, Killarney, recently on the
restoration Of Mr.. Daniel Buckley to
his farm from which he was evicted
twenty years ago. Mr.. Buckley was
escorted by procession and band to
the old home. At the time of the evic-
ton his grandfather had been served
with the eviction notice. but died be-
fore the time for its execution had ex-
pired.
John White Leahy. magistrate and
landowner. Of Killarney, aged about
fifty. was on the 18th ult. found dead
in field near his house. He left a.
letter to his wife. to whom he had been
married only a. month, telling her to
give suit of clothes to each of his
tenants.
Mr.. Charles Heffernan. member of
an old County Kildare Nationalist fam
lily. died at his residence. Rathconnell.
on Sept. Z. The funeral took place OH
Sept. 8. when the remains Of the de-
ceased 'wer entered in the family
burial ground at Fontstown.
Kings.
Messrs. Michael Egan, P. RYAN w.
Buckley. P. Clancy. W. Devery, T. Man
Mon, J. Koran, ]. Kirwan, w. Fleury
and P. Coughlan have been released
from Tullamore prison. having COM
pleted two months Imprisonment. to
which they were sentenced in connec-
ton with cattle drives.
Leitrim.
the body Of Mr.. Mark Gilbert, an
English auctioneer. Of Enfield, High
way. who has been missing from his
shooting estate in Ire,and. was found
IN lake attached to Glenave House,
Manorhamilton where he was staying.
longford.
The death occurred on Sept. after
brief illness. Of Mr.. Cornelius Pagan,
Lismacaffrey. at the age of about 60
years. He was uncle OF DR.. joseph
NJ. S. Kenny. medical officer of Gran.
ard Workhouse. and was most popu-
lar amongst all classes in the district.
Miss Mary Kathleen Flanagan. eld-
est daughter of the late Mr.. John
Flanagan, Kilashee has been protested
member of the Sacred Heart Order
at the Highgate road Convent, Lon
don. She has returned to Ireland to
take up duties In one Of the Converts
Of the Order, Our Lady's Bower Ath-
lone.
louth.
John Sicily. veteran of the Cri-
mean war, passed away on Sept. 10 at
his late residence, Old Abbey. Drosh-
eda He belonged to the 9th regiment
tknown by the sobriquet of THE Holy
Boyso. and after serving for some
time in the trenches before Sebastopol,
was dangerously wounded in the en-
| gagement of the 18th June 1s55 nrior