The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
! NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim,

Antrim.
y While bathing at the south pier.
-, Portush, Harry Young, a young man
living at Londonderry. was accident
!. ally drowned on June 20.
- Armagh.
s.sA While chasing his mothers ducks
: along the banks of the Lagan Canal.
near Lurgan, a lad of nine years.
j named Mcveigh, accidentally toppled
~ into the water and was drowned.
Clare.
The annual retreat of the clergy Of
the united dioceses of Galway, Kill
fenora and Klmacdaugh was held in
q the Atlantic hotel, Lisdoonvarna. The
Alright Rev. DR.. ManCormick presided
rss at the devotions. which We're attended
by some sixty priests. The confer
ences were preached by the Rev. Ed
mond Langley, we'll known Redemp-
Z torist
Carlow.
One Of the survivors of the nurses
w who gave succor in the trenches and
the cholera hospitals of the Crimea, is
Mercy, who was a Miss Doyle. She
:. is eighty-seven. and is still able to
recall the memorable setting forth
from Carlow. the embarkation at
Portsmouth. under the charge of that
. other heroic woman, Mary Stanley
(sister Of the DEAN, and the terrible
experiences at Scutari which the late
queen remembered in 1897, when she
:. was invited the Irish nun to Windsor
and gave her the Royal Red Cross.
Cork.
]. Grogan, of Queenstown, has been
sworn in as a magistrate at the local
petty sessions.
T. ODonovan. c. E.. Glandore. has
been elected engineer to the Skbbe-
reen Rural District Council
& Michael Barry, Co. c., was re-eect-
cd chairman of the Cork District Asy-
lum for the coming year at the last
e meeting of the committee of manage
nent.
At the annual meeting of the Cork
Go. Council, w. Mcdonald, outgoing
chairman and Cornelius O'Callagllan.
- Banter, retiring vice chairman, We're
unanimously reelected.
t Dublin.
In letter to Mr.. Barry O'Brien,
enclosing a subscription of two
~ guineas to the Fontenoy Memorial
g Fund. Dr. Cox the eminent Dublin
physician, says Mr.. O'Brien performed
"a national service in getting it up.
The Lord Mayor. M. P. of Dublin.
has been appointed a justice of the
peace for the city of Dublin. He is
1.-The first labor representative who
has been appointed to this position
in the city of Dublin, and has recon-
) nended the names of four represen-
tatives Of the workers for similar
= honor. and his recommendation is
/. strengthened by the fact that in Bel
! fast and Cork representative working
men have been appointed to the mag
8 I, istracy.
Donegal.
The herring season on Donegal Bay
= and the seas around it has opened
most auspiciously for the fishermen.
4 Boats only for short time out come
back to Killybags laden. and when
y landed the behring's have been sold
: as high as for e5 Gran. CA Gaelic
; word used for measure for fresh
= sherrings-as many as will fill a bar
e relo
q The death is announced of Mr.. j.
s. II. Russell, solicitor. Newry. which
occurred on June IS, at his residence,
i Prospect Villa, Warrenpoint. Mr.. Rus
y sell was in the prime of his life and
took a great interest in all local af-
fairs, especially in the Newry Tech
meal School, and in local industries.
Derry.
~ Cornac Mullan, a large farmer and
well known cattle dealer belonging to
near Garvagh, died very suddenly at
e4Coleraine on June IS.
( 1t is said that the Pope has APP
= pointed Monsignor Charles McHugh,
.Fof Strabane, County Tyrone. to the
s.Bishopric of Derry.
Fermanagh.
s. In the Kings Bench Division, No. 2
I (Civil sidel, on June 81, judgment was
given Joseph Smith. of Clogher, in his
I suit for libel against w. C. Trimble.
s.sproprietor Of the Enniskllen Impair
Mtfal Reporter" This sets aside ver-
Lsdict previously given the defendant