The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
NEWS FROM lRELAND
Antrim.

monastery, ATQOyne, BelIaSt, NOV. 4,
of the Rev. Brother Michael. aged IS.
who was member of the Passionist
Order for 50 years. having joined at
Aston Hall, Straffordshire, Eng, then
the Novitiate House of the Order. He
was born in Dublin in 1922. and re-
ceived the habit in 1s4s The Super
Tors who received him We're the Very
Rev. Father Dominic, c. P, very dis
tinguished Passionate, who received
Cardinal Newman into the church, and
the Rev. and Hon. Father lgnat;us
Spencer, an uncle of the late Lord
Spencer. In consequence of the fact
that he arrived at the Novitiate House
on St. Michaels Day. he was named
Brother Michael
Armagh.
On Nov. 8. an extensive farmer
named Bernard Downey, of Drumcairn,
his sister, niece and servant, were the
victims Of serious accident near Ar
magh. While driving home from mass
the horse SHE'D on the bridge over the
River Callan and threw the occupants
from the carriage, which was wrecked,
and the party were all dangerously
injured. Mr. Downey has been for
many years a prominent figure i'll local
Nationalist circles. and the news of
the accident has been received in Ar
nagh with keen sympathy for him and
the others injured.
Carlow
At a recent meeting Of the Carlow
from the Rev Matthew Lalor tender
ing his resignation as member of the
Asylum and County 1ntirnary Com
r,,ittees, in consequence of having been
appointed Parish Priest of Mountn1el-
lick. The resignation was accepted.
and a motion was carried appointing
the Rev. FIR. CORY, Adm. Carlow, to
the vacancy created.
Cavan.
L wv IduS lid!iiCu l ie11lI!S .lAldlt !Iee
and Francis Smith were, at the last
Cavan Petty Sessions, sent to Jail for
three months each for the larceny of
two shop weights from local grocer.
Defendants got only Cd for the stolen
property from local marine dealer.
The boys had previously been con-
victed for a similar offense.
Glare.
Father Felix Ryan. of the Francis
at Ennis by the Rt. Rev. DR.. Fogarty
and who is native of kilrush. is to
proceed to Egypt and Cypress in COM
pany with two of his brethren--Fath-
ers Whitsker and Anselm keane-to
look after the interests of the Eng
lish-speaking Catholics in these coun-
tries.
Cork.
Great regret was expressed through
out the country at the demise of Seu-
mas Hallissey, the popular young Irish
tenor, whose death occurred at his
brothers residence. Dunmanway. on
Nov 4. For some months Mr.. HALLS
sey had been ailing, and his death was
not unexpected, yet many of his friends
were hopeful of his recovery
Mr. Thomas Mccarthy, an esteemed
young resident of Macroom. died on
Nov 4, to the grief Of wide circle
Of friends The Macroom Football
Club, of which he was prominent
member. passed suitable and feeling
resolutions on his early death.
Derry.
Mr.. William McLoughlin. father OF
Very Rev. Alfred Mclaughlin, of the
franciscan Friary, Glasgow. Scot.
died at the Racecourse Derry, OH
Nov. 8.
Donegal.
At special meeting Of the Donegal
County Council. held In the Court
house, Lifford, Nov 6, Mr.. James Dun
lery presiding, the difficulty of collect
ing rates in a number of islands lying
off the coast of Donegal was discussed
1t was stated that rates had not been
paid In Tory Island for the last twenty
years, and that within the past few
years the islanders of Cola. lnsherer.
Inishmair, Inishboffin and others had
followed the example OF their Tory
brethren, and developed a. conscien-
tious objection to rate collectors
Fine catches of behring's of excel
lent quality are being made in Donegal
Bay.
Down.
Most Rev Dr.. ONeill, Bishop of
Dromore, in a recent letter to the sec
rotary Of the Newry meeting Of the
u. l. L., regretting his inability to at
tend, expressed the view that 1t was
only fitting that the people of Newry
and throughout the country should be