The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
!! NEWS FROM lRELAND !
Antrim.
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The death took place Jan. Is, of Mr..
! Bernard Campbell, leading Belfast
jeweller, and one of the best known
Catholic residents of that city. He was
connected with various charitable or
ganizations, to which he was a liberal
subscriber. He was about so years of
age, and was native of Tyrone, but
lived nearly all his life in Belfast,
where he was highly respected.
Armagh.
( For the first time since the famine
; in Ireland, a soup kitchen has been
/ opened this winter in Lurgan to supply
!. the distressed poor many families be-
ing affected by want of employment,
consequent on reduced labor in the
weaving factories.
A magnificent torchlight procession
/ was organized in Armagh Jan. IA. to
celebrate the unopposed return of the
Nationalist candidates for st. Patrick's
and St. Brigid's Wards of the city.
4 Carlow.
The death has taken place at Car
low of Co. Inspector Stephens. who
was in charge of the police at Carrick-
on-Suir on the occasion of Mr.. Wm
O'Brien's escape from the Courthouse
! while his trial was progressing. He
was also prominently identified with
the stirring events of the New Tippc-
rary struggle. The remains of Inspec-
tor Stephens We're removed to Clon-
mel, where he at ono time was station
ed, and were received by Il force of
about twenty policemen, who attended
the funeral
z The Cavan Urban Council has de
clared Messrs. Callaghan. Lurgan, con-
! tractors for the building of the new
Town Hall at E2,6SS. Mr.. T. l..
ORren. c. F.. has been appointed
Town Surveyor
While Mr.. A. NJ. ODonnell. hall por-
ter at kilrush Workhouse. was going
upstairs to his room he missed a. step
and fell backwards, sustaining a severe
fracture of the skull, from the effects
of which he died soon after.
Cork.
In Bantry and vicinity much regret
I is felt at the recent death of Sister
Joseph Xavier OCallaghan, who en-
deared herself to everyone with whom
she came in contact. The Right Rev
Monsignor Shenkeven presided at the
obsequies. which We're attended by a
great number of the clergy and laity.
Rev. Peter l.. O'Loughlin, son Of
Mrs. Patrick Snliddy. of Shanakiel,
Ballymacoda. was ordained priest by
his Grace Archbishop Coppetelli Pa
triarch of Constantinople, in the Church
OF st. Apllinare, Rome on Dec. Fl.
Donegal.
On Jan. IA. beloved and patriotic
priest passed to his eternal reward in
the person of Father Daniel Sweeney.
of Letterkenny. He had been actively
engaged in parochial work until few
days previous to his lamented death;
for it was only on Jan. 10 he was seiz-
ed by the illness that terminated his
valuable life. Born at Dungloe, he was
proud and fond of his native Rosses.
A true priest and a highly cultured
Irishnan, his native country and the
National cause had 10 warmer sup
porter
Derry.
John O'Neill, father of the Rev.
Francis O'Neill Academy. Dungannon,
died at his late residence. Lakeside,
Ballinderry, Jan. IT,
Rev. r. O'kanc. rector of Lavey,
died recently at the age Of S6. He was
sound spiritual guide to his people
and an ardent Nationalist.
Down.
The Rev. Peter o'Ffsnn. S. j., who
died recently at Hawthorne, Victoria,
VI Australia, was in his S7th year. He
was born in Co. Down. was for some
years prosperous merchant in Castle
swellan, and in his 4sth year he made
his novitiate in Dublin. He had la
bored in Australia for twenty eight
Z years, having previously been station
sted in San Francisco. Cal
Dublin.
I. Patrick Canning, M. A., NJ. B., mcdi-
cal attendant at Maynooth College.
died at the private hospital, Mountioy
y Square, Dublin, Jan. 12, at the age
of 35
S@ BY the will of the late Michael Kelly.
8of Rathgar Road, Dublin. the various
Catholic institutions of Dublin and vi
Acinity benefit in the sum of nearly
$4,000.
Fermanash.
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