The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
!. NEWS FROM lRELAND
Armagh.

Armagh.
On March 25 Cardinal Logue paid
his triennial visit visit to Ready, and
administered the Sacrament of Con-
6rmation to 230 children His Emil
nence examined the children in the
Christian doctrine. and expressed him.
self as highly pleased with their an
swering. The total abstinence pledge
they attain the age of 21 year.
Antrim.
The progress of the Gaelic move
ment in Belfast was never evinced SC
clearly as at st. Patrick's Church.
that city. on March 90, when the an
nual Gaelic congregation of ardent
Goedhilgeort, to whom the occasion
was one full of both religious and ma
tional significance. Father Gerald No
lan's sermon last year had. perhaps
a less striking effect than that which
he delivered on this occasion, but this
was purely because of the fact that
a special melancholy interest attached
to the latter celebration, which was to
large extent influenced by the gen.
ersl spirit of mourning created
throughout the diocese by the death of
the late Rt. Rev. Or. Henry.
Cavan.
To- <hn nf a few
days ago Mr.. Burrell informed Mr..
Kennedy that the Estates Commits
sioners had not yet exercised the COM
pulsory power of the Evicted Tenants
Act, 1907. in any case in Co. Cavan.
Forty-f1ve evicted tenants in that
County had already been reinstated
or provided in new holdings, and the
Commissioners had recorded 81 appli-
cants as suitable to receive holdings,
If such could be provided for them.
Cork.
The horses attached to the carriage
which was proceeding to the court
house. Cork City. on March 90, for the
conveyance of the Lord Chief Justice
to his hotel, SHE'D at passing tram in
Patrick street, and the cross-bar of the
vehicle breaking. the animals dashed
off and jumped through Il large win
dow of Messrs. Woodford, Bourne. and
Company's premises at the end of
Patrick street. They We're quickly ex-
tricated. and it was very fortunate
that no one was injured as the street
was crowded at the time.
An unique event In the history Of
Queenstown as port of call occurred
on March &c. when six ocean levath-
ans called there either on the outward
or homeward journey. These includ
ed some of the fastest. as we'll as some
of the slowest. of the ocean grey
hounds at present on the Atlantic.
Clare.
Matthew Tracy. an inmate OF the
Glare lunatlc asylum, Ennis. commit
ted suicide a few days ago by diseln-
strument he had secreted.
A farmer named Michael Burke of
Kilmaley. was fired at March % as
he was returning from Ennie where he
shad been attending the weekly mar
ket at Cahercalla Cross.
The Rev. Denis Cleary, rector of
O'Callaghan's Mills. has been promot-
ed by the Rt. Rev. DIR. Fogarty, Bish-
op of Killaloe, to fill the vacancy in
the Chapter Of the Diocese.
Carlow.
+, We have many Irish champions
runners, jumpers, weight-throwers,
boxers; but who is the champion life
saver? says the Freenan's Journal. A
Carlow man has certainly established
a fine record, and if it can be beaten
the victor will deserve laurel. Ac-
cording to a local contemporary. Mich
ael Webster, the Lock, Carlow, has just
saved the thirty y-first life from the
t deep waters of the Barrow. His ad-
dress indicates his opportunities, but
he is evidently equal to them. He
holds the vellum Of the Royal Humane
society already: but some OF his mos,
{ difficult rescues have never been blaz
oned. The Carlow Town Council is
about to draw the attention of the
Royal Humane society to the whole
record. 1t certainly deserves a red.
\ lettered recognition.
Is Dublin.
= Mr.. Michael Kelly. of Rathgar. wht
died in December last, left 10000
pounds to the Rt. Rev. Mgr Fitzpat
rick. to be applied to the building o
70 church in Ranelagh.
s Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner
well known citizen and ex-recorder o
Dublin, died recently at MADEIRA, ii
his 18th year.
The death occurred on March "a o
i Mr.. j. Milo Burke, ID. L., of Spring
a field House. Dalkey, who was by man,