The Irish standard., 1908-10-31
NEWS FROM IRELAND
Armagh.

Os@0 Va
passed away in the death Of Joseph
Duke. who was engaged in the linen
trade for prolonged period. The :u.
neral was very largely attended, and
afforded proof Of the high esteem IN
which he was held.
When a middle-aged farmer named
Peter Rice, residing at Tamlaght. con-
venient to Middletown, County Ar
magh, was engaged in building rick
! OF hay, he accidentally received :e-
we're wound in the eye owing to one Of
the prongs of a pitchfork, which vas
lying against the rick, entering his
eye. He suffered agonizing pain, and
was conveyed to Monaghan Inflrmary,
where the wound was dressed.
Antrim.
The Belfast correspondent Of Llovd's
Weekly News, says a wealthy Eng
lish syndicate has concluded negotia-
tions with Lord Antrim and Sir Fran
els MacNaghten for acquiring The
right to quarry the Columnar basalt
rock along the Antrim coast from
Ballycastle to Portrush, including the
whole Giants Causeway. Two hum
dred thousand tons of road and build
ing stone annually is calculated upon
as a start. Powerful crushing plants
will be put down, employment being
provided for large number of work.
people.
The semi i-annual display of narrpw-
minded bigotry given by the Protest.
ant Bishop of Clogher took place on
Sept. "a in Protestant hail. Cavan. aud
from all accounts it was the most vul-
gar outpouring ever heard from the
lips Of a human being-not even ex-
cepting the rabid orangeman.
Clare.
There was considerable excitement
In Lisdoonvarna on Saturday evening,
Sept. rs, when it transpired that Der
mot O'Brien, organizer of the United
Irish league, had been arrested in con.
nectien with recent cattle driving
there. Mr.. O'Brien was at his hotel
when the police called with the arrest
warrant. He was at once brought be-
fore Mr.. Harper R. NJ, and some ev:-
Gence having been heard, he was ce-
quired to enter into balls for his flu
ture good behaviour. Mr.. O'Brien re-
fused to give the balls asked for. and
he was committed to prison for three
months in default.
Cork.
Joseph woodward, auctioneer, on
Sept. 30, put up for auction at his
Property Sales Rooms. 2s Cook street.
Cork, 4 acres Is perches of land, with
small dwelling house thereon, known
as Killeenreendowney Lower Friar's
Walk, Cork, held as judicial tenant
at the yearly rent Of e10 15s Sd.
There was an extremely large and
representative attendance Of buyers.
The bidding opened at G200, and at
ter very spirited competition, |he
holding was knocked down to Mr.
Barry G. Calvin, solicitor in trust, for
the sum of ESQ and auction fees
The sum realized for the above repre-
sents about So years purchase. Will
lam Murphy, ESQ.,, solr, A South Mall.
Cork, had the carriage of sale.
5W . Donegal.
!. In the Inver and Donegal districts
three centenarians have applied + r
old age pensions. One of them, Bryan
O'Donnell, Tower, states he is leS
years Of age. He cannot speak Eng
lish. Charles Kelly. from Binbane. and
John McGinty, from Townawilly, state
they have reached the ages of III AMI
LOG respectively. The three are in
good health.
Dublin.
Friends and admirers of Michael
Davitt will be interested in the
marked success of his children in The
intermediate examinations. Master
Cathar F. Davitt has qualified for IN
exhibition in two groups of the junior
grade, though only of preparatory
grade age. He has qualified for an
exhibition in the first division of tho
Modern Literary course, and also in
the Mathematical course. The first IL
vision is a grouping of subjects in
which Gaelic and French predominate.
He is pupil Of the Christian Broth
ers' schools, North Richmond stree..
His sister, Miss Eileen F. Davitt is a
pupil of Loreto Convent, Dalkey. She
has won s3 book prize in the Sec
ond division of the Modern Literary
course middle grade, and the first
class composition prize in Italian-the
only award for Italian in the grade.
Galway.
The occupants of farms from which
the tenants had been eyicted m tho