The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
Galway.


attempted seizure from tenants on the
Pollok estate, were abandoned owing to
a large crowd having assembled at
Kielogue, accompanied by fife and
drum band, and armed with sticks, who
made hostile demonstration against
the sheriff's party.
Kerry.
The obsequies of Mother M. Liguori
O'Farrell, of the Mercy Convent, Kill
larney, whose death occurred on Dec.
Z, took place on Dec. 8, among every
mark of profound and general sorrow.
The deceased lady was received into
the Order sixty three years ago. and
was beloved not only by the sisters, but
by the general public Of Killarney. At
the obsequies the Most Rev. DR.. Man.
gan presided, the celebrant Of the High
Mass being Very Rev. M. Fuller, Adm.
v. F.; deacon, Rev. D. O'Connor, G. c.;
sub-deacon, Rev. Father Moynihan;
master Of ceremonies, Rev. C. J. Fitz-
gerald.
Kildare.
An old and esteemed resident of Mas
has passed away in the person of Mr.
Henry O'Neill, who was for many years
a most successful business man. Mr..
O'Neill had clear recollection of the
81 movement, and OF the escape of John
Dewey, also Kildareman. and present
editor Of the Gaelic American"
Kilkenny.
The committee of Kilkenny branch
of the Gaelic League has passed q res
olution asking the Irish Education
Board to place Rev. Peter o'Leary's
works in all the examination pro-
grammes for 1908. Captain the Hon.
Otway Cuffe, Mayor Of Kilkenny, was
reelected president of the branch; Mr..
T. w. O'Hanrahan. ]. p, vice ce-president:
Mr.. W. Kinchella, treasurer, and Misses
Florence Hackett and May Sparks,
joint hon. secs.
S\ut8Ss
The good soggarth of Kilcormac.
Very Rev. Father O'Reilly, p. p, is en-
gagged in the heavy task of renovating
and improving his parish church
something the church sadly needed.
The parish is not blessed with an over
abundance of riches, but with some-
thing far more precious, namely, an
abiding faith in Providence. There are
many Kings County men in the U. S.,
who need only be reminded of Father
o'Reilly's undertaking to extend to him
a generous helping hand in his endeav-
or to make the parish church of Kill
cormac temple worthy Of the Most
High.
leitrin.
Mr.. James MCGOWAN Of Dromahair,
was selected with Mr.. Gamble of
Cork), to represent the Irish National
Teachers organization at the annual
congress of the Educational Institute
of Scotland, which was held at Dunn
fries during the Christmas holidays.
Limerick.
By the death of Rev. Timothy Lee.
parish priest Of Groom, the Gaelic
League loses one Of its most ac-
tive supporters in County Limerick.
Father Lee was man Of wide learning.
and was devoted to the Irish language
and Irish archaeology, particularly the
archaeology of Limerick city and coun-
ty. He was a friend and admirer Of
Eugene Curry, and some years ago.
when he was administrator of st.
Johns. Limerick, he delivered lecture
in the Catholic club, Dublin, under the
auspices Of the Keating branch of the
Gaelic League. on the life and work of
the great Irish scholar.
longford.
The tenants on the Fetherston estate.
in County Longford, have agreed to
purchase at a reduction of rs in the
pound sterling on first term rents and
S. on second term, with sporting and
bog rights. The negotiations for the
tenants were carried out by Right Rev.
Mgr. O'Farrell, Mr.. John Phillips. M.
p, and Mr.. P. Baxter, County c., and
for the landlord by Mr.. F. A. B. Turner.
the agent, Corey.
louth.
At meeting in Drogheda to raise
funds to cope with distress, the Town
Clerk. Mr.. Connolly, read a letter, stat
ing that the money given to the Dis
tress Committee by the local govern
ment board would be for useful, sub.
stantial work, and none of it could he
distributed in doles. The corporation
subscribed so pound sterling and the
mayor 10 pound sterling 10 shillings.
Right Rev. Monsignor Seagrave sus-
gested that it might also be possible to
start a coal fund.
Mr.. ]. ]. Flynn, manager of the Hi
bernian Bank, Dundalk, has been ap-
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