The Irish standard., 1908-05-16
NEWS FROM lRELAND
Armagh.


q,fade. a marriage was solemnized be-
tween Mr.. VIM. McKillop. NJ. p. of
South Armagh, and Miss Rose Dalton,
daughter of Mr.. James Dalton, X. c. S.
G., of Orange. New South Wales. BROTH
er-in-law of Mr.. John Redmond. NJ. P.
and father of Mrs. VIM. Redmond. The
W edding took place from the residence
of Mr.. VIM. Redmond. NJ. p, Glen
brook, Delgany. The officiating priest
was the Rev. Laurence Lynch. Of Or
enge. New South Wales, who was as
sisted by the Rev VIM. Duggan. P. P,
Kilquade, and the Rev. L. Ryan, c. c..
Delgany Mr.. Joseph Devlin. NJ. P.
acted as best man, and Miss Lizzie
Dalton, sister of the bride, was the
bridesmaid.
Galway.
Through the kindness of the Right
! Rev. Monsgnor MacAlpine. P. P. v.
: c.. the Gaelic Organizer Mr.. FitzHen-
nv, was enabled to meet the priests of
the Deanrry of Clifden on Holy Thurs
day.
t Monsignor MacAlpine. in taking the
chair, explained that the Organizer had
called on him to ask for a collection to
be made in the parish in aid of the
Language Fund. 1t was his intention
to respond to that appeal. and have the
collection made. and the Right Rev.
gentleman. in introducing the Organ
izer TO them. hoped that all the other
parish priests present would do like
wise The Rev. P. Gleeson. P. P, of
Roundstone. and the Rev. NJ. Nc
Hugh. P. P, Carna, said that they had
the matter in hand already. and that
they would use every effort to make it
{, success. The Rev. Father Mean
drew. P. P. Letterfrack: Rev. ]. Hea-
Is. P. p, Carracoe: and Rev. Jas. kel-
ly, Adm. Innisbofin, likewise promised
to have collection made for the Lam
guage Fund, the collection in each case
to be completed by the end of May.
Clare.
We regret to announce the death of
the Rev. Michael kiely, third son of
Mr.. Rodger Kiely. of Ogonnelloe. Kill
laleo. which sad event occurred on the
2ith of February. at Sacred Heart Hos
years Deceased. who belonged to an
old, highly respected family. was all
ing but for short time. and the news
of his early demise cast a wave OF
sorrrow over his native parish. The
!. deceased. who was deeply religious,
and scholarly young priest. was pos
sesssed of kindly and sympathetic
. M ature which, during his all too short
1..ission of two years. won for him the
! love and affection of all who knew
him. He was educated at Rockwell
college, and subsequently at All Hal
! lows, Dublin.
Derry.
J The gu;ldhall of the City Of Derry
! was recently utterly destroyed by fire.
Early in the afternoon some smoke
was seen issuing from the building.
which at first was regarded as coming
from a foul chimney fiue, but in the
space of few minutes both smoke
and flame burst forth in a great VOL
=, ume and it was then realized that the
occurrence was Of seriousness. The po-
lice and citizens Immediately gave the
military were signalled. The firemen.
with the new motor engine. promptly
arrived on the scene. In a few min
utes the building was in a roaring.
blaze, the pitch pine raftered roof of
the Assembly Hall lending it's material
all too readily to the flames. The op-
erations of the brigade somehow prov
Cd failure, and the water power from
the hose was wholly inadequate. The
military and the brigade with many
citizen volunteers, did their best in
the circumstances. but practically the
fire had its own course unchecked in
any appreciativc degreee The main
structure is in ruins, and the clock
tower is badly scorched AID shaken.
Dublin.
A special correspondent of the Irish
News, wiring from London, says: l
am able to send you with practical ac-
3 curacy, the names of the proposed first
Senators of the new Dublin University
under Mr.. Birrill's bill. The list may
yet be subject to some revision or may
set he revised; but my informant gives
me the names as they were originally
prepared in the Irish office They are:
The Lord Chief Baron, General Sir w.
F. Butler, DR.. d. ]. Coffey, NJ A.; A.
Conway, M. A.; DIR. NJ. F. Fox, Rev. w.
Delaney, s. j.; Stephen Gywnn, M. p;
Sir Stanley Harrington, Cork; w. F.
49, -. Butler, NJ. A; DIR. Douglas Hyde,
Miss Marc n Havden John MocNo;u