The Irish standard., 1908-10-10
NEWS FROM lRELAND
Antrim.

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fast states that at present there is ne
hope Of full time being adopted by al
the linen mills. They were working
4 q hours a week instead Of S5. ani
many of them could. he said, go cn
half time. In regard to the prospects
for spinning, he stated there would
be no Improvement until after The
American Presidential election III No
vember.
u It was stated at Belfast Asylum,
Committee by Alderman Doran that
there were 80, 900 or 40 900 people starv-
ing in Belfast. A deputation fror the
Operative Bricklayers Society attend
J. ed with reference to the furthera"ce Of
/, buildings at Purdysburn, and one of
the deputation stated that hundreds
of bricklayers were idle and in great
. distress. The chairman stated that
the work would be pressed on.
Cork.
On Sept. II, at the parish chapel.
Barryroe, a very charming wedding
took place, when Miss Gatie Mccarthy,
N. T., fourth daughter of Mr.. Denis
Mccarthy, Ardgehane Rock. became
the bride of MIR. John O'Driscoll, of
Greenwood Cottage. Grange. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by the
Rev. T. Mccarthy, P. p, Ba 'ryroe;
and subsequently, special Masses
: were celebrated by the Rev. 7. Nc
Carthy, p. p, Barryroe, and the Rev.
T. Lawton, Maynooth.
-,.~ Donegal.
Owing to the exceptionally wet, Sc
we're weather that at present prevails
-s in the northwest district Of Donegal.
writes the special correspondent CT the
Derry Journal, harvesting operations.
which had almost been in full swing.
have been practically suspended. With
the continued showery weather the cut
crop is suffering severely, and 1t is
feared the gale in many parts has done
considerable damage to the s::'wing
CROP OF course, in mountainous dis
tricts the corn is as yet comparatively
green, and is not much the worst but
in heavy low-lying lands the crop has
sustained considerable injury. This
has been the case particularly along
the margin of the larger rivers where
the crops have been partially and in
some places totally submerged, aad
portions of it carried away BY the
floods. Notwithstanding the severity
of the weather 1t is gratifying to OBJ
serve that the potato crop still holds
out fairly green, and that spraying
this year has had very satisfactory re-
suits.
Fermanagh.
The tenants on the estate oc the
Marquis of Ely, at meeting In Gar
rison, Co. Fermanagh, at which Rev.
P. A. McCleary. P. p, presided.
agreeded to 21h years purchase of
second-term rents, f1rst-term to be
graded to second term, evicted hold
ines to be dealt with by the Estate
Commissioners and sporting right; TO
be vested in trustees for the tenants.
'i..' Galway.
Most Rev. DR.. Mccormack, Bishop
of Galway. made the following cleri-
cal changes in his diocese-Rev. Fran
els Cassidy, P. p. Kilchreest, to be r.
p, Kilfenora (Clare); Rev. E.chard
Newell c. c., Oranmore, to be p. p.
Kilchreest; Rev. D. Clarke, c. c.. Kim
yara, to be C. c., Oranmore; and Rev.
d. Hehir c. c., st. Alfonsus. Glasgow,
to be c. c., Kinvara.
Kerry.
Mr.. Thomas O'Donnell. NJ. P. ad-
dressing a meeting at Cloghane. re-
! Gently stated that it was matter OF
pride to him to be able to announce
that with the sale Of the VentIy es-
tate, now certainty, landlordism
would almost have passed away from
Kerry. The Congested Districts Board
:, had decided to buy the estate.
Kings.
The following subcommittee has
) been appointed to carry out the pro-
visions of the Old Age Pensions Act III
the Edenberry No. Rural District,
= viz: REV. r. H. Bodel, Edenberry;
Rev. w. w. Manning, Ballyourley;
Rev. J. Dunno, P. p. Clondul1cgue
Rev. J. Kearney. p. p, Edenbcrry;
Rev. ]. Kelly, P. p, Rhode: Messrs
ff D. Fay. ]. p, c. c.. Edenberry: Der
: 10 She'll, C. c., Baltimore; j. Hume. C.
c., Clondullogue; and James Ennis
c. c., Rhode.
Kildare.
4. A meeting Of the tenants cr the
Doobs' estate was held at Staplestowr
recently, Rev. M. Byrne, c. c., pre-
siding. The meeting was called fol