The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-28
NEWS FROM lRELhND
Antrim.

The Belfast United National Club
sw.ll celebrate st. Patrick's Day dis
year with special enthusiasm, Mr..
Joseph Devlin, NJ. p, will attend the
banquet which is to take place and
j Will deliver an address that is certain
I'D be one of great power and elo-
quence, for the member for West Bel
fast is second to none when Ireland
is the theme Of his discourse.
Armagh.
The Rev. Joseph Dunno. Armagh
has been appointed pastor of Lough-
all, in room of the late lamented Very
Rev. Canon OBrien. Father Dunno Is
not unknown to his new parish, having
ministered in it for some years during
his earlier missionary career.
Cork.
Great regret was felt at the recent
death of Mr.. Richard Murphy, Of New
market, who in his day took pron
movement. and shouldered pike in
AS under Smith OBren. For many
years he was Chairman of the Kan
turk Board of Guardians. being the
first Catholic farmer elected to that
position.
The Rev Owen Brady. the beloved
J, rector of Curlogh, Bawnboy, died on
Feb. IS. He was ordained in Carlow
College in 1871 and served as curate
in the parishes of 1<illinagh, DEM.
: Drumreilly Gowcr). and Corlougll
where he was appointed .curate in the
year 1888, and upon the decease Of the
then parish priest the Rev. Patrick
O'Connell. in 1901. was appointed pas
tor of that parish.
y Carlow:
The Rt. Rev. DR.. Foley. Bishop of
kildare and Leighlin, was elected Il
Patron of the County Carlow Agricul-
tural Society, at an interesting meet
ing of the Society on Feb. 2s.
Clare.
Mrs. Margaret Gilligan, wife of Pat
rick Gilligan, late Assistant County
Surveyor OF Glare. died in Limerick.
Feb. %. She was a resident Of Co.
Glare for over so years, and was uni
Nersally esteemed and respected.
An esteemed young man named
Houlilan was killed by a falling gable
during a severe storm in Kilkee, Feb.
90.
A report from Scariff, East Claire,
i states that the Re&. ]. r.. Mcguire,
Tomgraney. was seriously assaulted
on Feb. %, while he was endcavoring
to arrange division of some COM
Tmonage' at place called Ballyma-
lone.
Derry.
Speaking on Feb. %, in ST Columb's
herty. Adm, made the pleasing state
nent that all is going on satisfactorily
liz regard to the work Of renovation
& Of the Long Tower Church, and he had
every confidence that the church would
be ready for re-opening at the time or
iginally fixed, October next
Dublin.
s5 The Rev. Father Hubert Ralph, a
/ ,well-known and devoted. member of
tsythe Dominican Order, late Of New
Work City, died in Dublin on Feb. e..
The obscquies werc solemnized at ST.
= Saviour's Church. Dominick street,
that city, on Feb %, and the remains
] Inferred in Glasnevin cemetery.
Much regret is felt at the death Of
Sister Mary Gabriel. st. Mary's Com
t. vent, kingstown, which took place on
/ Feb. %. She was warm advocate
of the Irish language movement She
7 taught Irish successfully in the schools
Iitr some years past. Known in the
+ world as Miss Brangan, she came Of
g family highly respected in mercantile
ecircles in Dublin.
Donegal.
3. The largest catch OF l1errings for this
!
fishing took place on Feb. %, seven
boats having on board an average of
thirty five barrels each, but the her.
ring We're chiefly spent fish and the
price was the lowest for the season;
being only 12s. ed. per barrel.
1aA-
satte Down,
sacred concert. in connection with
the organ fund of Newry Cathedral,
WAS held in st. Colman's, Dromorc. on
Web. go The chapel was we'll filled,
So 81 there being at least close on 700 people
rresent. amongst them large number
sscf Professionals
Mr.. Cornelius Magennis. Bryansford.
was recently married to Miss Gather
& Inc King. Burrenreash. Mr. Magen-
sfEis has been a tower of strength in
III Re vision work to the National cause