The Irish standard., 1908-10-24
NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

the right to quarry the Columnar ba.
salt rock along the Antrim coast, from
Baiiycastle to Portrush, including tn.
whole of the far-famed Giants Cause.
way.
One of the most prominent public
men of Carricksfergus. in the person ct
William Mann, died recently at an ad.
vanced age.
ss" Armagh.
A farmer named Robert Semple ol
Killycupple, County Armagh, whilst
engaged in harvesting recen,iy, fell of
e. stack Of hay on his farm and sus
! tanned injuries which resulted in his
death short time afterwards.
amongst the distinguished guests of
!, Cardinal Logue recently, were Most
/ Rev Dr. Hendrick, Bishop of the Phil
iprnes. accompanied by his secretary.
Most Rev. DR.. McSherry, Bishop of
Port Elizabeth: Most Rev. DR.. O'Neill.
Bishop Of Dromore; Right Rev. Mon
signor McGean. st. Peters. New York.
anu Rev. Father Briody. New York.
Cork.
The death occurred on Sept. 26, oe
I, the Very Rev. Canon Lyons. P. p, Kin
sale. He was recognized Gaelic
scholar, and took a deep interest III
archaeology.
Mr.. Gilhooly, Jr., son of Mr.. Gilhooly,
M. j., has been elected unanimously
Assistant Clerk to Bantry Board oe
Guardians and District Council. A no.
tice of motion to rescind the resolution
proposing 10 appoint an assistant was
defeated by is votes to S. Mr. Gill
hooly. NJ. p. chairman, declined to
take part in the voting.
Married-On Sept. 18th, at st. Finn
Dean Shinkwin. P. p, v. g.; assisted
BY the Rev. P. O'Leary, c. c.. John Jo-
sepn, eldest son of Michael Jose u
Horgan, Clanloughlin, Cork, to Mary
katherine, elder daughter Of B. C. A.
Windle, NJ D., l.. r. S.. President of
Queens College, Cork.
cavan.
In st. Mary's Catholic Church, Bel
turbet, on Sept. %. Mr.. Francis E.
Meehan, of Maorhamilton, M. p, for
North Leitrim, and Miss Mary A. Ham
ilton, sister of Mr.. Terence Hamilton,
j. p, Irish House, Belturbet, were mar
ried by the Rev. Joseph Meehan, C. c..
Ballinagh (brother of the bridegroom,
assisted by Rev. J. Brady P. P. (Be1-
turbet), Rev. T. c. Connolly, do: Rev
Peter Lynch, C. c. (Redhills), and
Rev. Father Cooney, c. c. (Cavan.)
Died.-Suddenly on Sept. 25, John
McGovern Toughbray, Sept. %, Thom-
as Donaldson, Belturbet. aged rs years
Clare.
Kilrush Guardians have granted ar
increase of salary. amounting to E5
FER year, to Nurse Hopkins OF their
1ntirmary staff thus bringing her SAL
ary up to e25 per year.
Forty-four young men. mostly of the
farming class, were brought before 4
Special Court at Ennistymon, on Sept
30, charged with having driven large
number of cattle, the property of va
rious landowners. They were ordered
to find bail for their good behaviour or
go to prison, and they decided to go to
prison. Some exciting scenes occurred
outside the Courthouse. Several per-
sons were injured as a result of a ba
ton charge by the police
Carlow.
Bagnalstown Guardians have ap-
pointed Joseph Walsh. Ballyellin. aud
Nicholas Kelly of Bagnalstown, reliev-
ing officers of Boris and Bagnalstown
districts, respectively
Robert Bell, auctioneer, Carlow, on
Sept. 80, sold by directions of the own
er. Miss Mary Hickey, the interest in
her farm at Rutland, County Carlow,
which contains % acres, Statute meas
ure. An agreement for the purchase
sof the holding has been entered into
with the landlord and the annuity pay
able to the Irish Land Commission
pending the advance is G16 15c, and
The poor law valuation G23 15s. After
keen competition, MIR. Connolly, solicit
tor, Carlow, was declared the pur-
schaser in trust at e325.
Rsa Dublin,
A potato of extraordinary size. dug
up recently in the garden of Father
4 Charles MCGOWAN, of Dalkey, Co. Dub
& lin, was over foot long and six inch
! eEi in width, and weighed more than
AK pounds.
AN interesting address dealing with
the position of the Catholic Church ir
America, was delivered on the 23rd o!
y September, by the Rev. A. P. Doyle
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