The Irish standard., 1908-02-01
NEWS FROM lRELAND
Antrim.


Retreat at Ardoyne, Belfast, aged g..
Father John Baptist was born at
1 Blackrock, County Dublin, in 1856.
/ After period of brilliant study he
subsequently entered the Passonist
Novitiate at Broadway, Worcester
/ shire, where he showed unmistakable
signs of vocation to the great work
upon which he had entered. and he
{ was professed a member of the Con-
gregation.
Armagh.
On New Years Eve, in st. Mall
| archy's Chapel, Armagh, a solemn TIE
\ God for the blessings Of the past year.
/ There was very large congregation
I in attendance. Benediction OF the
I Most Blessed Sacrament was given by
agh.
Carlow.
Mr.. James O'Brien, an esteemed and
! wealthy resident of Braidwood. Aus.
4 a native of Carlow, went to Australia
3 Sc years ago at the invitation Of his
! brother, the Ven. Dean O'Brien. first
parish priest of Braidwood. Three
brothers. priests in Ireland. survive
him.
s Mr.. w. NJ. Kavanaugh, Mr.. Richard
p; Mcdonald and Mr. Robert Donovan
7 have been mentioned as candidates for
the parliamentary seat made vacant
i by the death of MIR. Hammond.
Is, Cavan.
On Dec 2S. while a young college
student. Daniel Fitzpatrick, was fetch
y ing breechloading gun from his room
in his parents residence near Bcltur-
bet. where he was spending the holi-
days, it accidentally went off. the
e charge lodging in his mothers side.
She fingered in great agony for sew
eral hours. when death supcrvcned.
Clare.
On Dec. 20 the Pope received in pri-
vate audience Mr. William Redmond.
NJ. p, who was introduced by Mgr.
O'Riordan, rector of the Irish College.
On hearing that Mr.. Redmond repre-
sented the constituency (which return
ed OConnell in 1929 his Holiness said:
"You have Il noble predecessor; follow
him in everything"
a Cork.
Richard Palmer, who was employed
as night watchman by the Cork Har-
Dor Commissioners. was found in the
river near the custom house, Cork,
Dec. 30 He was missing from his
home since st. Stephens Day, and it
is presumed that he met with his
death by having accidentally fallen
into the river
The death Is announced at the age
of over 20 years of Mrs. Margaret
Coghlan, of Macroon, who was the
mother Of the Rev. NJ Coghlan, c. c.,
Banteer. and Of Mrs. O'Connor, of the
Rob Roy hotel, Queenstown.
Dublin.
Sister Mary Agnes Vickers. Superior
General of the Sisters of the Holy
Faith. died at the Convent, Glasncvin.
and the 47th year Of her religious pro-
fession.
The recent strike in the Dublin City
Gas Works has been settled through
q int
Donnell. 1t is stated that the ma jority
OF the strikers arc. now to apply for
work.
The death occurred Dec. 30 of Mr..
George OIL. Hannigan. ]. P, the man
ager of the National bank, Dublin. Mr.,
Hannigan was for many years con-
nected with the bank, and rose from
the position of clerk to that of general
manager. For couple of years he
has been in failing health.
gt Down.
Mr. w. r. Redmond, timber mer-
chant, Newry, has been made a Knight
Of the Swedish Royal Order of wasa,
&lst' class. in recognition Of his .35 years
service as Swedish consul at Newry.
Fanny McKeown. aged a. a mill
worker at Drumness, was drowned
on. Jan. 8. She was going to a dance
with younger sister, and when walk
Ing past the milldam stumbled in the
darkness and fell into the water.
Derry.
Mr.. VIM. N. Thompson, editor of
reynolds Newspaper" died recently.
Mr.. Thompson, who was barrister
was born in Derry in 1857. and mar
4: ried daughter of the late Mr.. Thom-
as Crosbie. proprietor of the Cork
Examiner" He was first connected
with the Belfast NEWSLETTER" and
subsequently was attached to the 1,on-
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