The Irish standard., 1908-11-14
Galway.

given royal welcome on his return
from his American trip. An immense
concourse of people from the town, as
we'll as from the surrounding districts.
assembled at the railway station. and
enthusiastic cheers were raised by the
crowd on the platform when the train
steamed in. The cheering was contin-
.uous, and Mr.. Fitzgibbon was escorted
in torchlight procession to the Ma
ket House, where a meeting was he i,
and addresses were presented by the
Castlerea Nationalists, the Fairy
mount Branch, U. I. L.. ,.-.
A local committee has been formed
to raise funds for the destitute wi low
and orphans of John Melia, and the
agea father of Colman Sullivan, b ,.r
Of whom were drowned last Septemb, Z
in Galway, Bay near Ornamore
The tenants on the -,Maeklon Estate
have signed the agreements for the
purchase of their holdings.
80. Kildare.
On Oct. Is, Right Rev. DR.. Foley,
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, con-
secrated a new High Altar at the
Cathot'e Church, Mas. A number, of
other improvements have been COM
p!eted at cost of about 6 1900, among
them being a large five-light. .chanoei
window Of Irish stained glass. All the
improvements have been provided out
OF bequest for the purpose left BY
the late Rev. Thomas Morrin, P. F.,
the anniversary of whose death occur
red on that day. Rev. L. Kehoe, Car:
low College, was Celebrant at the High
Mass. ind an eloquent sermon. was
p, cached by the Very Rev. John Foley,
D D., president, Carlow College. !.
Kerry. -
The Very Rev. FIR. Ryan, 9. p, v>ho
was connected recently with Holy
Cross, Tralee, and who was so popular.
in this town, has been appointed Prior
of the rolninican Convent in Cork.
A meeting of tenants in the con-
gested districts OH the Kenmare es-
tate was held at Rathn1ore ON
Oct. 1s. Speeches. were delivered by
john Murphy, M. P.; M. J. Fleming, M.
Scannell, and T. Hickey. A resolution
was passed calling on Lord Kenmare
IT, receive a deputation to consider the
question of sale, as the method of is
suing processes, seizures, ETC., we're
calculated to create bad feeling and
lead to injustice.
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The members of the Limerick Cham
Der Of Commerce, a: body composed Of
Nationalist. and Unionists, have unan-
in1ously passed a resolution, refuttng
the calumnies of the Unionist cain-
paigners. They assert. that "at. no Pc
riod has such. harmony existed In otr
district between those who differ po-
litically and reltgiously."
And English firm has written to
Limerick Industrial Association agree
ing to discontinue the word wexford"
on caps manufactured by them, and to
the use Of which the Association. had
objected.
Louth.
Mrs. Mary ]. Mcdonald, relict of the
late Michael Mcdonald, who was enc
Of the earliest victims of Buckshct
Fosters Coercion Act, died on Oct. 20,
at her residence in Rockmarshal, Dun
dalk. Her funeral, which took pl, @
on the following Thur ,day to New
town Cemetery, was largely attended,
testifying the great esteem in which
she was held. @''-
Longford:
The Most Rev. Dr.. Carr. Archbishop
of Melbourne, and the Right Rev. nr.
Higgins, Bishop Of Ballarat, arrived d.
Longford on Oct. 10, on"a weeks visit
to the Most Rev. DR.. Hoare. They ir.-
srected the Convent, the House of: tc-
dustry. and st. Mel's Cathedral. Bi3.l-
op Higgins is closely connected with
County Longford.
Monaghan. =
Arrangements have been complete i
for the sale Of the Morrel estate, Bally-
bay, County Monaghan, to the tenants
The terms of the sale are reduction
Of SIS in the Ell to second. term ter
arts, and a half-year's arrears for.
given. All the tenants on this estate
have had their rents fixed for a seco IL
statutory term. The tenants on the
Threemilehouse portion Of the est.
of Sir John Leslie, Bart, Glasslousll.
County Monaghan, have also signed
agreements for the purchase of thci:
holdings. .
A public meeting was held on Oct.
10, in the Town Hall. Monaghan, to