The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-08-01
NEWS FROM lRELAND
Antrim.

So Her Excellency, the Countess os
81, Aberdeen visited Belfast on July 3, for
sS the purpose of opening babies home
in Divis ST., in connection with the
Infantile Mortality women's national
Health association.
The Belfast Corporation has elected
!. Sir. Robert Hart an honorary burgess
= Of the city in recognition Of his dis
tinguished consular career in China.
- Carlow.
A splendid silver cup has been PEE
scented by Mr.. Michael Governey. Of
Carlow, for competition between junior
Gaelic teams. At meeting at the
town hall, Mr.. Michael Molloy. chair.
man fthe Urban Council, and other
81 followers Of Gaelic Pastimes, threw in
their lot in thanking the donor for his
timely gift.
Father O'Re14ly. brother Of Mr.. Thos
O'Reilly Of Ballibon, has arrived from
America on a holiday and is staying
at his fathers residence, Lisgray, Lur-
gan, Virginia.
The appointment by scariff Board Of
Guardians of DR.. Brennan, as medical
ohcer Of Mountshannon Dispensary
district, has been sanctioned by the
local government board, and band
=" that attended the meeting of the
Guardians played DR.. Brennan to his
new residence.
The death occurred some days ago at
Kilrush Convent, County Glare, of Sis
ter Mary Augustine conole, in her SD
year. She was daughter of the late
Mr.. John Conole, Kilfernora, County
Glare, and sister-in-law of Mr.. T. M.
Tobin jeweler, Nenagn.
!: Cork.
"a. Following the death on July Z, at all
advanced age, Of Mr.. Daniel Barrett,
ST., Sc Watercourse road, Cork, the
death occurred on the following day
OF his wife, Mrs. Hannah Barrett, and
the funerals Of both took place ut the
same time from st. Mary's cathedral.
~ A young man named Maurice Con-
. don, aged about 22 years, who resided
at Gould St, Cork, was drowned in the
d Tee where with some others he went
> for a swim In the early morning after
having spent the night at wake. He
was noticed splashing the water rs II
{,a ~ hi
went to his assistance, but were un-
/. able to save him. The body has been
recovered.
49,. Derry.
Great havoc was wrought in the
river Roe, at Limavady, recently, by
some poachers, who carried out a
wholesale poisoning of fresh fish in
the river by polluting it with chloride
of lime. The river is famous as a
salmon and trout stream and the
poachers would appear to have made
fine bag, Judging from the large
quantities of fry left floating, being too
small to be worth taking.
.,- Down.
w.. Mrs. Jane Newell, of Ballylough,
who attained her 1OOtn year last Hal.
loweve, recorded her vote in the local
government election at Kilmegan, in
the Dundrum Division.
Donegal.
!. The ceremony of opening the Col
4 lege Of Irish at Cloughaneely, was per-
formed by Rev. Father McCullagh.
Miss O'Farrelly, M. A., who attended
the opening ceremony, is to be princi-
pal throughout the course. Mr.. Big.
ger, M. R. I. A., in the course of an
address, after referring to the success
of the Feis on the Hill of Doom, at.
tended by Most Rev. DR.. O'Donnell,
said the Irish language was the Ian
guage Of Nationality, and they meant
to preserve it.
81 Dublin.
The Department of Agriculture and
i Technical Instruction with the con-
Y currence of the Treasury and Lord
Lieutenant, have changed the title of
the Dublin Museum to that of "Na-
tional Museum Of Science and Art,
Dublin"
At Maynooth on Thursday, June Is,
"A Synod of the clergy of the Eccles-
iastical Province of Dublin was open.
ed. The proceedings commenced with
Pontifical High Mass, which was cele.
brated by the Bishop of Canea. His
{ Grace the Archbishop of Dublin pre-
4 sided, and the Bishops of Ferns, Os.
sorry and Kildare assisted.
t4: Fermanash.
The name of Mr.. Lewis Lawrence
Cassidy, son Of Mr.. Anthony Cassidy
The Cram, Enniskillen, appears
among the candidates who gained the
medicine and surgery degree last
month in the University of Edin.
burgh.