The Irish standard., 1909-03-27
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'NEWS FROM IRELAND

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they had lost that they would have
lost one of their greatest character.
istics. He wished the Irish people ever:
success in the revival of their nationa
tie more united than they are. Severa
speakers referred to the movement fol-
the revival Of the Irish language.
! FermanaHh.
| Six weeks imprisonment was i'm.
posed at Brookeboro,' Co. Fermaneg h
Petty Sessions on Robert Williamson
IN ex-soldier, who was charged on re-
mand for the fourth time by District
Inspector Murnane with having brok.
Oh into the Catholic chapel at Coon.
cen and having broken one of the win.
dows. Constable Harmon stated tina,
tie accused had told him that he broke
the window, and he added that hi
knew nothing of the key of the Taber.
nacle which was missing.
Galway.
a petition signed by upwards of zoe
l
tenants on the portion of the Clan
ricardo property in Portumna Parish
has been forwarded to the Chief Sec.
rotary through John Roche, M. p, urg-
ing that if Lord Clanricarde was not
agreeable to sale of their holdings
! e. compulsory clause should be intro
auced into the Land Bill specially deal
ing with him.
| Kilkenny.
We regret to announce the death of
Mrs. Walsh, Castlegannon, which took
place after short illness recently. The
deceased. who had reached the fine old
age of IS years, was mother of the Rev.
Edward Walsh. Ssilkswortf. Sunderland,
England. and Sister Mary Patrick, Pre-
sentation Convent, Waterford.
On February %, in the Kilkenny
Courthouse, E. T. Keanc was acquitted
Of the charge Of having published I'M
lawful articles in his newspaper, 1.-THE
! Kilkenny People," The proceedings
were of sensational character.
Kerry.
The sad news of the death of David
X. O'Connor. son Of Kerry T. O'Con-
nor, Knocknagoshel, will be read with
regret by his many friends in East
Kerry. Deceased, who was only 80
years of age was local representative
TO the Con ested Districts Board, and
had Teen ailins for some time. He was
AN upright and manly young man and
vas held in tine highest esteem in mis-
native district.
Ioueh.
The death has occurred, at Bolton,
in Lancashire. in her 1O4th year, of a
woman named Catherine Connolly, who
was born at the Toll Bar Gates, Dub
lin road, Drogheda, in the year 1905.
A sister of hers still living in Bolton
is stated to be "a years of age.
Limerick.
The Lenten Pastoral of the Bishop
Ct Limerick will find its way into many
Irish households. DR.. O'Dwyer takes
the opportunity to offer to his people
advice affecting the conditions under
which they live, and the changes, agri-
cultural and Industrial, that are taking
observer Of the trend Of events, and
no counsel could be sounder or more
helpful than that which he tenders. To
the fact that land purchase is nation
al boon he enthusiastically bears wit
ness. The Act is already providing a
measure of appeasement.
Mayo.
A farm of about 100 acres on the
Saunders estate near Ballina, has been
distributed among five evicted tenants
by the Estates Commissioners. Eleven
evicted tenants on the Drumreilly por-
ton Of the Marsham estate, Co. Leitrim
have got possession of the farms from
which they were evicted about seven
teen years ago. Rev. Father M'Entee,
&C.. actively interested himself in
their behalf, and the agent, Mr.. Hew.
son, was present at their restoration.
Monaghan.
At the opening Of the Mona CHAN
Assizes Mr.. Justice Gibson was pre-
Sentcd with white gloves.
General regret is expressed all over
the county at the death of the Right
Rev. DR.. Owens. Bishop of Clogher. who
died at the residence in Monaghan on
! March 8. Hc had been in failing health
for some time, but his illness took a
serious turn only five weeks ago. Dr.
Owens was born on Jan. 4, 1910, in the
parish of Aghavea, Co. Fcrmanagh He
was educated first in st. MacCarten's
Seminary, Monaghan, and afterwards
III st. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He
was ordained in 1866. and was conse-
Grated Bishop in 1894.
Roscommon.
ThrOuvhont South Roscop,r,on the