The Irish standard., 1909-02-27
Antrim.

L his residence, "tEdenmore," Cavehill
s road. His death has occasioned gen
d eral regret, and has removed one Of
nj SSt the ablest and most energetic civil
service tutors in the North of ireland
The death occurred on Jan. 80. II
SlyLarne, Co Antrim, Of the Very Rev
John Conway, PIP, VT. Of Larne par
ish, from a complication Of diseases
gSat the age of So. He was for many
NJ years dean of st. Malachy's College
u Belfast. He had been p. P. of Bally
~ castle prior to his transfer to Larne
b 3.5s Armagh.
On Feb. 1 His Eminence Cardinal
Laeue made his annual visitation t.
the Convent of st. Louis, Middletown
4. Co. Armagh. He was entertained b
the Rev. Mother and the Sisters Of
the Convent, and subsequently he
ssicalled on the Rev. Patrick M'Rcry, p
SSP., of Middletown.
cavan. a-ot
The body of Philip M'Evoy, who
hailed from Cavan. and who wai
7 caught by flood in the Witwaters
rand mine, johannesburg, has been
recovered IN mutilated condition. II
Is believed that the voices Of three
or four natives have been heard un'
dsrground, and the most desperate
+ efforts are being made to reach them
4 Hlive. u
t3.4 Cork.
Berklsy HALL which has been &C
sQs4red by the Irish Franciscan Faith
fars as an adjunct to Queens College,
Cork, IL built on the site Of the "a
4 nous Irish monastery and school OF
& st. Pinbarr. the patron Saint of Cork,
q where that great luminary of the an.
i 1ent Irish church lived and taught.
It seems like special disposition Of
! Divine Providence that Berkeley Hall
q should come into the possession of
f she Franciscan Order, so renowned in
4 ireland for patriotism, piety and learn.
& ing, and which has done so much for
Faith and Fatherland, especially dur
] ing the terrible years Of persecution.
when their schools and monasteries,
whose ruins now cover the land and
4 excite the admiration of all Irishmen,
I were plundered and destroyed.
Derry.
Mr.. ]. d. Boyd, presiding at the
n regret at the departure of District In.
Sspector Smyth to another district, and
wished that officer prosperity in his
future career. The sentiment was
endorsed by other magistrates and by
the Bar present.
9. u. MacVeagh, NJ. p, addressing a
meeting of the Glendrummond. Co.
1 Down. branch Of the U. I. L., said the
passing of the Irish Universities Act
was an achievement. of the first magni.
and in that connection they
owed debt of gratitude not only
Ito Mr.. Birrell and the Bishops and
n priests of Ireland, but also to the
y Irish Party. He believed the Budget
II OF next session would be momentous
one, and the people who had SO &C.
claimed the Old Age Pensions Act
Il view with sympathy every reasonable
d demand of the Government to obtain
the necessary finances and to place
II the burden on those best able to bear
ut. Rev. R. J. Murphy, P. p, presid-
Red.
,sSs s;s|5s Dublin.
Rev. William Kelly, S. j., the we'll
\ Known Jesuit, died on Jan. 80, at Mill
It town Park, in his S5th year. Father
Kelly was one of the most gifted men
.apf the Society in Ireland. He was
4 the pioneer of the Jesuit Mission in
Australia and it is said that much OF
y the prominence of the church today
sin Australia is due to his zeal and
.gearnestness. He returned to Ireland
ssome twenty years ago and his lat
tier years have been spent at Midtown
Park. Joined with his great gift OF
d LEARNING he possessed a sweet sim.
Ssnlicity and humility Of character
which endeared him to everyone with
whom he came in contact His two
younger brothers, Fathers Thomas
and Edward Kelly. who are also mem.
beers of the Jesuit Society and resi-
dents Of Midtown Park, are equally
& brilliant men.
Galway.
large public meeting was held
sFin Tuam on Jan. 81, to consider the
tsstatus Of Irish in the new University.
m ontingents came from sixteen dis.
9strtcts. Among the speakers were
sDr: Hyde, Mr.. Richard Hazelton, M. p;
Joseph Glynn. B. A.; Miss Agnes
F'arTe1ly, M. A.
Rev. r, Newell, who was for some
ss5lkine past located at Ornamore, has
leen transferred to the charge Of the
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