The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-05
NEWS FROM IRELAND'
Antrim.

Antrim.
The Most Rev. DR.. Tohill during his
I Confirmation visit to Moneyglass and
Cargin parish, Co. Antrim, pointed out
/ out that some so years ago the Catolic
! population of the parish was between
a 5000 and 1000, as against 2,122 at
3 present. In this connection his Lord.
ship referred to the small number of
marriages of late years amongst the
= better off portion of the people of the
], district, and said that in cases where
1t was evident that good Catholic fam.
4 lilies would die out and loss of property
/, follow, it was the duty of the pastors
Y to advise timely marriages to prevent
I. such results All over that diocese,
srhe said, there were too many examples
of old, respectable Catholic families
+ disappearing, and properties which
had been there for immemorial gener.
atoms passing to strangers.
~ Cork.
r At meeting of the Youghal Branch,
! held on May 8, j. L. Collins, presiding,
! aeresolution was passed condemning
ethe treatment meted out to their re.
q spected representative, Capt. Donelan,
during the Cork election. Capt Done.
Ian was one of the most energetic
members of the Party in the cause of
the laborers. His time and services
were always at the disposal of his
Constituents and his country.
.s. Derry.
~ Great damage was done to grazing
IN the Temaine Mountain, near Dun.
given, County Derry, on May 10, by
an, outbreak of fire, which also de.
estroyed much game. On the same day
Drumrammer Mountain was ablaze
|. and grazing and game we're destroyed.
af,k n.,
& Arising out of an application for the
cost of extra police, the Proposals
Committee of the Down Co. Council
edecided to inform the Inspector Gen.
,asral that the ordinary Constabulary
!, force of the County was sufficient to
bal with the requirements of the
county, and that bringing in an extra
force was unnecessary, and that the
expenses now proposed to be levied
s7are such as should not be imposed on
= the County.
~: Donegal.
A very reasonable request is con.
tanned in the resolution adopted by the
Glenties No. /, Old Age Pension Sub.
Committee, on the motion of Canaan
i, MacFadden. seconded by Canon Do
liberty. 1t is that in future the local
n Government Board should, in the for.
NAL notice of their decision in cases
,of appeal, state for the guidance and
4 instruction of all concerned why they
!. came to the conclusion arrived at.
Time and labor could be saved by the
adoption of this plan, for presumably
the Committees at present devote at.
tention to cases similar to those that
ahave already been dealt with on appeal
\ by. the Local Government Board. BY
I stating the grounds of their decision
1 the Board would prevent disappoint-
ment to future claimants and facilitate
! the work of the Committee.
Dublin.
4 At meeting of the Irish Literary
Society, resolution was adopted
demanding that "the Irish language
I be made an essential subject for mat.
REGULATION and up to the point where
specialization begins, in the new Uni
I versities, and that proper provision be
< made for the teaching of Irish in all
& Colleges of the Universities"
I = In the Nisi Prius Court the will of
I the late Florence Caroline Wilson, pro.
bate of which was granted April 8,
s@-ls02, was challenged on May IL by
Mrs. Ellen Livesay and Mrs. Mary
! Anne Garnett, half-isters to the tes-
..ss.tatrix, on the ground that the latter
redid not possess testamentary capacity
at the time the will was executed, and
that she had been unduly Influenced
in the disposition of her property. The
jury decided in favor of the will,
ls.e Galway.
IS On May IL the Kings Bench Di-
= vision granted the writ of prohibition
II applied for by the Marquis of Clan.
Z ricardo to restrain the Estates Com
U rnissioners from proceeding with the
! compulsory acquisition of certain land
Belonging to the Marquis in the county
Il Of Galway, and which he claimed to be
" untenanted lands, not coming under
n the operation of the Evicted Tenants
Act.
Mr.. H. j. Bigger, Inspector under the
Estates Commissioners. has been Wis.
Il .iting the lands of Roxboro within the
u past couple of weeks, with view to
splitting up the grazing lands and di.
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